Akiva Goldsman has teased his desire to use deep fake to retcon some big Star Trek moments, here's how it could bring back William Shatner as Kirk.
Although Star Trek has no current plans to deep fake legacy actors, the technology could be used to retcon the controversial death of Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek Generations. Kirk was shot in the back by the villainous Dr. Tolian Soran while attempting to save the Veridian system from the scientist's attempt to return to the Nexus. Kirk's body was recently revealed to be stored in Star Trek: Picard's Daystrom Station, setting up his potential return.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT In an interview with SFX Magazine, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds showrunner Akiva Goldsman spoke about the potential for using deep fake to retcon controversial Star Trek plot points. The Roddenberry Archive has already been working with deep fake technology, producing a short film entitled "Regeneration", in which Ambassador Spock visited Kirk's grave on Veridian III.
Whatever the reason for storing Kirk's body in Star Trek: Picard's Daystrom Station, deep fake could be deployed to make William Shatner look just like he did in 1994 or perhaps even earlier. This would allow the 23rd-century Kirk to interact with Starfleet's 25th-century officers. By bringing back the legendary James Tiberius Kirk for one final adventure in Star Trek: Legacy or a one-off streaming exclusive movie, the franchise could finally give him an ending befitting his stature.
Star Trek Can Retcon Kirk's Death With Deep Fake Star Trek could go one step further, by going back to Veridian III to completely retcon Kirk's death. Arguably this would be a less taxing alternative, as the 92-year-old William Shatner could then resume the role of Kirk in the 25th century. This would mean that deep fake need only be used for the scene where Kirk emerges from his grave, perhaps resurrected by Spock.
Retconning Kirk's Star Trek Generations death would provide a larger headache within canon than a surprise 25th-century resurrection. Kirk surviving his death on Veridian III would have huge implications for Starfleet in the 24th century. Kirk's skills as a military tactician would have been of great value during the Dominion War, for example.
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