No Future In Trek For Jean-Luc Picard

Has the Star Trek franchise seen the last of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard?

In his recent appearance at DragonCon in Atlanta, actor Patrick Stewart reflected on his past at the helm of the USS Enterprise, and spoke candidly about the future of his other iconic role, X-Men’s Professor Charles Xavier.

Although Stewart was impressed with this summer's "Star Trek" reboot, he doubts that Picard will be part of the franchise, but a cameo in a sequel is still a possibility.

And while the 11th film was supposed to be a wrap-up of the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" crew, fans instead may have to say good-bye to the bald-headed Frenchman and his crew in 2002's "Star Trek: Nemesis," which didn't exactly wow audiences when it was released.

"I feel that I have left behind a legacy as Picard," Stewart said. "In my head and heart, I've moved on."

He may have closed the book on Picard, but Stewart is open to revisiting his X-Men role. He had a brief cameo as a young Charles Xavier in this summer’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” and aIS that fans of that franchise have not seen the last of him.

Stewart recently joined his X-Men co-star Ian McKellen on stage, and they both expressed an interest in continuing to explore the relationship between Charles Xavier and Magneto. Plans for a Magneto origin film -- which understandably would include a lot of Charles Xavier -- remains in pre-production development.

Patrick Stewart will appear on television later this year as Claudius in the BBC 2 production of “Hamlet."

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