Sam Heughan recently admitted that Tom Hanks' wife Rita Wilson once slid into his DMs to share her love for Outlander.
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infamous reputation as a “self-centered” “douche” — that according to former co-star George Takei — when he met actor Wil Wheaton on the set of “Star Trek V.”At the time, Wheaton was 16 and playing Wesley Crusher on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” when he found out that the original “Star Trek” cast would be working next door.Wheaton, who co-starred in “Stand by Me” opposite River Phoenix and Corey Feldman as a kid, took weeks to drum up the nerve to introduce himself. Finally, he saw Shatner surrounded by crew members and decided it was time.
Wearing his gray “acting ensign” spacesuit, Wheaton walked over to the legendary curmudgeon famous for playing Capt. James T.
Kirk“It took about eight steps for my confidence to evaporate,” Wheaton, now 49, writes in his upcoming book, “Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir,” out April 12.“‘So you’re the kid on that show?'” Shatner asked.“He seemed annoyed,” Wheaton writes. “My throat and mouth were dry, and my palms were sweating.
My heart pounded in my ears, as I answered, ‘Uh, yes sir. My name’s Wil.'”The teen, put out his hand for Shatner to shake — which he ignored.Shatner then proceeded to mock Wheaton’s costume.“‘What is that, your spacesuit?’ he said, and made a sound that was somewhere between a laugh and a cough,” Wheaton writes.Wheaton says that he actually felt light-headed and didn’t hear Shatner when he asked him a question.“‘I said, What do you do over there?’ he asked,” Wheaton recalls.
Sam Heughan recently admitted that Tom Hanks' wife Rita Wilson once slid into his DMs to share her love for Outlander.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Shakespeare’s 456th birthday?”In case you’re like, “…wait, what?,” during Covid, theater actors gathered on Zoom to read plays. Patrons could order a ticket from a theater website, receive a private link, and then tune in from the comfort of their quarantine.“Nobody will be watching this,” our friend wrote. “It won’t be recorded.
Jeff Bezos is a long-time Star Trek fan. The entrepreneur and creator of Amazon has discussed his love of the series and all things sci-fi, and how they’ve inspired several of his company’s most famous products. What a lot of people don’t know, is the fact that he had a cameo in one of the Star Trek films.Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are working in the AmazonLauren Sanchez shares Jeff Bezos’ sweetest side! Tycoon bakes a batch of cookies for the kidsA post shared by Jeff Bezos (@jeffbezos)Jeff Bezos had a cameo in “Star Trek: Beyond,” the last film of the most recent Star Trek trilogy starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, and Zoe Saldaña.
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “Start Trek: The Motion Picture,” the seminal first film of the franchise that first premiered in 1979, is finally available to stream on Paramount Plus. The remastered 4K version has been given a special effects makeover and includes a new “Directors Edition.”This isn’t the first time the sci-fi film has been re-released with updates.
William Shatner is calling out Wil Wheaton for his story of their “rude” meeting.
Patrick Stewart) gets involved and soon discovers there's more to the story than what's been offered. As it turns out, the cadet died while attempting a dangerous flying stunt. Not only that, he had been peer-pressured by the flight squadron after initially voicing his concerns about pulling it off.Picard implores him to reveal the truth — «the truth» also being revealed as the titular «first duty» of Starfleet -- at the academy tribunal, along with sharing his disappointment in Wesley's actions.
before finally admitting it was true.)Next is a wacky “Rent” parody song where Alexander’s Bezos sings about how much money he lost in his divorce from Mackenzie Scott. This was followed by an appearance by George Takei, playing William Shatner in his Bezos-funded trip to space in 2021.
Team,As we continue to identify synergies and optimize the strengths of our business across theatrical, streaming, and linear, leaning into the goal of future proofing our financials that I outlined for 2022, I want to let you know about a key leadership update. Effective immediately, Andrew Gumpert, Paramount Pictures Chief Operating Officer, will be expanding his role to encompass Nickelodeon Studios, serving now as Chief Operating Officer, Paramount Pictures & Nickelodeon Studios, reporting into me.Andrew first joined Paramount Pictures as COO in 2017.
Chris Wallace spent nearly two decades at Fox News before shifting to the new streaming service, CNN+.
Samuel L Jackson has revealed he is a massive Outlander fan - and he dreams about Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe.
Well, it looks like Pete Davidson is going to be stuck on Earth for the time being.
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin informed that Pete Davidson “is no longer able to join the NS-20 crew on this mission,” and they “will announce the sixth crew member in the coming days.” The 28-year-old Saturday Night Live star had been slated to depart on March 23 alongside Marty Allen, SpaceKids Global founder Sharon Hagle, Tricor International CEO Mark Hagle, entrepreneur Jim Kitchen, and Commercial Space Technologies President George Nield; however, his aspirations to visit earth’s orbit came to an end.To date, it is unknown the reasons why the Staten Island native won’t join the A-listers already launched to the edge of the milky way in a Blue Origin shuttle. Pete would have been the fourth celeb breaching the atmosphere after Michael Strahan, William Shatner, and Jeff Bezos.In January, Pete Davidson and his girlfriend Kim Kardashian arrived at Bezos‘ estate in Los Angeles.
NEW YORK -- Pete Davidson has bowed out of a short ride to space on a Jeff Bezos rocket.The “Saturday Night Live” star is no longer able to make the flight, which has been delayed for nearly a week, Bezos' space travel company said Thursday night. No other details were provided.The company announced earlier this week that Davidson would be one of six passengers on Blue Origin's next flight.
Pete Davidson is getting away from all the drama… very far away! The 28-year-old star is set to fly to space with Blue Origin's fourth human flight alongside five other travelers. On Monday, Jeff Bezos' company announced that Pete would be a part of the upcoming NS-20 flight on March 23. The comedian is not the first celebrity to fly to space with Blue Origin.
Paramount+‘s “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.”Wesley was in for quite a surprise on Tuesday when he found himself sitting next to Captain Kirk himself, William Shatner, on a plane.The “Tell Me A Story” actor tweeted out a snap of the two men smiling from behind their masks on the aircraft.“I am deeply humbled and still a little startled to have been given the honor of playing the inimitable James T Kirk,” Wesley wrote. “Ever since I was a kid, I have been awed by the imaginative world Gene Roddenberry created,” he noted.
Paul Wesley is opening up about his recent casting as Captain James T. Kirk on Paramount+’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Paul Wesley is about to step into some Shatner-sized shoes.