Celebrities seem to be checking out at an alarming rate lately. So you’d be forgiven for assuming that 94-year-old William Shatner might be eyeing the exit ramp with a bit of anxiety. According to RadarOnline (so, you know, grain of salt), he’s more than just concerned. He’s terrified.
The report claims Shatner is obsessed with outsmarting the inevitable and is exploring all the sci-fi-sounding options.
A so-called insider put it bluntly: “William is now looking into everything from being frozen to having his head pickled in a jar in the unlikely event he can be resurrected. He has become obsessed with ways to live forever.” Which, let’s be honest, sounds exactly like something a 90-something-year-old sci-fi icon might say with full conviction.
Now, actual immortality might still be off the table (at least for now), but digital immortality? That’s a different story.
Shatner reportedly signed with a company that will create an A.I.-powered hologram of him, designed to preserve his stories, personality, and quirks so his family can “talk” to him long after he’s gone.
He reportedly told the company, “I’ve had quite a crazy life, so I’d have a lot of stories that I don’t want people to forget.”
Say what you want about Shatner, but he’s nothing if not self-aware. The man’s been in the public eye for seven decades, playing roles from space captain to Priceline pitchman, and clearly, he’s not planning to fade quietly into the night. If he has his way, he’ll still be telling stories 100 years from now—even if it’s from inside a holographic projector.
And honestly? That feels like a very Shatner way to go. Or… not go.