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.
 

3 Reasons to get Excited About the new Star Trek Series

Bryan Fuller

1. Bryan Fuller 
Writer for Star Trek DS9 and Star Trek Voyager

22 episode writing credits for the Star Trek franchise.

Won 1 Award and was nominated for 8 Awards

"I got into writing to become a "Star Trek" writer. I was a rabid fan."

Nicholas Meyer

 2. Nicholas Meyer
Director for Star Trek: Wrath of Khan

Co-wrote Star Trek VI and Star Trek IV

Won 5 Awards and was nominated for 11 Awards

"The really great villains are the ones that you root for".

Rod Roddenberry

 3. Rod Roddenberry 
Director of Documentary: Trek Nation

CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment

Son of Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett

"I think the next great thing could come out of a fan's mind".

Will the new Star Trek Series Re-Boot TNG??

Will they Re-Boot Star Trek TNG??

Now that Bryan Fuller from Star Trek past has come aboard the new show will it be Star Trek from the old universe that Fuller helped create or will it be Star Trek in the new universe that Kurtzman helped create? Or maybe they will mix the old with the new.

Alex Kurtzman made his name in the Star Trek franchise through the JJ Abrams directed films of new, whereas Bryan Fuller has been part of the television series from the past like DS9 and Voyager. What does this mean exactly?? Well Fuller was quoted as saying: "I think there's something very exciting about the new J.J. Abrams-verse, and there's also kind of an interesting reinvention, how would ('Star Trek: The Next Generation') evolve from that? Where would that be? Where would that go? Star Trek is such a big universe, and there are so many places to go with it. I have a very specific idea that I would love to do."

It has been rumored that the new series from Kurtzman and Fuller will "introduce new characters and civilizations, existing outside of the mythology charted by previous series and the current movie franchises." So technically a JJ-verse TNG reboot would probably fall outside the existing mythology but maybe not enough to do a new TV series. What do you think about this premise? Would you like to see a JJ-verse TNG??