Sir Patrick Stewart has said he would be willing to reprise his role as USS Enterprise's captain Jean-Luc Picard if Quentin Tarantino directs a Star Trek movie.
The revelation comes after it was reported Quentin Tarantino is working on a new idea for the sci-fi franchise alongside producer J.J. Abrams.
The Yorkshire-born actor told The Hollywood Reporter: "People are always saying to me, 'Will you be Jean-Luc Picard again?' And I cannot think that would be possible, but there are ways in which something like that might come about.
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"But one of my dreams is to work with Tarantino. I admire his work so much, and to be in a Tarantino film would give me so much satisfaction. So, if he is going to direct something to do with Star Trek and there was the possibility of dear old Jean-Luc showing up again and doing that for Mr Tarantino, I would embrace it.
"The one thing that characterizes all of his movies is that frame by frame, it always challenges, always demands your attention, always demands a very kind of open and generous response to what he does," he said. "I also love his sense of humour as a filmmaker. So yes, he would be my first choice."
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Tarantino and Abrams met with Paramount executives earlier this week, according to Deadline, with it thought the success of movies like Logan and Deadpool makes a more adult addition to the franchise more likely.
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The Revenant screenwriter Mark L. Smith is the frontrunner to write the script from Tarantino's story concept.
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The last Star Trek film Stewart features in was Nemesis, which brought to an end the Next Generation era of films. It was a box-office disappointment, earning just $67.3 million worldwide. However, the popular franchise was rebooted by Abrams in 2009, being both a critical and commercial success.
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