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Star Trek ’s original Captain James T. Kirk met his conclusion inStar Trek Generations , but William Shatner wish he had one more prospect to say Kirk ’s famous last words:“Oh my . “Nearing age 93 , William Shatner remains incredibly prolific , andhis remarkable 70 + yr career in amusement is chronicle in the new documentary , William Shatner : you may Call Me Bill . Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe ( The People Vs . George Lucas),you’re able to Call Me Bill , of course , includes a great trade of Shatner ’s most noted role , Captain Kirk ofStar Trek .
In an exclusive interview withScreen Rantto promoteYou Can Call Me Billand its screeningsstarting on March 20 , William Shatner spoke about playing Captain Kirk ’s death inStar Trek Generations . Mr. Shatner explain how he envision Kirk as curious and courageous , filled with"awe and wonder,“and howhe"never quite hit"exactly what he was going for as Kirk diedand uttered,“Oh my . “Read his quote below :
William Shatner : The thing an actor can bring to a write word is the interpretation of how to say it . I love you . I love you . I love you . variation on the news . So if the writer has publish I have a go at it you , and the actor gets a cargo deck of it and does something all unthought of , that ’s a big deal . The manager either gets confused or lead with it . In this typeface , I thought of Kirk as being so courageous in life that when he faced things that he did n’t know about , like the strange , the weird … the entities that the writers thought up , when he faced death , he would face expiry with a sense of adventure . ' Oh , what ’s go to happen now ? ' So I ad libbed , Oh my . ' And I want that ' Oh my ' to be ' Oh my , ' like , dreading it but , but looking forward to the adventure - somewhere in between , you have it off , and it would be very obvious to you what he was thinking . And I never quite strike it . I never quite mother that nuance that I was look for . I had another couple of takes , but they they did n’t understand what I was doing .
Screen Rant : I ’ve seen that scene so many multiplication . I do feel it . I feel Kirk seeing the outstanding beyond , the majuscule mystery story . And I do find that he meet it with that curiosity …
William Shatner : And awe and question . Every time he faced an beast , an entity , he did n’t say , ' Oh my ' [ with fear or disdain ] , he would say , ' Oh , my look at that . I wonder if it ’s going to eat me ? ' You know ? I consider that was his posture .
William Shatner ’s best lines as Captain James T. Kirk show his evolution through each installment in the Star Trek film boast the TOS cast .
Why Captain Kirk Died In Star Trek Generations
It’s been 30 years since William Shatner played Captain Kirk
Captain Kirk ’s decease inStar Trek Generationswas destine as the copestone to the historic cinematic meeting between Kirk andStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart).TNGwas taking over theStar Trekmovie franchise , and Kirk ’s role was to pass the torch to Picard . AlthoughWilliam Shatner ’s charming performance as Kirk arguably stole the movie , there was no dissuading Paramount Studios from their authorisation that Kirk had to take a dirt nap at the final stage ofStar Trek Generations .
Chris Pine in J.J. Abrams’Star Trekand Paul Wesley inStar Trek : Strange New Worldshave taken over the persona of James T. Kirk , playing the Captain of the Enterprise in two differentStar Trektimelines .
fabulously , Star Trekhas never resurrected Captain Kirk as played by William Shatner . An idea for Shatner to meet a unlike Kirk , the Mirror Universe ’s evil Tiberius Kirk , inStar Trek : Enterpriseseason 4 did n’t tear apart out . 30 days later on , Star Trekfans still feel disgruntled with how the franchise kill off Captain Kirk , and even Shatner ’s co - starWalter Koenig feels Kirk ’s death was"a travesty . “Decades later , William Shatner is n’t as interested with Kirk being all in as much as he wishes he could instill James ' last pant of"Oh my"with the sense of fear and wonder Shatner always imagined .
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