William Shatner confirms talks to return to Star Trek as Captain Kirk

William Shatner hasn't graced our screens as Captain James Kirk since Star Trek: Generations. He vocally returned as Kirk in Roddenberry Archive's short "Unification," with his face de-aged; however, Sam Witwer actually played the role. That didn't make fans any less happy to see the captain back. We'll take him no matter how we can get him, and now, it's possible we might be able to see him once again as the formidable Captain Kirk.
At Fan Expo Vancouver on Friday, February 21 at the Execute! A Panel with William Shatner, the 93-year-old legend confirmed that he'd been contacted by a writer on one of Star Trek's series. [Via thedirect] [The Direct added that this was an in-development series, but that was not included in the quote from Shatner.] And he added that he was impressed by this writer. "I have been asked to come back as Kirk so many times. If Kirk is going to come back, it has to mean something. It has to be the show. But I...
At Fan Expo Vancouver on Friday, February 21 at the Execute! A Panel with William Shatner, the 93-year-old legend confirmed that he'd been contacted by a writer on one of Star Trek's series. [Via thedirect] [The Direct added that this was an in-development series, but that was not included in the quote from Shatner.] And he added that he was impressed by this writer. "I have been asked to come back as Kirk so many times. If Kirk is going to come back, it has to mean something. It has to be the show. But I...
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