{"id":517446,"date":"2022-11-28T21:46:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T18:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/william-shatner-was-a-prima-donna-on-star-trek-set\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T21:46:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T18:46:06","slug":"william-shatner-was-a-prima-donna-on-star-trek-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/william-shatner-was-a-prima-donna-on-star-trek-set\/","title":{"rendered":"#William Shatner was a \u2018prima donna\u2019 on \u2018Star Trek\u2019 set"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a42cc667573a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a42cc667573a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/william-shatner-was-a-prima-donna-on-star-trek-set\/#%E2%80%9CWilliam_Shatner_was_a_%E2%80%98prima_donna_on_%E2%80%98Star_Trek_set%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;William Shatner was a \u2018prima donna\u2019 on \u2018Star Trek\u2019 set&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWilliam_Shatner_was_a_%E2%80%98prima_donna_on_%E2%80%98Star_Trek_set%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;William Shatner was a \u2018prima donna\u2019 on \u2018Star Trek\u2019 set&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s safe to say George Takei won\u2019t be telling his \u201cStar Trek\u201d co-star William Shatner to \u201clive long and prosper\u201d anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>The entertainer, 85, who played Hikaru Sulu in the sci-fi <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, spoke to the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/stage\/2022\/nov\/28\/star-trek-george-takei-on-william-shatner-love-and-life-as-an-enemy-alien\">Guardian<\/a>\u00a0recently about his former castmate, characterizing Shatner, now 91, as some kind of diva on set.<\/p>\n<p>Takei was asked if cast members of the 1960s TV show were friends. He noted that while many of the actors grew close over the years, there was one person who refused to be a pal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes. Yes. YES. Except for one, who was a prima donna. But the rest of us shared a great camaraderie,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>The LGBTQ activist revealed that \u201cnone of us\u201d got along with Shatner, who portrayed series lead Captain James T. Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>Takei continued of Shatner, \u201cHe was self-involved. He enjoyed being the center of attention. He wanted everyone to kowtow to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/George-Takei-shatner-83.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"LOS ANGELES - JUNE 4: From  left: George Takei as Commander Hikaru Sul and William Shatner as Admiral James T. Kirk in the movie, &quot;Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.&quot; Release date, June 4, 1982. Image is a screen grab. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-24812763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/George-Takei-shatner-83.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/George-Takei-shatner-83.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/George-Takei-shatner-83.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Takei starred as Sulu and Shatner as Kirk in the film \u201cStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,\u201d released in 1982.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">CBS via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/George-Takei-shatner-81.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"American actors Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, Walter Koenig, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, and Canadian William Shatner on the set of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (Photo by Paramount Pictures\/Sunset Boulevard\/Corbis via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-24812760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/George-Takei-shatner-81.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/George-Takei-shatner-81.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/George-Takei-shatner-81.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Actors Leonard Nimoy (clockwise from left), Takei, Walter Koenig, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols and Shatner on the set of the 1989 movie \u201cStar Trek V: The Final Frontier\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corbis via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Takei also acknowledged that the Canadian native thinks Takei speaks about their feud in public just for some good old-fashioned p.r.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know [Shatner] came to London to promote his book and talked about me wanting publicity by using his name,\u201d the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.georgetakei.com\/an-anglophile-angelino-2591550094.html\">\u201cAnglophile Angelino\u201d<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I decided, I don\u2019t need his name to get publicity. I have much more substantial subject matter that I want to get publicity for, so I\u2019m not going to refer to Bill in this interview at all,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Before dropping he subject, Takei said Shatner was a \u201ccantankerous old man.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to leave him to his devices. I\u2019m not going to play his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/George-Takei-shatner-80.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Actor George Takei\" class=\"wp-image-24812757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/George-Takei-shatner-80.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/George-Takei-shatner-80.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/George-Takei-shatner-80.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The feud between \u201cStar Trek\u201d co-stars Takei and Shatner goes back decades. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/10\/14\/star-trek-star-george-takei-slams-william-shatners-spaceflight\/\">The pair\u2019s feud<\/a> reportedly spans decades. But just last year, when Shatner took flight on Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin rocket, Takei couldn\u2019t help but bring him back to Earth, telling Page Six that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/10\/14\/star-trek-star-george-takei-slams-william-shatners-spaceflight\/\">Shatner is \u201cunfit\u201d for<\/a> space <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s boldly going where other people have gone before. He\u2019s a guinea pig,\u201d Takei scoffed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo 90 years old is going to show a great deal more wear and tear on the human body, so he\u2019ll be a good specimen to study. Although he\u2019s not the fittest specimen of 90 years old, so he\u2019ll be a specimen that\u2019s unfit!\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The entertainer, 85, who played Hikaru Sulu in the sci-fi series, spoke to the\u00a0Guardian\u00a0recently about his former castmate, characterizing Shatner, now 91, as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":517447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/newspress-collage-24812080-1669660890992.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1669642980&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[136309,72794,115630,1499,5198,31637],"class_list":["post-517446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-11-28-22","tag-celebrity-feuds","tag-george-takei","tag-sci-fi","tag-star-trek","tag-william-shatner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=517446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/517447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=517446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=517446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=517446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}