{"id":2201556,"date":"2024-03-18T22:07:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T02:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/william-shatner-reveals-what-it-would-take-to-get-him-to-reprise-captains-role\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T22:12:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T02:12:51","slug":"william-shatner-reveals-what-it-would-take-to-get-him-to-reprise-captains-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/william-shatner-reveals-what-it-would-take-to-get-him-to-reprise-captains-role\/","title":{"rendered":"William Shatner Shares Conditions for Returning as Captain"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwilliam-shatner-reveals-what-it-would-take-to-get-him-to-reprise-captains-role%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2201556&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>William \u200bShatner&#8217;s Candid Take on a &#8216;Star Trek&#8217; Return<\/h2>\n<p>Beam us up, Shatner! The \u2063legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/william-shatner\">William\u2064 Shatner<\/a> dished \u200bout \u2064the scoop on what it would actually take \u200dfor him to don the Starfleet uniform once \u2063more and helm the USS Enterprise as \u2063the iconic\u200d \u201cStar Trek\u201d captain. After \u200dstepping away from\u200b the\u2064 bridge over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">30 years ago<\/a>, he&#8217;s open to a return\u2014under \u2063the\u200c right conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/william-shatner-to-lead-new-reality-competition-series-stars-on-mars\">evergreen 92-year-old actor<\/a>, still\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thus-spake-omarova\/\" title=\"Thus Spake Omarova\">closely identified<\/a> as \u200dCaptain James T. Kirk, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sephora-cuts-ties-with-beauty-influencer-for-being-a-conservative-says-republicans-arent-aligned-with-their-values\/\" title=\"Sephora Cuts Ties With Beauty Influencer for Being a Conservative, Says Republicans \u2018Aren\u2019t Aligned\u2019 With Their Values\">recently shared<\/a> his thoughts with\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/william-shatner-interview-star-trek-career-1235851602\/\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.\u200b He&#8217;s intrigued by the idea of reprising his role, but\u200d not just for \u200ca quick cameo. Shatner seeks depth and meaning\u2014something that genuinely enriches\u200c the &#8216;Star Trek&#8217; universe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeonard [Nimoy] had his choices with\u200c cameos,\u201d Shatner reflects. \u200d\u201cBut if it&#8217;s a well-crafted role \u200bthat shows Kirk\u2062 in \u2064a \u200bnew light, dealing\u2062 with the reality of his age and \u200boffering more to &#8216;Star\u200d Trek&#8217; lore, I&#8217;m all in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since originating the role of Kirk in 1966 and witnessing the \u200dpremature cancellation of the \u200bseries\u2064 after just three seasons, Shatner\u200b watched the &#8216;Star Trek&#8217; legacy\u200d soar. It&#8217;s \u2064now a venerable franchise with a\u2064 parade of movies and spin-off \u2064series\u200c such as \u201cStar\u2064 Trek: The \u2064Next Generation,\u201d and \u201cStar Trek:\u200d Deep Space Nine\u201d\u2014securing its position in the pantheon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-top-sci-fi-films-of-the-1990s\/\" title=\"The Top Sci-Fi Films of the 1990\u2019s\">sci-fi classics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">William Shatner \u2064on #StarTrek V, his sole directorial venture: &#8220;It was \u200da \u200blesson\u200d in\u2064 humility. I \u2062wasn&#8217;t ready for such a \u2062mammoth task emotionally. My <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-tells-interviewer-1-thing-he-would-change-about-gop-primary-campaign\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis reveals one change he'd make to GOP primary campaign\">biggest\u200d regret<\/a>?\u200d Not being up\u200c to that challenge.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8bVjvdf0UA\">https:\/\/t.co\/8bVjvdf0UA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hollywood \u2062Reporter\u200c (@THR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THR\/status\/1769807943724122229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shatner\u200c didn&#8217;t shy away from critiquing contemporary &#8216;Star Trek&#8217; iterations. He mused how Gene Roddenberry,\u2064 the original\u200c creator, might have \u2062felt about\u2064 the \u2062current takes \u200bon\u200d his vision. Roddenberry&#8217;s \u2062military background\u2063 influenced \u2064the disciplined life aboard ship, but later \u200bseries, according\u2063 to Shatner, drifted \u2062away from that\u2064 foundation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGene&#8217;s\u2062 military\u2063 discipline was integral to the show&#8217;s drama,\u201d Shatner states.\u2062 \u201cThe newer\u2063 series?\u200d They seem \u2064to have forgotten that ethos. \u200bGene\u200c would hardly approve \u200cof all the fraternizing! He&#8217;d be spinning in his grave!\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Shatner&#8217;s Own Voyage to the Stars<\/h3>\n<p>In \u200ban epic\u200b twist of art imitating life, the man who captained Starfleet&#8217;s flagship\u200b rocketed into space in\u200c 2021 aboard Jeff Bezos&#8217;\u200d Blue Origin, \u2064becoming\u200d the oldest person to do so. His spaceflight\u2064 was more than a thrill;\u2062 it was a\u2063 revelation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat view of \u2063Earth changed me,\u201d Shatner shared, visibly moved. \u201cIt\u2019s a vulnerable\u2064 rock swathed in\u200b a fragile atmosphere. Seeing how finite our world is, I\u2062 was\u200d overwhelmed, realizing we&#8217;re at risk of destroying \u2064our only home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/william-shatner-answers-whether-he-plans-to-return-to-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Will William Shatner Embark on Another Space Adventure?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Shatner discusses his terms to return as &#8220;Star Trek&#8217;s&#8221; Captain Kirk, a role he&#8217;s been away from for three decades. 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