SHATNER EYES ROLE ON STAR TREK: PICARD

love to reprise his role as Captain Kirk in the current TV series Star Trek: Picard. While in the U. K. promoting his non- fiction show The Unxplained, launching its second season, he was asked if he’d be keen to revisit the character. Shatner, 89, shown, said he is interested, but it would depend on the project’s artistic direction. “If they wrote it and it made reasonable sense then I’d love to (revive Captain Kirk). I wouldn’t do a (whole) series,” he told Metro. “If the role was written properly and it wasn’t a cameo or gratuitous ... being there just to show my face, I wouldn’t do that.” Rumours surrounding the Montreal-born star’s possible return to the franchise have swirled since his final appearance in Star Trek: Generations in 1994. There was also talk Shatner could be involved in Quentin Tarantino’s proposed Star Trek reboot while it was in development at Paramount — Tarantino has since left the project, leading Noah Hawley to take it over. Starring Patrick Stewart, Star Trek: Picard airs on CT V Sci-fi Channel and streams on Crave.