“Mr. Scott, set the de-ager to 40 years!”
William Shatner says he’s open to playing Captain James T. Kirk in a movie again and has an idea for how it might work.
The 93-year-old sci-fi legend told the Canadian Press that he would be willing to return to the Starship Enterprise under certain conditions.
“It’s a fascinating idea,” Shatner said. “It’s almost impossible. But if it was a big role and so well written and if there was a reason to be there not just to make an appearance, but if there was an actual reason for the character to appear, I might consider it.
Shatner suggested he could play a younger version of his iconic character, thanks to a company he works with that specializes in anti-aging technology that “takes years off your face, so that in a movie , you can look 10, 20, 30, 50 years old.” years younger than you.
Patrick Stewart and William Shatner in Star Trek: Generations.
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While Kirk was of course killed in the 1994 film Star Trek: Generations (pictured above), Shatner suggested that Kirk’s body and brain could have been frozen for posterity, then revived years later.
We have Captain Kirk’s brain frozen here, he thought. “There is a scenario. “Let’s see if we can bring back some of that, a little salt, a little pepper [in his hair]. Oh, look at that. This is Captain Kirk! »
The prospect of this happening of course seems rather unlikely. But filmmakers continue to be bold in the face of aging technology. It is therefore hardly impossible that a future hiking The movie could take Shatner up on his offer and at least try a flashback or an appearance from the aging Kirk.
Shatner was doing this interview to promote his biographical documentary You can call me Billwhich is published on demand.
The actor traveled to space in 2021 as a member of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spacecraft, becoming the oldest person to ever be in orbit.
Shatner has managed to remain lively, energetic and warm despite his age. The actor credits both genetic luck and taking care of himself.
“I eat well, I exercise, I ride horses a lot,” he says. “My wife cooks non-inflammatory foods extremely well.”
