At Comic-Con we got our first look at what the Star Trek: The Next Generation crew is going to look like in the upcoming third and final season of Star Trek: Picard. LeVar Burton is part of that crew, joining Sir Patrick Stewart along with his TNG co-stars Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Gates Mc Fadden, Brent Spiner, and Michael Dorn. Burton is talking about reprising his role as Geordi La Forge for the upcoming season and dropping some spoilers too.

TNG crew is looking good

LeVar Burton appeared at a panel at Orlando MegaCon in Orlando Florida, which was actually held before Comic-Con, and the actor had a good amount to say about the upcoming season. He started by talking about what it was like to be back together with his Next Generation co-stars:

It was an absolute blast being together again… you guys have heard how close we are, right? When I got married, Brent was my best man, Patrick, Jonathan and Michael were my groomsmen. We’ve seen each other through the birth of our children, through marriages, death of parents, divorces… And so the opportunity to be together again, and to be together again in spacesuits and play these characters that we all–we love these people as much as you do. Trust me. And you will see, I’m so proud of us because I think we all look pretty damn good. Not only are we aging and aging gracefully, but we’re aging appropriately. And that’s not always the case.

Burton also said that the passage of time has helped when it comes to their performances:

And then there was the acting which, if you can imagine how good the chemistry is, it’s better now because our shared experiences are deeper and richer and have lasted longer, stood the test of time. And to be able to come in at the end of what has been a very long journey for Patrick and sort of seeing his energy level rise. because he was dead-dog tired when we got there. I really do believe that we helped carry him to the end in fine fashion, because he was surrounded by love.

Full Article: https://trekmovie.com/2022/08/09/levar-burton-says-star-trek-picard-season-3-is-about-the-next-next-generation/

SHARE THIS:
Tags