Shatner Says He Was Approached To Play Kirk On TNG & More During Twitter Q&A

To promote his new documentary Chaos On the Bridge, William Shatner answered questions via his Twitter account on Tuesday. During the one-hour #askShatner session, the 84-year-old actor answered a myriad of questions related to his latest documentary film.

Some highlights included Shatner calling Patrick Stewart “perfect” for the role of Captain Picard, his reason for not reprising the role of Kirk on TNG, and how he views Star Trek creator differently after making the documentary. We’ve embedded some of the most interesting tidbits below.

Chaos On the Bridge premiered in the US in July on Vimeo On Demand.

In addition to Vimeo, the one-hour film is now available on iTunes, Youtube, Google Play, Microsoft, and Playstation Video.

It was their opinion that the brilliance that Patrick is was perfect for the role. https://t.co/9dYz1Ol2bm

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 4, 2015

To show you how chaotic making TV can be https://t.co/mRiucX7Fgn

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 4, 2015

Yes but I didn't want Kirk appearing that I felt "alien". https://t.co/U062nkr8LM

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 4, 2015

Yes and @Marina_Sirtis did a fantastic job! https://t.co/z8vOD2xKth

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 4, 2015

The fact that the overcame so many difficulties and ran for 7 years https://t.co/unZ7q97epC

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 4, 2015

There was an attempt to set something new which led to the chaos before reverting to dramatic principles … https://t.co/PZNeJYfXdv

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 4, 2015

Gene was a troubled man as a result I had an insight into these troubles by doing this doc https://t.co/e7q1UjsYx4

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 4, 2015

He broke rules… more than Kirk did! https://t.co/x3WCm04LEA

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) August 4, 2015

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