William Shatner: Last News

Carmel Dagan Staff WriterNichelle Nichols, who portrayed chief communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” series, sharing with William Shatner one of the first interracial kisses in television history, died in Silver City, N.M.

William Shatner is very thankful for the employees at a fruit stand in California.

Star Trek but actor William Shatner predicts we’ll be working away from Earth and using it as our holiday destination within 100 years. The Captain Kirk legend, who last year became the oldest human to fly into space, reckons its the way to save our planet.Shatner, 91, says: “The idea is to get people accustomed to going into space, and then have the population excited about the idea of sending polluting industries up into space.READ NEXT: 3D-printed Swiss 'marshmallow' house could be Elon Musk's dream Mars home “So the industries that are polluting send their energy down mechanically.“You come down here every two weeks to enjoy the beauty of Earth and go up there and work. The technology exists.

BBC show to talk about the new series of his TV show The UnXplained. But host Roman Kemp was quick to bring up his trip to space - when he was 90 years of age. Shatner became the oldest person to go to space, breaking the record set only recently by 82-year-old Wally Funk, when he traveled in Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft last year.

William Shatner amazed fans with his youthful appearance, during an appearance on the BBC 's The One Show. The 91-year-old was a guest on the show speaking about a new series of his show, The UnXplained.

Paul Wesley is showing his support for William Shatner!

@ThatKevinSmith introduced WILLIAM FREAKIN’ SHATNER to the cast of MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: REVOLUTION #SDCC2022 @Mattel pic.twitter.com/CO1SFHMH8F‘But’, Smith continued: ‘That would be f*****g amazing. People would be like, “He died like the legend he was, man!”‘The documentary is being produced by Legion M and Exhibit A pictures, with Shatner remarking that now was the right time to do it.‘When I heard how Legion M wanted to incorporate audiences to be a part of it, it was perfect’, the actor said in a statement.Shatner was introduced to the Comic Con audience by Smith, 51, to also discuss his involvement in the next season of Masters of the Universe, which is set to be subtitled Revolution.The animated series, which was produced by Netflix, debuted to a positive reaction in 2021 and boasts an impressive voice cast.Star Wars’ Mark Hamill plays Skeletor, Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey stars as Evil-Lyn, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Sarah Michelle Gellar features as Teela.

fans got to enjoy a special moment of meta-referencial fun with the meeting of two different Captain James T. Kirks.William Shatner — who originated the role of Captain Kirk on  in the late 1960s — was honored with a special handprint ceremony at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday.Paul Wesley — who plays Captain Kirk on the new series on Paramount+ — came out to show his support for the legendary TV star, and the pair posed for photos side-by-side during the ceremony.-- a spin-off of — follows the adventures of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), Number One (Rebecca Romijn) and Spock (Ethan Peck) in the years before Captain Kirk boards the USS Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.was picked up for season 2 in January ahead of the series' launch.Meanwhile, Shatner and Wesley were not the only Captain Kirk portrayers at Comic-Con this weekend.

William Shatner in conversation with Kevin Smith at Comic con is the thing that Trekkies love to see. It’s been two years since he’s been on the comic con stage and Hall H is packed to the brim with fans.                       

Naman Ramachandran Cinesite has acquired Montreal studio L’Atelier Animation, the outfit behind hit 3D animation films “Leap!” and “Fireheart.”Cinesite, which has operations in London, Montreal and Vancouver as well as VFX partner studios Trixter in Germany and Image Engine in Vancouver, said the deal will expand its creative and production capacity to meet demand in Quebec and elsewhere. The L’Atelier Animation management team led by general manager Benoit Blouin will work with Cinesite animation COO Brad Wald to integrate the two companies and expand their Montreal footprint.L’Atelier Animation specialises in feature-length 3D animation and series.

After a two-year in-person hiatus due to Covid, San Diego Comic-Con is raging back with a big footprint by streaming (Amazon Studios’ Prime Video, Apple, HBO Max, Paramount+), TV and, well, as far as big screen feature films, let’s just say they’re creeping back.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterSPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments in the Season 1 finale of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” currently streaming on Paramount+.One day in 2021, Paul Wesley got a call from his agents asking whether he would be interested in playing James T. Kirk, the iconic “Star Trek” character originated by William Shatner in the original “Trek” series from the 1960s.“And I was like, Kirk? The Captain Kirk?” Wesley tells Variety.

The incredible life of William Shatner will be on full display in a brand new documentary, with fans set to get a first look in July.Shatner, 91, is teaming with Legion M and Exhibit A Pictures for the new film, according to Variety.The documentary does not have a title yet, though fans will get a first look at footage of the film at San Diego Comic-Con in July. Documentary:The incredible life of William Shatner will be on full display in a brand new documentary, with fans set to get a first look in July Studio:Shatner, 91, is teaming with Legion M and Exhibit A Pictures for the new film, according to VarietyAlexandre O.

J. Kim Murphy William Shatner has offered his stamp of approval on a new documentary about his life from Legion M and Exhibit A Pictures. The pair of production companies announced the documentary Thursday.“For years I’ve had people approaching me to do a documentary about my life, but I turned them all down because it didn’t feel like the right fit,” Shatner said in a statement.

Legion M and Exhibit A Pictures are partnering on a new documentary directed by Alexandre O. Philippe (Lynch/Oz), in which screen icon William Shatner takes off the countless masks he’s worn throughout his career, to reveal the man behind one of the most recognizable faces in the world.

William Shatner) and Mr. Spock’s (Leonard Nimoy) powerful goodbye scene, is Ricardo Montalbán’s iconic performance as Khan Noonien Singh. To celebrate the movie’s 40th anniversary, ET is looking back at Montalbán’s in-depth interview leading up to ’s premiere on June 4, 1982. One question on everyone’s mind at the time was a bit superficial, but nevertheless imperative following Montalbán's appearance in the movie’s trailer and posters. And if so: “Before I did, I started to do a lot of push ups,” Montalbán said with a laugh, confirming those pectorals on the big screen were the real deal.

Kaley Cuoco looked radiant upon her arrival at the18th Annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards, which were held at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on Thursday night.The 36-year-old star of HBO Max's The Flight Attendant strolled the red carpet in a ruffled black floral print dress with a sexy halter neckline.She was joined at the event by the likes of Saturday Night Live alum Amy Poehler and her Capital One commercial co-star William Shatner. Radiant:Kaley Cuoco looked radiant upon her arrival at the 18th Annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards, which were held at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on Thursday night.The 36-year-old star of HBO Max's The Flight Attendant strolled the red carpet in a ruffled black floral print dress with a sexy halter necklineKaley styled her stylish patterned number with a pair of classic black kitten heels.Her flowing golden blonde hair was parted down the middle and styled in loose curls.

Elon Musk might now be one of the richest men in the world, but his confrontational approach to business once led to Russians spitting on his shoes, an associate has claimed.Musk recently attracted attention with an attempt to buy Twitter, which he revealed is on hold until more research has been conducted into the amount of “bot” accounts on the site.Before trying to organise the purchase of the social media giant, Elon had set his sights on colonising Mars, and launched the SpaceX agency, which has so far taken celebrities including William Shatner into orbit.Now, a Channel 4 documentary, Elon Musk: Superhero or Supervillain, airing tonight (May 16) at 9pm has suggested that the controversial entrepreneur was rattling heads even before he developed his world-famous status.Jim Cantrell, the co-founder of SpaceX, described how Elon had called him on a hot day in July 2001 with the ambition of a space exploration company.“He went on about humanity being a multiplanetary species and that he wanted to prove that humans could go to Mars, and that he couldn’t afford US rockets, and he had heard that I was somebody who could connect him with buying Russian rockets,” he recalled.

Zack Handlen For the first 40 years of “Star Trek” history, the character of Christopher Pike was little more than a footnote in the franchise’s lore. Captain of the Enterprise in the failed original NBC series pilot “The Cage,” Pike, as played by Jeffrey Hunter, wound up as the dry run for William Shatner’s James T.

Jordan Moreau Harold Livingston, an American novelist who wrote the screenplay for “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” in 1979, died early Thursday morning, Bobby Livingston confirmed to Variety. He was 97.“Star Trek: The Motion Picture” was Livingston’s most famous writing credit, and he also wrote for several TV shows, including “Mission: Impossible,” “The Six Million Dollar Man” and more.“Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry and sci-fi author Alan Dean Foster, who penned several “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” novels, also contributed to the story and script development alongside Livingston. The 1979 film was the first movie in the “Star Trek” franchise, and it starred the original TV series cast members, including William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Persis Khambatta and Stephen Collins.

Star Trek, and later his Emmy-winning turn as Denny Crane in Boston Legal.“Can you imagine? If you fall you’re going to die because millions of pounds of water will dump over you. They talk about what happens underneath, and how you have to hold your breath, and all that.