Who will be the Captain of the new Star Trek?

Big shoes to fill as Starfleet's next Captain

The Captain's chair is up for grabs again and there has been plenty of speculation on who the new Captain will be in the upcoming series. Will they be up for the task of following in the footsteps of the previous Starfleet Captains? At this point we can only guess. One rumor floating around the internet is that Bryan Fuller really wanted Angela Bassett to play the role, but unfortunately she is to busy with American Horror Story at this time. Michael Dorn also pitched an idea to CBS about a series called Captain Worf  and as exciting as that possibility would be, Dorn confirmed that CBS turned it down.

 Other casting suggestions have been:

1. Mekhi Phifer - Torchwood, Divergent, Dawn of the Dead
2. Kevin McKidd - Trainspotting, Greys Anatomy
3. Liam Cunningham - Game of Thrones, Merlin, Doctor Who
4. Carrie-Anne Moss - The Matrix, Jessica Jones, F/X The Series
5. Michael Kelly - House of Cards, Criminal Minds
6. William Fichtner - Entourage, Prison Break, Elysium
7. Amy Brenneman - The Leftovers, Judging Amy, NYPD Blue
8. Lance Reddick - The Wire, Fringe
SOURCE: Eight casting choices to lead the new Star Trek TV series

Out of that list of potential Captains I would say my absolute favorite would be Carrie-Anne Moss.

Carrie-Anne Moss as the next Starfleet Captain??

So far there has been no word from the production team about who the cast will be, although Tony Todd did say he was on the casting short-list. Maybe he'll reprise his role as Worf's brother. He did play alot of characters on the other Star Trek shows. The adult version of Jake Sisko on DS9, Klingon Kurn on TNG, and Alpha Hirogen on Voyager. If Tony Todd is cast he most likely won't be the only Star Trek alum involved. With Bryan Fuller as the showrunner, we can only hope that he will get more of them involved. Maybe even Kirk and Picard as Admirals.