Patrick Stewart to return in the 'Star Trek' sequel

English actor Patrick Stewart to return to the fictional universe with the upcoming 'Star Trek' sequel. Executive Producer Alex Kurtzman and Patrick Stewart on August 4 announced his return to the cast and surprised the audience. They reveled that the multiple time Olivier, Golden Globe, Emmy, Screen Actors Guild and Saturn Award nominee, will take back his role as iconic Jean-Luc Picard for the upcoming 'Star Trek' series that is going to be aired in CBS All Access. The subscription based streaming web channel said on Saturday that Stewart has been tapped to headline a new 'Star Trek' series, reprising his 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' character, Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

Stewart himself took to social media to confirm the news. The 'Logan' star took to Twitter on August 4 and said, "It is an unexpected but delightful surprise to find myself excited and invigorated to be returning to Jean-Luc Picard and to explore new dimensions within him. Read my full statement in the photo. #StarTrek @cbsallaccess Photo: @shervinfoto"

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As per media reports, the upcoming sequel is not actually a 'Next Generation' reboot, but will tell the story of the next chapter of Picard’s life. However, no title or premier date of the series are revealed yet. Stewart was featured as Picard in the last seven seasons of the series and in fact in the movies which include 'Star Trek Generations' (1994), 'Star Trek: First Contact' (1996), 'Star Trek: Insurrection' (1998) and 'Star Trek: Nemesis' (2002).

Reportedly, Stewart in a statement said, he thought his 'Star Trek' days “had run its natural course” so he considers it a delightful surprise to be playing Picard again. Watch the video of how Alex Kurtzman and Patrick Stewart surprised  the fans in a video shared by the 'Star Trek: Discovery' in Twitter.

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