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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 seriesStar 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 ForStar Trek
Season 6 ofStar Trek: The Next Generationwas 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.
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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 bookStar Trek: The Next Generation 365by 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, SirPatrick Stewarteven 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.
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Alongside theStar Trekfranchise, Patrick Stewart is also known for portraying the role of Charles Xavier in theX-Menfranchise. After dying on-screen several times, Stewart revealed in an interview withEtalkthat 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 Generationis available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
