Nicolas Cage Explains Why He Wants To Be In Star Trek, Confirms “Comments” From Paramount

TrekMovie broke the story yesterday.

https://trekmovie.com/2024/02/06/exclusive-nicolas-cage-explains-why-he-wants-to-be-in-star-trek-confirms-comments-from-paramount/

Last year, Nicolas Cage told Yahoo that he was not interested in being in Star Wars, explaining he prefers Star Trek. At the Saturn Awards on Sunday, TrekMovie asked him about this and he elaborated:

“Well, my passion is more Trekkie. I grew up watching Shatner and Nimoy and Bones and those stories on television had a lot of wisdom and socially relevant commentary. So I’ve always been partial to Star Trek.”

In that 2023 Yahoo interview, Cage praised Chris Pine’s portrayal of Kirk as well, saying he thought the new J.J. Abrams-produced Star Trek movies were “outstanding.” At the Saturn Awards, Cage confirmed that following that interview there were some discussions about him appearing in a new Star Trek movie. Cage told TrekMovie:

“Well, I’ve been hearing some talk about it, but nothing real… Since [the 2023 interview] there was a few comments from Paramount, but who knows?”

When it came down to what kind of role he was interested in, Cage was specific. He wasn’t interested in playing the villain, saying:

“I’d want to be on the bridge. I want to be on the Enterprise. Yeah… Who knows?”