William Shatner Was “A Pleasure” In Star Trek Generations, Despite Patrick Stewart’s Early “Disappointment”

William Shatner was “a pleasure” to work with in Star Trek Generations, although Patrick Stewart confesses in his new memoir that he was initially “disappointed” Captain James T. Kirk was part of the first Star Trek: The Next Generation movie. Stewart’s memoir, “Making It So,” delves into the legendary actor’s years playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard. When it came time for TNG to make the leap to feature films, Stewart writes that Star Trek Generations “plays like an extended, expensive episode rather than a feature film.”