Summary
- Todd Stashwick doubts Star Trek: Legacy will happen soon after Paramount's merger with Skydance Media.
- Stashwick expresses interest in reprising his role is Liam Shaw if Star Trek: Legacy happens.
- Paramount's new CEO David Ellison may hold the key to Legacy, but Stashwick thinks it's not likely for at least 2 years.
Todd Stashwick gives a realistic answer about the chances of Star Trek: Picard's proposed continuation, Star Trek: Legacy, happening after Paramount is sold Skydance. On July 8th, Paramount Global announced a merger with Skydance Media and RedBird Capital. Paramount's new leadership team will be headed up by David Ellison, who becomes Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the new Paramount. While it's too soon to know what this merger means for Star Trek, which is owned by Paramount, Ellison was executive producer of Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond.
During Todd Stashwick's Instagram Live chat with artist Jenny R. Johnson, Screen Rant's Rob Keyes asked Stashwick if he thinks there is a real chance of Star Trek: Legacy happening after the Paramount/Skydance deal is finalized. Stashwick has gone on the record stating that he would love to reprise Liam Shaw in a continuation of Star Trek: Picard season 3, but Todd doesn't think Star Trek: Legacy is in the cards in the next two years. Read Todd's quote below:
I don’t have a crystal ball. I know that David Ellison is a good man. He is the Skydance [CEO]... I don’t know. I think he’s a Star Trek fan. Uh, I don’t know. That would be a question for them. I think there’s always a chance that they could do a Legacy. It’s just not gonna happen this year [and] probably not next year. Terry Matalas is tied up doing other stuff. So they’d probably have to wait til he’s available. So I don’t have an answer for you.
TrekMovie.com has extensively covered Paramount Global's sale to Skydance Media.
The Odds Against Star Trek: Legacy Happening Explained
There are always possibilities...
Paramount+ did not heed the rabid audience interest in Star Trek: Legacy, which was set up by the ending of Star Trek: Picard season 3. Given various changes in Paramount+'s streaming model, which included canceling several series, including Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Star Trek: Prodigy, and now the sale of Paramount to Skydance, Star Trek on Paramount+'s slate has been significantly trimmed down.Star Trek's upcoming projects consist of new seasons of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the streaming movie Star Trek: Section 31, and a new series, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.
There is always a chance Star Trek: Legacy could still happen when Star Trek 's future in the new Paramount under Skydance Media is clearer.
As Todd Stashwick stated, Star Trek: Picard season 3 showrunner Terry Matalas, who would be the mastermind behind Star Trek: Legacy, has been tapped as the showrunner of Marvel Studios' Vision on Disney+ and screenwriter of an Enemy Mine reboot for 20th Century Studios. Matalas' commitments to Marvel and Enemy Mine will keep Terry too busy to create and head up Star Trek: Legacy for the next two years minimum. But, as Stashwick stated in a very hopeful, Star Trek-like fashion, there is always a chance Star Trek: Legacy could still happen when Star Trek's future in the new Paramount under Skydance Media is clearer.
