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Star Trek icon, 95, makes rare public appearance after brain cancer reports

Star Trek icon, 95, makes rare public appearance after brain cancer reports

Published by Daniella Wilson

William Shatner delighted fans with a rare public appearance over the weekend, stepping out at Calgary Expo in Alberta, Canada, just weeks after shutting down alarming health reports. The 95-year-old Star Trek legend, best known for his iconic role as Captain James T. Kirk in the original sci-fi series, took to the stage at the BMO Centre on Saturday, where he joined a live panel discussion to reflect on his extraordinary career. Dressed in a relaxed ensemble of a tan jacket layered over a dark green button-up shirt and blue trousers, William looked in great spirits as he greeted the crowd with a warm smile before settling into a chair to take questions from fans. © ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGAWilliam looked in great spirits as he greeted the crowd with a warm smile The appearance comes shortly after the actor was forced to publicly deny false claims circulating online that he had been diagnosed with brain cancer. Addressing the rumours directly on social media, William reassured fans he was “fit as a fiddle” sharing a candid …

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds trailer reveals Paramount+ release date

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds trailer reveals Paramount+ release date

Published by Daniella Wilson

As we approach the fourth season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which will also be the show’s penultimate run, a first look trailer has been unveiled which has also revealed the season’s premiere date. Season 4 will officially debut on Paramount+ on Thursday 23 July, with new episodes being released weekly. That means the final instalment in the 10-episode season will arrive on Thursday 24 September. The trailer was unveiled by cast members Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding and Paul Wesley, who were at a presentation for the series at CCXP Mexico. The short clip features hints towards plenty of stunning new space adventures (including one with dinosaurs!) and ends with Paul Wesley’s James T Kirk saying those immortal words: “Let’s boldly go”. You can watch the trailer right here now. Want to see this content? This page contains content provided by YouTube. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as YouTube may use cookies and other technologies. To view this content, choose ‘Accept and continue’ to allow YouTube and …

Star Trek brings back iconic character for “canon-adjacent” adventure

Star Trek brings back iconic character for “canon-adjacent” adventure

Published by Daniella Wilson

Star Trek legend Nana Visitor has brought back her Deep Space Nine character Kira Nerys for a short but sweet new adventure. In Lost and Found, the latest animated short from Scopely, the team behind the game Star Trek Fleet Command, the crew of the Realta joins forces with Major Kira Nerys (who’s on board the USS Defiant). They’re tasked with investigating the disappearance of a Starfleet training vessel along the edge of Federation Space – but they discover the ship is far from empty, with Major Kira and co encountering an old enemy. Major Kira is forced to grapple with the loss of the crew of the Adelphi and report back to Captain Sisko before salvaging the remains of the ship. But she points out to the crew of the Realta: “I can’t shake the feeling that this is the beginning of something terrible” – leaving the short on a very settling note indeed. Want to see this content? This page contains content provided by YouTube. We ask for your permission before anything is …

Meet Star Trek legend George Takei’s partner of 40+ years — how they’ve made history together several times

Meet Star Trek legend George Takei’s partner of 40+ years — how they’ve made history together several times

Published by Daniella Wilson

Oh my! George Takei is another year older, and another year wiser, and we’re another year more grateful. The actor, best known for playing Hikaru Sulu in the Star Trek universe, celebrated his 89th birthday on April 20, and over seven decades into his career, he’s still going strong! © Getty ImagesMeet George Takei’s partner of 40+ years, Brad Altman! Although, for none is the day a more special one than his longtime partner and husband of nearly two decades, Brad Altman. While the pair have only been married since 2008, their relationship stretches back far longer. Take a look at George’s loving relationship with his partner, including the many times they’ve even broken records together… Recommended videoYou may also likeWATCH: Where are the original Star Trek cast now? Who is Brad Altman? Brad Altman, now Brad Takei, was a financial journalist when he and George first met back, but a few years after they started dating, he pivoted to becoming his future husband’s business partner and manager. “I helped George with some of his …

The Star Trek Communicator Is Now a High-End Wristwatch

The Star Trek Communicator Is Now a High-End Wristwatch

Published by skeptic

After the damp squib that was Rolex’s anniversary celebration at this year’s Watches and Wonders in Geneva (maybe Rolex will bring back the Milgauss in 2027?), we started to worry that truly WIRED timepieces would be few and far between this year. Then we found the Retrovision ’64 by Hautlence. Clearly channeling none other than Captain Kirk, the high-end Swiss brand has turned Star Trek’s iconic Communicator into a full-on luxury wristwatch—and we’re very much here for it. Fans of the ’60s sci-fi series will be delighted to recognize the characteristic cover and perforated grille, which, oh yes, flips up to reveal the watch workings underneath. However, despite the light-hearted design cues, those workings very much lean into serious horology. The Retrovision ’64 is a high-end wristwatch masquerading as a Star Trek communicator. Photograph: Courtesy of Hautlence The Star Trek universe is no stranger to watch collaborations, but this is a whole new level. Inside the retro-futuristic case beats an in-house caliber equipped with a linear jumping hour mechanism developed in collaboration with Geneva-based artisan …

Project Hail Mary author apologizes to Star Trek boss after brutally insulting modern spin-offs

Project Hail Mary author apologizes to Star Trek boss after brutally insulting modern spin-offs

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Project Hail Mary author Andy Weir has apologized to Star Trek boss Alex Kurtzman in an open letter after he slammed the franchise’s modern series in a recent podcast appearance. The 53-year-old novelist, who shot to fame when his book The Martian was adapted to a movie by Ridley Scott with Matt Damon in 2015, faced criticism after saying the current roster of Star Trek spin-offs “are s***.” In an open letter addressed to Kurtzman, shared Monday on Facebook, Weir wrote: “I’m posting to apologize about stuff I said on the Critical Drinker’s podcast. “I feel like my quotes were taken out of context as salacious sound bytes [sic]. I hope you saw the other parts where I said how much I like you as a person and what a nice guy you are. Also how I like [Strange New Worlds] …

When ‘Star Trek’ put the first Black astronaut into space

When ‘Star Trek’ put the first Black astronaut into space

Published by Jenni Sidey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Excerpted from THE EDGE OF SPACE-TIME: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein with permission from Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House. Copyright © 2026 by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein. Halfway through Space Is the Place, Sun Ra muses that scientists are fed on research while Black people have been fed on freedom. As a Black physicist, I have been fed on both, and I have tried to grow the seeds that my ancestors passed on to me. The ancestors could fly. I do too, whenever I am able to escape into looking at the universe through the lens of quantum fields. I am not the first to escape into the abstractions of space and time. If you’ve read this far, then you have joined me. We are not the first. We will not be the last. When I was younger, I knew I could be a scientist because I grew up watching LeVar Burton play …

Project Hail Mary and The Martian author says he had Star Trek show rejected by Paramount

Project Hail Mary and The Martian author says he had Star Trek show rejected by Paramount

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Project Hail Mary author Andy Weir has revealed that his idea for a new Star Trek series was rejected by Paramount. The 53-year-old novelist, who shot to fame when his book The Martian was adapted to a movie by Ridley Scott with Matt Damon in 2015, had some disparaging comments for the current roster of Star Trek spin-off series. “Those shows are s***,” Weir said. “But they didn’t accept my pitch so, you know, f*** ‘em.” Weir told the Critical Drinker podcast during Wednesday’s episode that he subscribed to the theory that “all modern science fiction TV shows and movies have been heavily influenced by the original Star Trek — except for the current batch of Star Trek shows.” The writer went on to say that he grew up on the original series, adding: “I’m Gen X, so my sci-fi was …

‘Project Hail Mary’ Author Andy Weir Takes a Shot at ‘Star Trek’

‘Project Hail Mary’ Author Andy Weir Takes a Shot at ‘Star Trek’

Published by Daniella Wilson

The author of Project Hail Mary is firing a photon torpedo at Paramount+’s Star Trek efforts. Bestselling writer Andy Weir criticized modern Trek shows while on the Critical Drinker podcast last week, and even revealed he pitched a Trek show that was shot down by Paramount. The topic began with the podcast’s host, Matthew Marsden, saying how refreshing the box office hit Project Hail Mary has been, especially for audiences who grew up on Star Trek and now suffer from “a lack of” such sci-fi efforts nowadays. “Yeah, I saw a … I forgot who it was — I wish I could remember who it was who said it, some analyst — he said something like: ‘All modern science fiction TV shows and movies have been heavily influenced by the original Star Trek — except for the current batch of Star Trek shows,’” Weir said. Marsden replied, “Yes!” and they both laughed. At first, Weir left that comment open to interpretation, but then added, “I’m Gen X, so my sci-fi was like original series Star Trek …

New Race Across The World series tests relationships on a global trek to Mongolia

New Race Across The World series tests relationships on a global trek to Mongolia

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The premise of traversing 12,000km across the globe without mobile phones, flights, luxury accommodation, or even bank cards sounds like an impossible feat. Yet, this is precisely the challenge facing contestants on BBC One’s Bafta-winning series, Race Across The World. For its sixth series, five new civilian pairs are set to embark on a gruelling journey from Palermo, Sicily, to the remote village of Hatgal on the shores of Lake Hovsgol in northern Mongolia. Their ultimate goal is to be the first to reach the finish line and secure a £20,000 cash prize, all while adhering to a strict budget of less than £26 per person per day. The epic route will take them through eight diverse countries: Italy, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia. Roshni, Puja, Molly, Andrew, Mark, Margo, Jo, Kush, Katie and Harrison (BBC/Studio Lambert) Among …