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Showrunner Terry Matalas brought on theStar Trek: The Next Generationcast to the spinoff showStar Trek: Picard. The latter show received rave reviews, especially for its last season as they said goodbye to one of the most popular Enterprise crews in the world.
After his phenomenal run as the writer and executive producer ofPicard, Matalas will reportedly be working as a showrunner on the upcoming MCU showVision. The show is spinning off fromWandaVisionand will follow White Vision after the events of the show. Kevin Feige mentioned that Matalas’ work onPicardgot him the job.
Star Trek: PicardImpressed Kevin Feige To Hire Terry Matalas ForVision
Writer Terry Matalas, who is known for co-creating the show12 Monkeysand the revival ofMacGyver, brought back theStar Trek: The Next Generationcast for a new spinoff show. Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, and Michael Dorn among others returned toStar Trek: Picard, which took place twenty years after the filmNemesis.
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The show was well-received by most fans and even lasted three seasons with an incredible and emotional finale. Matalas was appreciated for his work on theStar Trekshow, the franchise in which he first began work as a writer, withStar Trek: Deep Space Nine.
The final season ofPicarddrew positive acclaim all around and reportedly even impressed Marvel chief Kevin Feige. The producer, who is a massive Trekkie, mentioned that the show’s final moments led him to tap Matalas to showrun the upcoming Disney Plus showVision. He said toInverse,
That’s how I got to know him. It was from his amazing [work on Picard Season 3. I said: This is incredible. I don’t know how this exists. Let me find the person who made this.
The upcoming Disney Plus series is reportedly set to feature White Vision and his journey after the events ofWandaVision.
Kevin Feige Has Mentioned His Love ForStar TrekBefore
WhileKevin Feigehas confessed his love forStar Warsand was even tapped to be involved in a film collaborating with Kathleen Kennedy of Lucasfilm, the Marvel chief seems to be a bigger Trekkie. The producer has mentioned loads of times how theStar Warsfranchise should take a leaf fromStar Trekand boldly go where no one has ever gone.
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Feige also appreciated the ending ofStar Trek: The Next Generation, which sees Captain Picard playing poker with his teammates on a rare occasion of him being on the same level as the rest of the crew. He said toInverse,
I talk a lot because I’m a big-a*s nerd, about Star Trek: The Next Generation, ‘All Good Things…’ That to me is one of the best series finales ever. That wasn’t about death. Picard went and played poker with the crew, something he should have done a long time ago, right?
Feige is often known for his in-depth knowledge about the properties he involves himself in and has never shied away from expressing his love for other shows. His love forStar Trekeventually led him to showrunner Terry Matalas forVision.
Star Trek: The Next GenerationandPicardis available to stream on Paramount+.WandaVisionis streaming on Disney Plus.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
