You Can Call Me Bill: Why Star Trek’s William Shatner Decided Captain Kirk Had to Die Again Over 30 Years Later (03/31/2024) – Movie tickets in theaters, Broadway shows, London theater and more
aActor William Shatner recently celebrated his 93rd birthdayResearch and development Birthday on March 22Second abbreviationWhich coincided with the release of the documentary, You can call me Bill, Details of the life of the Hollywood legend. Easily his most memorable role is that of Captain James T. Kirk in the sci-fi TV show and film franchise, Star Trek. This character died in the 1994 movie, Star Trek: GenerationsBut it turns out it wasn’t a satisfying ending for the man he most famously portrayed, so he decides to kill him off again, and do it right this time, 30 years later.
Directed by Alexander O. Philip, You can call me Bill Details the life and career spanning more than 70 years of Shatner, who first appeared in a small role in a little-known 1951 film, Butler’s night off. His theme was walking the sidewalk on a promotional tour, giving interviews and making appearances to discuss this cinematic celebration of his life, which currently has a solid score of 86%. Rotten tomatoes.
Shatner recently appeared Jimmy Kimmel Live. There the late night host highlighted how the actor mentioned in the documentary his disappointment in the way he acted in Captain Kirk’s final moments, as he saddened fans around the world when he died in… Generations The result of the fight against the evil Dr. Soran to prevent the destruction of the planet Viridian III. He was pinned under a pile of rubble, with a generous dollop of blood running down his chin, staring fearfully into the distance, and, presumably seeing what the afterlife had to offer, he screamed, “Oh my God,” before taking his last breath.
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When pressed, Shatner explained why he was unhappy with the way he portrayed the final moments of the character that truly made him famous:
“As a serious artist, it’s on me. Captain Kirk dies. So how does a human being die? How do you die? How do you know when you’re going to die? How do you know how you’re going to die? I think you die the way you live. So Captain Kirk was always having these weird things happen.” “Oh, look at that.” It’s an animal. I think it’s going to eat me. But without fear, but with joy and love and the chance to see what’s better.
Shatner simply believes Kirk died the wrong way:
“Look, I thought I was going ‘Oh my God.’ I thought he was going to see death; an old man with a machete on his shoulder, and look at him and be like… So, that looked scary (in the actual movie scene) and I didn’t want to be scared.
As a birthday gift, Kimmel offered Shatner a unique opportunity to reenact the way he played Captain Kirk’s death. By pulling out a few pieces of fake rubble and a bottle of ketchup to stand in for blood, those key last seconds of life were reconstructed on the fly as the dying hero faced his fate in a more courageous and accepting way.
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It was actually released in 2023 in order to tour film festivals, You can call me Bill Now comes to theaters thanks to fan-owned entertainment company Legion M. Whether you’re a Trekkie or not, the focus of the film is a man approaching a century on Earth, who has worked most of those years and whose sense of adventure, including actually going Into space at the age of 91. This makes for a compelling subject as it seeks to reveal exactly what makes him special and how he became a cultural icon that has now spanned multiple generations.
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Born on the East Coast but currently residing on the West Coast, Andrew Martin has contributed to a variety of newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other media, but is fondly remembered for his master’s thesis exploring the influence of the Boston Red Sox on social identity in New England. He enjoys writing about history, sports, culture and investing and has recently published his first book –Baseball’s Greatest Players: 10 Baseball Biographies for New Readers, A children’s book about the history of baseball.
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