Patrick Stewart Explains Why He Wants To Explore Jean-Luc Picard More in a New STAR TREK Movie
Patrick Stewart has really been pushing hard for a new Star Trek movie that would continue the story of Jean-Luc Picard after the events of Star Trek: Picard. That show obviously reinvigorated his love for the franchise and the character he’s played over the years and he’s not ready to give it up just yet.
In a recent interview with Wired, Stewart was asked about the Star Trek movie he wants to make and explained what he hoped to achieve with Jean-Luc Picard in one more final film. He said:
"Well, it would be: Let's explore further the inside of this man's head. His fears, his anger, his frustration, his questioning all of those things. There is a moment, I'm not quite sure where it comes in the series … Well, there are two moments. One is when Picard doesn't know what to do. He's stumped. And we never saw that in The Next Generation. There is also a moment when he is truly fearful. And those two pointers alone, I think, make him an interesting study for one more movie."
Yeah, that sounds good to me, and I’m sure a lot of other fans would love to see another Star Trek movie with Picard and other members of The Next Generation crew back in action for another space adventure. Stewart previously talked about trying to get the movie made, saying:
“I am gently pushing Paramount to let us do one single Picard movie. Not a Next Generation movie, as we have already done four of those. This would be an expansion and deepening of the universe as we’ve seen it in Star Trek: Picard. I’ve discussed this with Jonathan [Frakes], Brent [Spiner], and LeVar [Burton], and they are all game.”
While Paramount+ has said that the final Star Trek: Picard season is the last adventure of the Enterprise-D crew, the show's cast all want to come back for more! Stewart also previously said:
"I think we could do a movie, a Picard-based movie. Now not necessarily at all about Picard but about all of us. And to take many of those wonderful elements, particularly from Season 3 of Picard, and take out of that what I think could be an extraordinary movie. I keep telling people and mentioning it, and so far there's been no eager response, but it might well happen. And that would be I think a very appropriate way to say, 'And goodbye folks.'"
There’s no indication that Paramount Pictures is even considering this, but they’d be stupid not to. It’s not like they’ve been able to get any of their other various Star Trek film projects off the ground. This is one they could actually push through and there’s an audience eager to watch it.