Paul Wesley describes his 'bizarre' and funny meeting with William Shatner.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Paul Wesley, who plays James T. Kirk on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, had a "bizarre" but funny meeting with Star Trek icon and original Captain Kirk, William Shatner, soon after he was cast in the role. Wesley has played 3 variants of Kirk on Strange New Worlds, but his main role is the Prime Timeline's Lt. James T. Kirk, who is the younger version of Shatner's Captain Kirk in Star Trek: The Original Series.
I’ve gotten to know William Shatner… The most bizarre, bizarre thing happened. So I shot [my] first episode of Star Trek. They hadn’t announced that I got cast. They said, “Don’t tell anyone. Whatever you do, don’t tell anyone…” I’m flying from Chicago to LA. I get on the plane, and I had just binged every episode of The Original Series. I get on the plane, and I’m like, “Is that William Shatner? It can’t be...
Anyway, it’s announced that I got the part [of Kirk], and he went on Twitter and Tweeted me the sweetest… This supportive Tweet that said, “Take care of my ship.” It was such a beautiful moment. I felt redeemed because I really, for those few months, thought he thinks I’m this deranged lunatic who’s this hardcore Trekkie who couldn’t find his words. So when he Tweeted me, I was pretty thrilled.
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