William Shatner confirms he will not be involved in the Star Trek reboot.
Shatner last appeared in Star Trek Generations as Captain Kirk over twenty years ago. It was recently announced, however, that Patrick Steward will reprise his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the new TV series and so fans were hoping that Shatner might follow Stewart’s lead.
Unfortunately, it looks extremely unlikely that Shatner will be involved in the reboot at all.
“Right now I’m happy doing what I’m doing,” he told the Toronto Star. “I’ve been offered many series over the years. But I haven’t done them because of the commitment of time. And at this stage of my life that’s more valuable than anything else.”
In the past, he has contemplated the idea of making a TV comeback but admitted that it would take “a great deal of money”.
“I don’t know what you’d do with a character who appeared 50, now 51 years ago. You know, I am 51 years older, with all the exigencies of age.”
Shatner continued: “What would Captain Kirk be like 50 years later, with the sagacity of mind, and yet the body doesn’t do what he wants it to do? I mean, it’s an interesting story.”
