Outlander is currently filming its fourth season in Scotland. As one of the hottest cable series, many actors are looking to play a part. Is it any wonder a Star Trek veteran may be in the mix?

Faster than you can say, “Man the photon torpedos!” or “Dinna fash Sassenach!” there may be a new addition to the Outlander cast. Sources have hinted to Hypable that none other than William Shatner, Captain Kirk, has thrown his phaser into the ring.

As you may know, Shatner has been tweeting about Outlander for the last two and a half years. He’s given his own thoughts on the series, befriended its actors, and engaged its shippers plenty of times.

Here’s the gem that started it all. It all came about because, well, who doesn’t love a good historical mansplaining? Remember this oh so helpful and informative exchange with author Diana Gabaldon from two years ago?

Since then, Shatner has bantered back and forth with leading man Sam Heughan, which led to Heughan being invited to Shatner’s ranch to check out Shatner’s horses, and bromance bloomed. Shatner even recently gave his full support to Heughan to take over as the next James Bond.

Shatner has been known to take the extra step to let folks know when foreign translation is off. It’s no wonder that he’s been called the hardest working man in Hollywood. Extra effort like this is a good indicator of why.

Every fandom needs a self-appointed good cop. Just like T.J. Hooker, Shatner is on daily patrol, of rabid shippers that is. Shatner has been on a two-year mission to boldly go where no one has dared to go before. He’s single-handedly taken on the mission of setting SamCait shippers straight.

Can continuous trolling at warp factor speed lead to time travel casting? Well beam us up, Scotty, because all signs point to yes. Why else would an octogenarian actor spend so much copious time telling Outlander fans like it is? It has to be that he’s seeking out a new role and new fandom.

Call it trolling. Call it a publicity stunt. Call it a being in love with the sound of his own voice as he winds up the Twitterverse. Fan frenemy Shatner is all over Outlander like Tribbles on the bridge. No one connected to Outlander is immune. It’s going to be a Billander universe from this point forward.

What role could this all lead to? Sources dished that, “Well, Bill won an Emmy as a lawyer. Why mess with success. He’s eyeing the role of lawyer and judge Farquard Campbell, but you didn’t hear it from me.”

Hypable has reached out to Starz and Shatner’s reps for comments and we’re eagerly awaiting a response. Whatever happens, the mere fact that he entered negotiations for a role is sure to shake up the fandom.

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