George Takei: William Shatner was a ‘prima donna’ on ‘Star Trek’ set

It’s protected to say George Takei gained’t be telling his “Star Trek” co-star William Shatner to “reside lengthy and prosper” anytime quickly.

The entertainer, 85, who performed Hikaru Sulu within the sci-fi sequence, spoke to the Guardian lately about his former castmate, characterizing Shatner, now 91, as some type of diva on set.

Takei was requested if forged members of the Sixties TV present had been buddies. He famous that whereas most of the actors grew shut through the years, there was one one that refused to be a pal.

“Sure. Sure. YES. Apart from one, who was a prima donna. However the remainder of us shared a fantastic camaraderie,” he defined.

The LGBTQ activist revealed that “none of us” bought together with Shatner, who portrayed sequence lead Captain James T. Kirk.

Takei continued of Shatner, “He was self-involved. He loved being the focus. He wished everybody to kowtow to him.”

Takei starred as Sulu and Shatner as Kirk within the movie “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” launched in 1982.

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Actors Leonard Nimoy (clockwise from left), Takei, Walter Koenig, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols and Shatner on the set of the 1989 film “Star Trek V: The Ultimate Frontier”

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Takei additionally acknowledged that the Canadian native thinks Takei speaks about their feud in public only for some good old school p.r.

“I do know [Shatner] got here to London to advertise his guide and talked about me wanting publicity through the use of his identify,” the “Anglophile Angelino” stated.

“So I made a decision, I don’t want his identify to get publicity. I've rather more substantial subject material that I need to get publicity for, so I’m not going to confer with Invoice on this interview in any respect,” he added.

Earlier than dropping he topic, Takei stated Shatner was a “cantankerous outdated man.”

“I’m going to depart him to his gadgets. I’m not going to play his recreation,” he concluded.

The feud between “Star Trek” co-stars Takei and Shatner goes again a long time.

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The pair’s feud reportedly spans a long time. However simply final 12 months, when Shatner took flight on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket, Takei couldn’t assist however convey him again to Earth, telling Web page Six that Shatner is “unfit” for area journey.

“He’s boldly going the place different individuals have gone earlier than. He’s a guinea pig,” Takei scoffed.

“So 90 years outdated goes to indicate a fantastic deal extra put on and tear on the human physique, so he’ll be a very good specimen to review. Though he’s not the fittest specimen of 90 years outdated, so he’ll be a specimen that’s unfit!”