Members of Star Trek's long list of alums make appearances almost daily in films and television. The following listings are subject to change, be sure to check your local movie listings for theaters and showtimes, and local television listings for airtimes.
On TNT This Sunday, June 2 - Patrick Stewart's "King of Texas"
Star Trek fans, Shakespeare fans and any fans of good drama in general won't want to miss TNT's "King of Texas," starring and co-Executive Produced by Patrick Stewart ("Jean-Luc Picard").
Adapted from Shakespeare's classic "King Lear," this western update takes the classic tale of betrayal, political intrigue and violence and sets it in Texas during the rugged and lawless era of the Old West. Featuring an all-star cast including Marcia Gay Harden, Lauren Holly, Roy Scheider, David Allan Grier and Star Trek alums Colm Meaney ("Miles O'Brien") and Richard Lineback (Romas in the TNG episode "Symbiosis" and Selin Peers in the DS9 episode "Dax").
The film is another collaboration between Stewart, his wife and partner Wendy Neuss-Stewart and Robert Halmi Sr., who collaborated on the producing level previously on "A Christmas Carol." Stewart has also lent his acting talents to previous Halmi productions "Animal Farm" and "Moby Dick."
In Movie Theaters This Weekend
"The Sum of All Fears," the cinematic return of Tom Clancy's popular Jack Ryan, features James Cromwell as the President of the United States. On Star Trek: The Next Generation, Cromwell appeared as Nayrock in the episode "The Hunted" as well as Jaglom Shrek in "Birthright Parts I & II." On Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, he played Hanok in the episode "Starship Down." Cromwell's biggest role on Star Trek to date was in "Star Trek: First Contact" and the Enterprise premiere "Broken Bow," playing Zefram Cochrane, creator of the warp drive.
The film also features Bruce McGill, who played Captain Braxton in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Relativity."