I know it’s been done to death all over the internet but not here yet!

If you could choose any actor or actress to be in Star Trek who would you choose?

I recently saw that Nic Cage said he was a Trekkie and I’d absolutely love it if he played an insane alien villain of some sort for an episode or two. Get him in star trek legacy as a crazy ferenghi or something.

  • @Dalakaar
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    • R0cket_M00se
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      51 year ago

      Imagine Browder and Black being John and Aeryn but pretending they have no idea who those characters are while playing them perfectly.

  • @aufsichtsrat
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    111 year ago

    I could also see Lucy Liu as a no nonsense Captain.

  • j4yc33
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    91 year ago

    I would love to see/have seen Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick get a scene together.

    • Ni
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      31 year ago

      Me too, loved them as prof x and magneto (even if the films were a bit…) so it would be nice to see them together again

  • Kranerian
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    91 year ago

    David Tennant would make a great anything, but it’d be especially cool to see him as a villain again.

    • Wiredfire
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      61 year ago

      Perhaps as an even more sinister than usual member of the Tal Shiar.

    • Ni
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      41 year ago

      Couldn’t agree more, she would provide serious gravitas!

  • @ericskiff@beehaw.org
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    Okay - some weirder takes here but hear me out. I’d love to see a science-vessel focused on anomaly of the week style episodic writing, with moral and ethical quandaries and personal growth and a search for “the meaning of it all” trumping action, adventure, and universe saving.

    Accordingly, I’d want that science vessel to be home to a delightfully nerdy crew of pedants, malcontents and misfits, all seeking something outside of the boring federation life or more militaristic vessels.

    The list of people that would be amazing to Star or guest:

    Neil Patrick Harris as captain

    Felicia day as chief science officer.

    Aubrey Plaza on tactical, way too smart and capable for her own good (and sardonic style)

    William Jackson Harper (Chidi from The Good Place) as first officer

    Warwick Davis as chief engineer, with awesome fully custom/adaptive AR controls and a combo of old-man wit and crazy ideas that gets them in and out of jams

    With guest turns from David Hyde Pierce (Niles from Frazier), Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, Donald Glover, etc

    Just go full nerd with it like discovery tried to, but without the constant intrigue and epic action. Let them be a family growing together and finding a place where they belong, puzzling through each new chapter together. TNG but for 2023 instead of 1988.

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      Aubrey plaza, warrick Davies and Donald Glover are my favourite of your picks!

    • @vacuumfountain
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      I LOVE the idea of William Jackson Harper as a First Officer. I want to see what he does with a confident character.

  • I don’t think I could pick a single actor, but having anyone from the SG1 series would have a very high chance of making me literally scream in excitement haha.

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    CCH Pounder. She’s amazing in everything! I’d love to see Avery Brooks come back.

  • @CCatMan@lemmy.one
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    I want Brendon Frazier as a chief O’Brien style character. One that’s been through war and head seen things… Things in the transporter room… Yeah …

  • Mikey Mongol
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    71 year ago

    Jeffrey Coombs hasn’t been in Lower Decks, Prodigy or SNW yet. He needs to get on that!

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    • Xariphon
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      I want to see him play a Q. Squeeze all of the smarm of Brunt and all of the smug power-tripping of Weyoun into one character.

      • Ragnell
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        11 year ago

        Conversely, imagine a Q with the energy of Herbert West.

  • Captain Janeway
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    71 year ago

    Nic Cage would be awesome. I’d love to see Daniel Radcliffe. He definitely has a lot of range.