James McAvoy loves STAR TREK but turned down a role -- here's why

James McAvoy talks about his love of STAR TREK #happysadconfused #joshhorowitz #jamesmcavoy #startrek

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[DenkyManner]

It was Uhura and he suggested a black woman might be a better choice. JJ replied "omg, you're so right! So, do you wanna try out for Khan?!"

[MartinPittBradley]

McAvoy as Picard in a miniseries to show us what went down with Jack Crusher

[yumyumpodcast]

Don't you dare put down McAvoy's clear love for The Motion Picture.

[nickkrasny]

Love that James truly enjoys his work and the characters he plays it’s just nice to see him being a fan

[spideralexandre]

"[Star Trek: The Motion Picture] is a little ponderous, a little slow..."

Sir, this is a Star Trek

[pureandsimplelivingportugal]

I worked as James' PT on "Wanted" back in 07 while the Star Trek thing was in its early stages. Great guy. He definitely made the right choice at the time. Out of respect for him I won't say what it was as he wasn't willing to on here either!

[GSBarlev]

For all his fame as Prof. X, he'll always be God-Emperor Leto Atreides (II) to me.

[TK-_]

Everyone saying he should be young Picard and yeah that would have been amazing 10 years ago. He could have been doing cool stuff with Jack Crusher on the Stargazer but he is currently 2 years younger than Patrick Stewart was for season 1 of TNG. The only reason it would kind of work is that Picard has always been a little older than Patrick Stewart.

[ianaherne]

I thought that little talk about star trek was great, be interested to hear more.

[lordofthereels]

He'd be a great Harry Mudd for Chris Pine's crew when/if they ever make a followup. Not having Mudd in a TOS movie was a big misstep IMO (he could've been connected to the Genesis device arc in Search For Spock IMO)

[lbricks]

Surely we fit James McAvoy into Lower Decks eventual return.

[klyanadkmorr]

His BAFTA competition Tom Hardy was in Trek movie.

[ChristopherSibert]

"I cannae tell ya hoo, " he said in a thick Scottish brogue.

[ultrasometimes]

James is gorgeous then the accent just makes him magical

[serenae]

Hmm, I wonder which role? Scotty seems obvious but I think McCoy.

[moviefan]

I think they offered him Kirk and he wanted to play McCoy. As he said, he wouldn’t have been right for it, but there was no obvious choice to play Kirk, until Chris Pine came on the scene. And then, of course, who else but Chris Pine?

I don’t think it’s Scotty, because JJ worked with Pegg on his first film, M:I-3. And I just think Pegg was their go-to early on.

[Musettube]

Wow he really knows what he talking about!
I Love he loves ST the motion picture.

[GoblinArmyInYourWalls]

It was probably Scotty, that was the rumor around the time before Pegg was officially cast.

I think as he ages, though, he could do a Picard.

[erinrising]

of course he couldn't play in the JJ ones, he needs to play young Picard

[kellyp]

I think the kid who played Picard's nephew in ST: NG looks like a young James McAvoy.