Laughing at Directors and More: William Shatner Looks Back on Making Star Trek

Star Trek's 55th anniversary is this month, and accompanying that milestone is the just-released 4K Ultra HD Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection. And to help celebrate the occasion, IGN's own Star Trek aficionado Scott Collura interviewed William Shatner himself!
In this William Shatner interview, which you can watch at the top of the page or below, Shatner discusses the making of the first four Star Trek movies -- as well as Star Trek V, which he directed and is sure to be on the next 4K set. From the convoluted development of Star Trek: The Motion Picture to bringing Kirk into a middle-aged funk in The Wrath of Khan to shooting the famous "double dumb-ass on you" scene in The Voyage Home, the star reveals lots of fun behind-the-scenes tidbits from the beloved franchise.
As for the Blu-rays, Star Trek's 55th anniversary marks the first time that the original four Star Trek films are presented in not only 4K Ultra HD, but with Dolby Vision and HDR-10 as well. Each film -- Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek: III: The Search for Spock, and Star Trek: IV: The Voyage Home -- comes packaged with "hours of previously released bonus content."
This content includes commentary, deleted scenes, storyboards, trailers, production videos like "Designing Khan" and interviews with William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and more.
This Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection, which is available now, also comes packaged with standard Blu-rays and digital copies of each film. For those without 4K TVs or players, there is also a version that just includes the Blu-ray discs and digital copies.
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[@teriannebeauchamp254]

The best Captain of them all.

[@axelstone3131]

He’s probably the healthiest looking 90 year old I’ve ever seen

[@firsthandturtledove9896]

Never seen someone at age 90 this fit.

[@darkstar_619]

Facts

[@Hibernicus1968]

Yeah, he actually looks younger than Patrick Stewart, who played a Starfleet captain _twenty years_ after Shatner first played Kirk, and is a decade younger in real life. His voice has held up better too. When you hear Stewart speak, his voice has that scratchiness to it that tells you the speaker is older. Happened to Nimoy too, and you could hear it in the later movies where he played Spock. Shatner, on the other hand, still sounds pretty much like he always did, and if he voiced Kirk in an animated Star Trek feature, you wouldn't be able to tell he's old.

[@FabledGentleman]

@@firsthandturtledove9896 Clint Eastwood is 91. Pretty sure Eastwood looks more "fit".

[@natestorm194]

he looks 60

[@PaulWallis]

This is a really enjoyable interview with Bill Shatner. Scott, you enabled him to feel relaxed and fluent with intelligent, respectful and well-informed questions. Thank you! Bill Shatner is a force of nature and an inspiration.

[@joanbrenton8593]

His excitement about life is contagious. Shatner did a television serious called "the captains" where he interviews/talks with the all the star trek captains from the television shows. Seriously interesting showing Shatner asking questions responding with */his smart humor.

[@dauntless78]

Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a beautiful film--From the scale models, to the music, to the actors, to the wardrobe, to the sets, and from the premise to the conclusion.

[@verenceable]

For me the best Star Trek Movie ever

[@williamdiffin28]

It's a poem

[@nunyabizness6595]

STTMP bluray next month. Definately buying it.

[@anicetune]

It was visually stunning for its time. It's just the script and story that was a bit 💩

[@maxxmasson4263]

this man was born to be Captain Kirk ,Star Trek was ahead of its time when it aired in the 60s

[@billcollins6705]

Not only does he not look anything like 90, he does'nt sound anything like 90. He's still switched on and tuned in. Looks like Kirk will be around for a while yet ! 👍

[@ferociousgumby]

Yes, it's not just his physical appearance, but his voice, his energy, his enthusiasm and unending zest for living.

[@starflyer3219]

He'a Canadian. And a vegetarian.

[@csueconner9711]

From your mouth to God’s ear

[@pdxthomas]

Given his past smoking habit and all that Saurian Brandy... he's indestructible.

[@zerofucks3392]

It's damn amazing.

[@dscarty]

Best Shatner interview I’ve ever heard.

[@raeevans681]

William Shatner has lived such a life! He looks fantastic! I'm just so annoyed that the Star Trek franchise hasn't taken advantage of him being around all this time.

[@toddwalker4301]

One of the best interviews with Bill I've seen. Well done!

[@leeswhimsy]

Always enjoyable, and he is the epitome of "Never Stop Learning"! He always finds something new to do and present to us!

[@orange70383]

Born in 1931 and still super sharp, think about all that he's seen and the times he's lived through.

[@ElmwoodParkHulk]

Thank you Lucy for believing in Star Trek to bring it to life .

[@johnmclean9641]

You are never done bill ....you will Always be our captain Love you

[@shrekwazowski3836]

He is a legendary person!

[@peppermintspacecapsule9898]

Shatner rockin' the blonde look again, just like back in '66! 👍 I love STAR TREK - THE MOTION PICTURE! During the lounge scene, there's a flash of anger in Kirk's eyes when Spock says "Of Course, Captain". It's so tiny, many people might not even see it, but it's Shatner at his very best (in my opinion). My favourite Kirk moment in my favourite Trek film!

[@wardka]

I'll need to watch the film again. I've seen it maybe four or five times, but can't quite remember the lounge seen.

[@peppermintspacecapsule9898]

@@wardka - The scene can be found on the Movieclips KZbin channel under the name *Spock Reports for Duty* . But by all means, rewatch the whole film! 😊

[@leet7489]

my grandmother is the same age as Shatner and has dementia, seeing him is amazing

[@bronzemen34]

He looks like he still has another 20/30 years left on him,I’m amazed at his youthful 90!…..he still has a think coat of hair and set of teeth if that’s any indication!!……amazing……he’s def going where no man has gone before if he gets to 100 and still looks like this….even in his conversation and the way he speaks and gestures…..one would think he still has a lot of life yet………..💯🔥❤️💯🔥❤️

[@bobareeniobobareenio2935]

And, he’s still Captain Kirk: completely in charge of his body and mind.

[@jamesfraley2715]

We should all be so lucky to have those genes! He will likely see 120 at this pace.

[@TrekCannon]

He looks better now than in the episode The Deadly Years

[@DylanWolfram14]

He looks amazing. He still looks 60/70

[@SocksWithSandals]

90? He looks way better than the episode where they artificially aged him.

[@MadBrit26]

Can’t believe he’s 90 amazing, hope I’m like this lol

[@Ironbat92]

Damn, for 90, he looks like he’s still in his 50’s.

[@MegaLPlover]

That's a stretch

[@michaelmorrissey2248]

At any age a fun interview. He never holds back.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Scott! Thanks, Mr. Shatner! 🤩

[@daviddaniel4687]

Mr. shatner is a living legend.

[@Ira88881]

This was fabulous.

[@jaredekelman4229]

The Man, The Legend, William Shatner!

[@dennismorgan7866]

For everyone saying "He looks so young for 90" he had plastic surgery. But he definitely is very aware and lively.

[@jonathanteasdale4412]

At 90 years old he took Spocks advise and living long and prospering…..🤟

[@arejaycee5484]

The guys a Legend. Captain Kirk was my hero as a kid . Great to see him looking so well.

[@ytubeanon]

13:46 "chautauqua" ah that word from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, highly recommended

[@freeman7296]

We can all use more William Shatner in our lives...thanks

[@paradisebreeze1705]

So much better than Patrick Stewart, never thought I'd like Bill more than Patrick

[@LEGENDCITYest1963]

Captain My Captain.

[@blackdynamite5016]

Fun fact, Michael Myers original mask was actually a mold of William Shatners face

[@ColdNorth0628]

Yeah, they cut out eyelids. Bleached the face white, and then combed back the hair and sometimes dyed it. Awefullt creepy.

[@codystegemueller9428]

Lol

[@blackdynamite5016]

@@codystegemueller9428 Deadass tho

[@1987jock]

Honestly, it's like he simply refuses to age until they put him in another movie.

[@truhunk1]

He seems like someone that would be fun to hang out with.

[@shareebrown727]

He looks AMAZING!!!

[@larryfromwisconsin9970]

My Army buddy drove By on the streets of San Francisco during filming Star Trek IV. He was in the green AMC Hornet. We lived in Monterey during the filming but they had the Monterey Aquarium area roped off two city blocks away.

[@Sparky5]

This is every nerds dream to sit in their bedroom and interview William Shatner

[@KU0136]

Whatever comes after Legend he's warped into it. What a great life and inspiration he is.

[@bookie5667]

WRT "My character wouldn't do that". Shatner claims here that this phrase never left his mouth. However, this is the same Shatner who, when asked to say "Let them die" about the death of Klingons in Star Trek 6 said "My character wouldn't do that". He's even been interviewed saying how he fought against Kirk saying this line.

[@MrChefdouglas]

He Said 6 years later They Made STAR Trek ONE??????????? LOVE STAR TREK>>>HAPPY NEW YEARS FROM CANADA.2024

[@4000Wiggins]

My Dad is 78 and he looks much older than Shatner.

[@redwatch.]

He's so cool it's scary.

[@tonygrillo3885]

Brilliant fun man!!!!

[@Babayaga-pf5dt]

Mad respect Captain. ‘Nuff said

[@joe10117]

great interview 😀😀😀😀

[@VolcanoTimeLapse]

guarantee he's looking great! As a younger man..he was stunningly handsome!

[@onehouse4022]

The technology leaps of previous & current century must be so mindblowing to anyone as old as Bill. Imagine what he must think about warp drive being an accepted theory that physicists & mathematicians are currently refining & improving.

[@mog398]

6:16 "And then Kirk throws the phaser over his shoulder..."

[@Barnabas45]

Looks like the adrenalin hasn't worn off yet from "The Deadly Years"!

[@FINNEGANAGENNIF]

Shatner truly is so buoyant, that no one, or thing, can kill his character. That's why James T Kirk became the believable, unstoppable, hero for mankind's intrepid future ENTERPRISE: RISK IS STILL his business (adventurous, alive, always undefeatable) THAT'S WHY HE WAS ABOARD HER!

[@imocchidoro]

Very impressive.

[@jonboz7585]

My hero!

[@MatthewSuffidy]

ST the Motion Picture was a bit weird, but sort of made sense in the way of a machine intelligence that is sort of deciding to wipe out Earth or not, and decided not to. Not too many people would understand. Spock does diplomatics. Computers are impressive fast execution devices that can gather approximate audio visual data and transmit it to other computers. It involves charge sensing, usb protocol, internet protocol, compression, audio analog to digital conversion, vice versa, and etc...

[@simonsimon8572]

Wrath of Khan. Best One!

[@alienteknology5390]

Going boldly where no man has gone before... being ninety years old & still cool..

[@reggiedamelo9441]

Please next time talk about RICARDO MOLTALBAN and THE WRATH OF KHAN :)

[@James-rn7dx]

Great interview but he is wrong about one thing. The sets were never taken down after TMP they used them all the way till they finished Generations.

[@fredsalfa]

What a legend

[@matthewmelton8094]

still amazing at 90

[@peterwroberts4379]

He’s pretty amazing just wow

[@simonsimon8572]

He should be the star 🌟 of the next motion picture.

[@jamesguay120]

he is amazing at 90

[@TheScaryTruthCatalyst]

In dreading the day when Shatner dies, this world will have lost an absolute treasure!

[@NiekKuijpers]

This man looks better than me (aged 25) on a webcam, and probably without too.

[@olijadu]

how is this guy 11years Joe Biden"s senior?? to date, this this the sharpest, younger looking 90 yr old ive ever seen. what is this man doing.

[@supaordie]

13:13 Whatever you do, do not drink that coffee Bill! Everyone willl moooooooooooove . ..... .............. ........slooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[@summeriscake_8460]

that one dnd player 5:43

[@susjf8644]

Hi Captain Kirk. Miss you all.

[@matthewballa8639]

STTMP is just a big production of the episode "The Changeling".

[@AllanAdamson]

Paramount / CBS also sold away so many props that for awhile they were looking at photos to recreate stuff instead of the original prop because they auctioned it off

[@hugonarvaez2944]

The Captain FORVER!!!!

[@TVperson1]

He should star in one of those *Kevlin timeline Movies* Jumps out of that Nexus ribbon thing and tells Chris pine what to do.

[@Wonderboywonderings]

He didn't talk about the Animated Series!

[@Won_Hunna]

An intergalactic treasure! 🖖🏾

[@Biblejuice83]

Shatner looks great

[@simonsimon8572]

Picard couldn't carry he's jock strap

[@NYRangerMan]

Ticonderoga is wild!

[@MariaLourdes-yr1sh]

Forever ❤️💞😘

[@KColes63]

Is this a current interview, he has a wedding ring on his finger.

[@raminagrobis6112]

How the lack of wrinkles can subtract 20-30 years (or more) from someone's appearance. We lack aging wrinkles in our family too, which makes all of us look so much younger. But it comes at a price. It's a genetic condition that affects a connective tissue protein expression, and the condition is very painful. But we look incredibly younger! A sweet and sour reality...

[@hirloh6620]

Shatner is taking part in report from Nexus. So, He doesn’t get old. He is 90 years old in the earth time zone.

[@fab92n15]

Legend

[@waynemcauliffe2362]

Still don`t mind the first Star Trek movie

[@painkiller1968]

9 people are Star Wars fans.

[@antonimartinez9961]

Edgy

[@Animal___F]

Denny Crane

[@johnbarrett4846]

The mans a legend. Can you imagine Sniffy Joe being interviewed on zoom age 90? Nah me either.

[@tonbopro]

awesome

[@barquerojuancarlos7253]

Both Leonard Nimoy and Shatner had their own shows about the strange and paranormal. Why is that? Any events in their lives that cause the mutual interest?

[@dwightmcqueen5771]

I'm from Robert wise hometown

[@chrischallacombe3477]

Bill's got it right!!!

[@ДимаЛопунов]

Шатнер супер!👏👏👏

[@AllanAdamson]

haha the Tarantino film could have a running joke where everyone thinks Pitt or Leonardo is Captain Kirk & he's talking to the aliens or whatever and is all nope.. Captain Smith... and they're all "oh"

[@jsveiga]

When you've been near and over light speed so many times, counting your age in Earth frame of reference means nothing.

[@shanemcdaniel1509]

William Shatner needs to do the ultimate Star Trek movie and Paramount should know it..make it happen..WTF?