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.

  • CCatMan@lemmy.one
    6·
    1 year ago

    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 …

  • ericskiff@beehaw.org
    4·
    1 year ago

    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.

  • russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net
    4·
    1 year ago

    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.

    • dandb@lemmy.ca
      4·
      1 year ago

      I’ve just been rewatching Elementary and I think she’d be fantastic.

  • Rhabuko@feddit.de
    3·
    1 year ago

    Giancarlo Esposito (actor who played Gustavo Fring in Breaking Bad). He make a great charismatic leader. Imagine him as Admiral of Starfleet! 🙌

  • Kranerian@kbin.social
    3·
    1 year ago

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

  • aufsichtsrat@startrek.website
    1·
    1 year ago

    Seein him in Peacemaker and how creepy he was in Guardians 3, I would love for Chukwudi Iwuji to show up in Trek. As an antagonist especially.

  • JWBananas@kbin.social
    1·
    1 year ago

    Paul Rudd, just because of how challenging it would be to put his face into Trek without being immensely distracting to the story.

    Miley Cyrus would make a good Orion. Fight me.

  • T156@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 year ago

    I’d like to see Dame Maggie Smith as an Admiral. She’d probably be fantastic at it.