Patrick Stewart Explains Why Star Trek’s Creator Didn’t Want Him

Patrick Stewart once again stepped into Jean-Luc Picard’s shoes for the first time in nearly two decades in Star Trek: Picard. Over the years, the British actor’s work transformed the Starfleet captain into an icon of pop culture. Not bad for someone who should have never taken the role, had it been entirely up to Star Trek‘s creator, Gene Roddenberry. In a recent interview with The…