Star Trek: Strange New Worlds casts its James T. Kirk

Paul Wesley will take on the role of Captain Kirk for the Trek prequel series’ second season.  With the Star Trek prequel series Strange New Worlds still due to air, news has broken of some pivotal casting for its future. We’ve known since January that the Captain Christopher Pike fronted USS Enterprise show is getting … >

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Shatner in Space – follow the actor’s mission to the stars!

William Shatner’s October ride on Blue Origin has been documented for Prime Video. We all looked on with bemusement, and perhaps a little envy, as the actor who played Star Trek‘s Captain Kirk became a space tourist. Wry comments aside, it was genuinely fascinating to see the nonagenarian performer suiting up for a real space … >

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William Shatner: Rocket Man! Star Trek actor will be a space tourist

The veteran actor, who was the original Captain Kirk, has accepted an invitation to ride on the Blue Origin rocket. Confirming the recent rumours, the space travel company Blue Origin (which is owned by Jeff Bezos) have announced that William Shatner will be a passenger on their next launch. He will blast off from ‘Launch … >

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‘I can’t see anyone else smiling in here… are you sure?’

Connoisseurs of William Shatner’s musical career – or the sonically-challenged, as they’re technically known – may well argue over the respective merits of his emotive, spoken-word interpretations of ‘How to Handle a Woman’, ‘Rocket Man’ and ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’ without ever coming to any conclusions as to which is the best. One … >

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