Well, one person who has a real affinity for space exploration, legendary actor William Shatner, most known for his role as Captain James T Kirk in the iconic television series Star Trek.

Shatner also traveled to space in real life in 2021 at the age of 90.

On board, Jeff Bezos is Blue Origin's space shuttle, even by Hollywood standards.

Shatner has led an extraordinary life.

Now a new acclaimed documentary by William Shatner, You can call me Bill is exploring the life, career and musings of the entertainment legend.

Katie recently spoke to Shatner about doing the documentary on his life and why he wanted to share it in person with his fans right here in Kentucky.

It's an interesting phrase.

Go boldly.

Go boldly.

Go with courage.

Go fully go with commitment.

That's what it means.

Don't do it half heartedly.

Whatever it is you do, do it fully.

Do it passionately.

Do it with your whole being.

This is what I believe in.

For the next 5 minutes and then I'll believe in something else.

I thought it was time to do it.

I'd been asked so many times to do a biographical film and I chose Legion M, the production company whose unique way of financing a film, which was Give me some money and your money buys you that share in the film.

You want to be a part of.

And as this film makes money, you'll make money on that share of the film.

But you're out.

So that's that appealed to me.

I thought that was really innovative and good and constructive.

And Alexander is a great film maker and I thought it'd be great to be with him.

So it all worked out because we've been lauded to the skies.

We got these, you know, these rotten tomatoes.

That is really good.

The more rotten tomatoes you got, the better.

They like to film at every film festival we went in, we were.

We were just the critique was wonderful.

I've only heard and I suppose it's only polite to say I've only heard people talking to.

They say they've really liked it, but other reviewers written reviews that and I don't know who they are.

They've all been incredible.

There's something that this film touches on a general basis, not just me, but maybe the ideas I express or the way it's dramatized with film and music and all whatever is happening inside.

This hour and a half, people come out of the theater filled with joy.

The film is is out there now.

We're we're sending it out.

It's being released.

It's playing somewhere.

I buy a home in Kentucky and I'm there a lot.

Not so much this past year, but in the past and in the future a lot.

So Kentucky is kind of home and these personal appearances are the important ones to tell an audience.

And in this case in the Lexington area that I'll be there in person on stage after the film and we'll have a great discussion and all the other things that are planned and the audience can be a part of.

There's an after party and then there's a party.

After the party, it goes on.

It's going to be quite an evening.

I hope that they'll walk away with a feeling of of happiness, of of joy, of.

Maybe there's something they will have learned.

Maybe they will have had a laugh, but they will have been gainfully entertained for a good period of time, you know, a couple of hours at least, and had a moment in the theater.

And that's fairly rare.

And and so I think you'll get your money's worth.

That special screening of William Shatner, you can call me Bill, happens next Friday, October 4th, at the Kentucky Theater in Lexington.

You can find out more at Kentucky Theater dot org.

There you can also find ticket information and a schedule of all of the evening's events.