US actor Nicholas Cage is currently on a marketing tour for his new film The Old Way, which made its cinema debut a few days ago. in the Interview with Kevin Polowy the 59-year-old has now talked about other roles that he might one day want to take on. It was also the sci-fi duel between Star Wars and Star Trek – and which side the performer would end up choosing. And it looks like he’s going to turn off those in charge of Lucasfilm.
Nicolas Cage loves Star Trek
In the interview, the actor is asked if he wants a role in The Mandalorian or in the general Star Wars universe. Especially an appearance alongside Pedro Pascal – who plays Mando in the Star Wars series – would have ensured a reunion. The two recently stood in front of the camera together for Massive Talent. However, Nicolas Cage’s answer is clear and concise: “I’m not really in it. I’m a Trekkie!“
“I’m not in the Star Wars family. I’m in the Star Trek family. […] I like the political and the sociology… to me that’s science fiction. And Star Trek really lived it up. They were dealing with really serious things.” it says in the conversation. So it’s up to the creators of Star Trek whether we’ll ever see Nicolas Cage in a movie or series in the popular sci-fi franchise.
This is how Star Trek continues
Fans of Patrick Stewart and his performance as Jean-Luc Picard can look forward to the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard looking forward. New episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Season 2) and Star Trek: Discovery (Season 5) are also planned for 2023. With the streaming service Paramount+ Subscribers now also have access to numerous Star Trek series and films. Picard will remain with Amazon Prime Video in this country.
