In American series, quite famous actors are sometimes shot. Star Trek: The Next Generation, for example, has been honored by Patrick Stewart, the star of the X-Men franchise. Who else played the main roles in this film, and what, in fact, is he talking about?
A brief plot of the film and its creators
The creators of the movie Star Trek: The Next Generation have moved screen action to the distant future. According to the plot, on the threshold of the 24th century. From now on, flights between galaxies are not a problem. The research vessel Enterprise runs in outer space. In each new series, new tasks are set before the crew of the spaceship, during which the main characters fall into various alterations.
The crew of the Enterprise is commanded by Jean-Luc Picard. Every day, he and his friends encounter new alien races, fighting for their survival in the vast Universe. Also the main storyline is interpersonal relationships in the team of Jean-Luc Picard.
The creator and executive producer of the series is a certain Gene Roddenberry. Gene was a member of World War II. He came to television in the 50s. He wrote scripts for a wide variety of projects, but Star Trek is his most famous work. Roddenberry produced the film from 1987 to 1991, until he died. Then the relay was transferred to other specialists in this field.
Guest Actors: Star Trek: The Next Generation and Patrick Stewart
The protagonist of the series "Star Trek" - Jean-Luc Picard. Jean-Luc French by nationality. He dreamed about the career of a starship captain since childhood. His dream came true when, on the second attempt, he nevertheless entered the Starfleet Academy.
In his youth, Picard was completely attacked, as a result of which his heart was seriously damaged. Jean-Luc replaced the real organ with a prosthesis. Picard did not give up the profession, and after a while he became the captain of the Enterprise research vessel, on which more than one galaxy circled.
Patrick Stewart owes a lot to the Star Trek project, as well as the other actors involved in it. “Star Trek: The Next Generation” made Patrick’s name recognizable not only in the theater, but also in television. Before the series, Stewart acted in films, but these were little-known projects, and he received minor roles.
10 years after the end of the last Star Trek season, Patrick Stewart played another significant role for himself: the role of Professor Xavier in the X-Men franchise. On the set of this project, Stuart happened to collaborate with Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence, Holly Berry and many other Hollywood stars.
Star Trek: The Next Generation: actors and roles. Jonathan Frakes as William Riker
William Riker was for a long time the first officer in the starship Enterprise. At a certain period in the development of events, William even acted as captain of the ship. A little later, this hero left the Enterprise, as he was offered the position of captain of another ship.
In the movie Star Trek: The Next Generation, actors Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes actually play colleagues and associates. Frakes, unlike Stuart, is mostly known only for the role of Riker.
Harvard Graduate Freix began his career on Broadway. Before
“Star Trek” the actor starred in many TV shows, but they have already gone into oblivion and no one will even remember their name. The only more or less well-known project is the historical epic “North and South”. The main roles in this film were played by Hollywood stars Patrick Swayze, David Carradin, James Reid and Kersti Ellie. Jonathan got an episodic character.
Other role performers
In the series Star Trek: The Next Generation, actors Brent Spiner, Levar Barton, Michael Dorn and Marina Sirtis played team members Jean-Luc Picard.
Brent Spiner appeared on the screen in the image of the second officer of the starship Enterprise. The hero of the actor was named Date and belonged to the android race. Brent Spiner can also be seen in the blockbuster Independence Day with Will Smith and The Phenomenon with John Travolta.
Levar Barton played the chief engineer of the Enterprise. Michael Dorn got the role of Worf's security chief. Marina Sirtis played an adviser to Diana Troy.
TV series reviews
The highlight of the project, according to the viewers, was not the actors - “Star Trek: The Next Generation”, first of all, intrigues the first-class work of the screenwriter. All the little things in a fictional universe are thought out to the smallest detail. Moreover, this is not just science fiction, but science fiction: that is, Gene Roddenberry mixed his fantasies and real scientific achievements into one “cocktail”.
It is interesting to observe the alleged future, to fantasize together with the creators of the picture on the topic of which races and peoples can live in other galaxies. In addition, there were some special effects. Not an Avatar, of course, but for the end of the 80s everything looks very worthy. The final rating of the series on the IMDb website is 8.6 points out of a possible 10.