James McAvoy Almost Played Picard In a ‘Star Trek’ TV Prequel

After playing young Patrick Stewart in X-Men James McAvoy obviously enjoyed it a lot, he attempted to do it once again, however with Star Trek

On Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confusedpodcast, the star spoke about approaching the group behind the sci-fi franchise to play a young variation of Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard. “We almost did it. […] All I truly wish to perform in my profession is play young variations of Patrick,” he chuckled. As he informed it, this would’ve been “a one-off standalone season” called Mutiny on the Stargazer about Picard’s time as captain of the Federation vessel, a position he held for over twenty years.

A few of that period has actually been displayed in Next Generation and Picard, plus a series of books by Michael Jan Friedman. McAvoy desired Mutiny to check out “what truly took place” when Picard supervised and “the trick he’s been keeping his whole profession.” This is something the Star Trek group obviously took seriously, considering that he stated they were “into it” and numerous talks were had– and after that “logistical problems” avoided additional movement on the series. (Depending on when he pitched this, he probably indicates prepare for the Stewart-led Picard series were currently underway.)

“I simply go to sleep and think of it in the evening,” stated McAvoy of the unfinished pitch. Unfortunate, too, for fans of Picard (the character) and the star himself, given that it’s not every day one attempts to get a job for a franchise they like off the ground. If he’s really angling to keep playing more youthful variations of Patrick Stewart functions, he’s got a good quantity to select from.

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