William Shatner’s Latest ‘Collab’ Has Fans Doing a Double Take originally appeared on Parade.
Star Trek legend William Shatner is 94 years young, and he is ready to launch a new career — boy band member.
In a cheeky Instagram post, the actor posted a photo of himself flanked by Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter and actor Paul Wesley and wrote, “Introducing NBP…the Older Boys Band! 😉 We are working on our first single: ‘I Want It That Way Because I May Be Dead Tomorrow!’ 😝.”
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Fans are cracking up in the comments.
“This is awesome. Will it be spoken word?” wrote one fan, which is quite the deep cut because it is referencing Shatner’s 1968 spoken-word album The Transformed Man, in which Shatner recites famous monologues from classic literature over the top of then-contemporary pop songs like “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” and “Mr. Tambourine Man.”
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Another fan wrote, “Let’s goooooo 👏👏🔥🙌😂😂😂 love the band name NBP 😂😂.”
Wesley himself jumped in the comments and asked, “When do we start our residency at the sphere? @williamshatner @nickcarter,” to which another fan replied, “@paulwesley we are ready for this 😂.”
Wesley and Shatner have quite the connection lately, as Wesley has been starring as the young Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. In fact, he has said that he would love to step into the captain’s chair when Strange New Worlds is done.
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“First of all, I would one hundred percent do a series regular starring role, one thousand percent. But I think Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the pre [Kirk’s] Enterprise is so fascinating. It’s so well done. It’s a huge hit. Anson Mount is brilliant. I don’t think that show is going anywhere, I don’t want that show going anywhere anytime soon,” Wesley told Trek Movie, adding, “Maybe it will happen, but I don’t think it would happen certainly any time in the next — I think there’s a long road to explore here with Strange New Worlds and I’m just really happy to be a part of it… I’m ready, but also very happy to be where I am now exploring Kirk on Strange New Worlds.“
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William Shatner’s Latest ‘Collab’ Has Fans Doing a Double Take first appeared on Parade on Aug 12, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
