
William Shatner has a documentary called “The Captains” coming out on the EPIX Channel July 21st. As the name implies, he will be sitting down with all of the Star Trek captains for a one-on-one interview. This includes Patrick Stewart, Kate Mulgrew, Avery Brooks, Scott Bakula and Chris Pine.
Apparently, Chris Pine was a little shy about coming face-to-face with a legend. Shatner tells Canoe.ca:
He’s shy. So the way I started the interview, I put out a table and chairs outside the Paramount gates, and arm-wrestled with him. That was the beginning of my interview with him. I think it broke the ice, that’s for sure.
But who the hell won? I assume it’s Pine based on the youth factor—but I’ll leave it up to you to decide who would have won if both captains were in their prime.
(via /Film)
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