Patrick Stewart Wasn’t The First Choice For Captain Picard Star Trek: Tng

It is hard to imagine anyone but Patrick Stewart playing the role of Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Through the entire run of the series, he was the clear-thinking, soothing head of the starship Enterprise crew, and the absolute moral center of the entire franchise.

“Star Trek: The Next Generation” could have looked very different, though.

According to a casting memo from April 13, 1987, other actors were up for the role.Casting nets are wide, of course.

Other names up for the role of Picard included Mitchell Ryan (“Grosse Pointe Blank“), Roy Thinnes (“The X-Files“), Yaphet Kotto (“Alien“), and Patrick Bauchau…The post Patrick Stewart Wasn’t The First Choice for Captain Picard Star Trek: Tng appeared first on /Film.

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