SDCC 2022: Captain Kirks Unite In Unique Comic-Con Handprint Ceremony

This is exactly the type of amazing experience that you can only have at San Diego Comic-Con.

Kicking off the first full day of SDCC 2022, Legion M commemorated the era-spanning journey of William Shatner (who actually sits on Legion M’s board of advisors), and united old and new with a special handprint ceremony tied to their upcoming (as yet untitled) William Shatner documentary (which is set to be directed by Alexandre Phillipe, who also directed the Geekscape co-produced Doc of the Dead).

I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the event in person, which was hosted at the Theatre Box in San Diego and featured a unique meeting of the generations between Shatner and Paul Wesley, the Captain Kirk featured in the lauded new series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Things kicked off with Legion M’s co-founder and CEO, Paul Scanlan, thanking everyone in attendance, and dialing in on how important it is that Legion M is a ‘for the fans’ company. Paul Wesley thanked Shatner for all of his advice on taking the helm of Captain Kirk, and even handed things over to Shatner with a ”You have the conn.”

Shatner seemed in high spirits throughout the ceremony, and cracked jokes about his “puffy hands” getting stuck in the concrete (too many shellfish), sticking his face in the concrete (he didn’t), and more. Following the actual handprinting, Legion M pulled in all cosplay-laden attendees for a photo op with Shatner, and the pure elation on most of their faces is really what SDCC is all about.

The upcoming Shatner documentary itself will be funded entirely by fans, who will also be able to earn ownership (and thus, even revenues) on the project. This is a pretty neat sounding spin on the standard crowdfunding platforms — if you’re interested, you can learn more right here!

I only had my iPhone in hand for the ceremony, so things aren’t as clear as they could be, but take a browse below to see just how much fun and experience this was. A huge thanks to Legion M for hosting us at the ceremony!