New 'Star Trek' movie featuring Picard is on the way, Patrick Stewart says
By Scott Snowden
published 1 day ago
Patrick Stewart isn't ready to give up being Jean-Luc Picard.
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"After we finished recording our seven seasons of 'Next Generation' we made four Star Trek movies of varying qualities, the best one being ['First Contact'], directed by Jonathan Frakes. He was one of the people who had the most influence on me on the show because of his experience and his understanding of the complexities and how bringing different qualities onto the stage was very, very important in diversity and change," Stewart said.
As he continued, however, Stewart made a surprise statement, saying that there was a "Star Trek" movie script being written with him in mind.
"So it's an ongoing procedure for me. I heard only last night about a script that is being written, but written specifically with the actor, Patrick [Stewart], to play in it. And I've been told to expect to receive it within a week or so. I'm so excited because it sounds like the kind of project where the experimentation that I want to do will be essential for this kind of material. It's good at 83…"
