In an interview with StarTrek.com, William Shatner admitted that he needs he had stood up for his personality when he noticed how the captain used to be intended to be killed off, pronouncing, “I’d be a lot more brave about suggesting, or tough could be a greater phrase, a extra regal go out for this hero.” He admitted that he did not know the the explanation why Kirk used to be given such an undignified loss of life, however mentioned that he truly regretted now not pushing tougher to have the nature’s loss of life modified. For the reason that Shatner already had to battle to trade the finishing as soon as, in all probability he wasn’t up to stay pushing to trade the finishing once more after it were revised.
In truth, in accordance to a 2018 interview with TrekMovie, Shatner by no means even truly sought after his personality killed off, however felt like Paramount left him without a selection as they’d determined to move the baton for the “Celebrity Trek” motion pictures onto “The Subsequent Era” solid. Shatner used to be advised that he may both seem within the movie and be killed off or, if he became down the movie, they might merely kill his personality offscreen as a substitute. That go out for Kirk most definitely would had been much more unsatisfying for “Celebrity Trek” enthusiasts than the shot-in-the-back collection and the finishing that made the general lower.