William Shatner’s Captain Kirk appeared onscreen for the first time in 30 years in the ‘Star Trek’ short ‘765874 – Unification’ from November 2024.
Cutting-edge technology was used to unveil a story in which Kirk is reunited with his old friend Spock, with the only speech taken from Kirk’s reflective lines from: “‘There are always possibilities,’ Spock said. And if Genesis is indeed life from death, I must return to this place again.”fans, with many comments under the clip hailing its emotional effect, despite some reporting an “uncanny valley” effect from watching digital versions of Kirk and Spock.
continues a story from previous releases by the Roddenberry Archive and production house OTOY, Inc. It’s mainly based around the events of 1994's, in which Kirk died trying to prevent a massacre along with Captain Picard, the captain of another USS Enterprise 80 years in his future.history were brought to life through the live-action performances of a talented cast, led by veteran TV and film star Sam Witwer as young James T. Kirk, with Lawrence Selleck as Spock.
“Witwer and Selleck were filmed in costume, performing as Kirk and Spock on set, aided by both physical and digital prosthetics resulting in period-accurate portrayals matching the appearance of the characters as they originally appeared in TV and film at the time.”"You know, I would love to be part of a film that brought the character back to do something," he said.
He added: “Science fiction is filled with magic. You could do it. Because we live in science fiction; offers an imaginative look at what could happen. I think it’s beautiful.”The Coolest ‘Star Trek’ Movies That Were Never Made20 Movies You Won’t Believe Are Rated PGWilliam Shatner Has Never Watched an Episode of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’
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