At 93, William Shatner would entertain boldly going where no man has gone before 91裸聊视频� again.
The Montreal-born actor, famed for his portrayal of Captain Kirk in 91裸聊视频淪tar Trek,91裸聊视频� says he is open to reprising the iconic role in the sci-fi franchise as long as the storytelling is stellar.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 an intriguing idea,91裸聊视频� Shatner says on a video call while promoting his new documentary 91裸聊视频淵ou Can Call Me Bill,91裸聊视频� which drops digitally and on video-on-demand Tuesday.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 almost impossible but it was a great role and so well-written and if there were a reason to be there not just to make a cameo appearance, but if there were a genuine reason for the character appearing, I might consider it.91裸聊视频�
Shatner91裸聊视频檚 last appearance in the franchise was in the 1994 film 91裸聊视频淪tar Trek Generations,91裸聊视频� where Captain Kirk is killed off. He suggests he could play a younger version of the Starship Enterprise captain as he91裸聊视频檚 recently signed on to be the spokesperson for Otoy, a company specializing in technology that 91裸聊视频渢akes years off of your face, so that in a film you can look 10, 20, 30, 50 years younger than you are.91裸聊视频�
He muses on a scenario where Kirk is resurrected.
91裸聊视频淎 company that wants to freeze my body and my brain for the future might be a way of going about it,91裸聊视频� he says in a recent call from Los Angeles.
91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频榃e91裸聊视频檝e got Captain Kirk91裸聊视频檚 brain frozen here.91裸聊视频� There91裸聊视频檚 a scenario. 91裸聊视频楲et91裸聊视频檚 see if we can bring back a little bit of this, a little salt, a little pepper. Oh, look at that. Here comes Captain Kirk!91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淵ou Can Call Me Bill,91裸聊视频� directed by Alexandre O. Phillippe, offers a look back at Shatner91裸聊视频檚 body of work 91裸聊视频� from his 91裸聊视频淪tar Trek91裸聊视频� TV show and films to TV series including 91裸聊视频淏oston Legal91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淭.J. Hooker91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� and follows his trip to outer space aboard Jeff Bezos91裸聊视频� Blue Origin shuttle in 2021. It also features the actor91裸聊视频檚 musings on life, death and nature.
91裸聊视频淥ver the years, people have come to me and said, 91裸聊视频楲et91裸聊视频檚 make a biographical film,91裸聊视频� Shatner says.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檇 say, 91裸聊视频極h no, I don91裸聊视频檛 want to do that.91裸聊视频� A biographical film sort of signifies the end. Cut! And then you die.91裸聊视频�
But Shatner says he was sold on the idea when the doc91裸聊视频檚 producers Legion M approached him with the idea of crowdfunding the film.
The self-described 91裸聊视频渇an-owned91裸聊视频� company allows fans to own a financial share in the film and any profits it generates. 91裸聊视频淵ou Can Call Me Bill91裸聊视频� raised US$750,000 in four days.
The actor also wanted to 91裸聊视频渓eave some part of a truth91裸聊视频� about him for his children and grandchildren after he dies.
Shatner says he learned a great deal about himself while making the film but on the other hand, 91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 know what 91裸聊视频榢now thyself91裸聊视频� means.91裸聊视频�
Even at 93, he says he doesn91裸聊视频檛 believe he has much wisdom to offer.
91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 a mystique that has no basis in truth: as you get older, you get wiser. If you91裸聊视频檙e dumb as a young man, you91裸聊视频檙e dumb as an old man. You91裸聊视频檙e a dumb old man is what you are. It doesn91裸聊视频檛 necessarily mean time foists wisdom on you. What it does put upon you is how quickly life is over. That91裸聊视频檚 for certain.91裸聊视频�
Well aware of his fleeting mortality, Shatner is making the most of the time he has left. He91裸聊视频檚 releasing a children91裸聊视频檚 album, 91裸聊视频淲here Will The Animals Sleep? Songs For Kids & Other Living Things91裸聊视频� later this month and will join a cruise to Antarctica with astronaut Scott Kelly and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson in December.
He91裸聊视频檚 also joined several 91裸聊视频渃ompanies of the future,91裸聊视频� as a spokesperson for some and in the background for others, including one that develops 91裸聊视频渢echnology like the medical device on 91裸聊视频楽tar Trek,91裸聊视频� so it91裸聊视频檚 the size of a pack of cards and can tell you whether you have a disease or not,91裸聊视频� and one 91裸聊视频渢hat will take your DNA, make an artificial gem out of it and give you two: one that you keep and one that goes into a box that will be released on the moon.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淟ife is so short, you91裸聊视频檝e got to do something now. Go to that place, know that person, read that book now!91裸聊视频� he says.
91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 what I think old age (teaches you). But then, by the time you learn that, you91裸聊视频檙e dying. You don91裸聊视频檛 have any time. That91裸聊视频檚 right. You91裸聊视频檙e dead.91裸聊视频�
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