William Shatner won’t be reprising his iconic role as Captain James T. Kirk in Amazon Prime Video’s Star Trek: Picard. The 88-year-old actor originally played Kirk in Star Trek: The Original Series from 1966 to 1969, and returned to voice the character in the short-lived Star Trek: The Animated Series four years later.
While fans on Twitter pleaded for the actor to appear alongside Patrick Stewart, Santiago Cabrera, and Michelle Hurd in the new show, he was quick to dismiss the idea. “No.
I think Kirk’s story is pretty well played out at this point,” he insisted. William added: “What was any different about my statement on Kirk that I haven’t said before?
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