Sir Patrick Stewart has been one of the most iconic actors known to humankind. With a plethora of memorable roles in notable movies and series, Stewart is revered as one of the most veteran actors in Hollywood.
Starring in the role of Jean-Luc Picard in the 1987 American series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Patrick Stewart gave his all to portray his role diligently. One episode of the series had quite some intense scenes and Stewart dove into some extremely dark places to research about the scenes!
Sir Patrick Stewart Went Down A Dark Path For Star Trek
Season 6 of Star Trek: The Next Generation was quite intense for the audience. Especially episodes 10 and 11, which featured a torture scene when Captain Picard was captured by Gul Madred were quite gruesome for the people.
Talking about the gruesome torture scenes from the series, Patric Stewart revealed that he went down a deep-dark rabbit hole to research the topic. As per the book Star Trek: The Next Generation 365 by Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann, Stewart worked directly with Amnesty International in hopes of perfecting the torture scene. Stewart also watched tapes of torture survivors and a torturer who talked about his experience in giving pain to the people.
Wanting to depict the torture scene with the utmost accuracy, Sir Patrick Stewart even agreed to actually strip naked for the torture scene. Instead of a modesty sock or any means of clothing, the veteran actor was actually naked. When asked the reason for this movie, the actor revealed that he wanted to fully honor the people who had been through a similar experience before.
Patrick Stewart Could Return To The Role of Professor X!
Alongside the Star Trek franchise, Patrick Stewart is also known for portraying the role of Charles Xavier in the X-Men franchise. After dying on-screen several times, Stewart revealed in an interview with Etalk that he would be willing to return to the MCU!
“I cannot put it to rest because it’s not a fact either for or against. It is a possibility. Hugh Jackman and I looked upon Logan as being our farewell. Given I died in the film, actually I’ve died several times already, how do I do it? Know that and you could get lucky.”
Although it is just an openness to return, it cannot be confirmed whether Sir Patrick Stewart will indeed return to the role or not. As for the iconic 1987 American series, Star Trek: The Next Generation is available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.
