Here's an old Paramount Pictures memo that was in the archives of Paramount, or maybe they found it behind a desk while moving offices. The memo was written on April 13th 1987 to the head of Network Television. It gives us a look at the actors who were being considered for certain roles in the series. One of the most interesting names on the list is Wesley Snipes being considered for the role of Georgi! He was actually the frontrunner for the part. Could you imagine!
Check out a transcript of the list below and let us know what you think.
Transcript:
To: John Pike
Date: April 13, 1987
From: John Ferraro
Subject: Star Trek/Casting
Per your request, following is a list of actors who are being considered for their respective roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Picard
Patrick Stewart
Mitch Ryan
Roy Thinnes
Yaphet Kotto
Patrick Bauchau
Tasha
Lianne Langland...
Check out a transcript of the list below and let us know what you think.
Transcript:
To: John Pike
Date: April 13, 1987
From: John Ferraro
Subject: Star Trek/Casting
Per your request, following is a list of actors who are being considered for their respective roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Picard
Patrick Stewart
Mitch Ryan
Roy Thinnes
Yaphet Kotto
Patrick Bauchau
Tasha
Lianne Langland...
- 8/27/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Letters Of Note have uncovered an old memo from the archives at Paramount, written on April 13th 1987 to the studio's Head of Network Television - detailing the actors being considered for the various roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation. It is interesting to see some of the names that were inconsideration for the cast, but didn't end up getting the part (for whatever reason). Hit the jump to see the full memo. Transcript: To: John Pike Date: April 13, 1987 From: John Ferraro Subject: Star Trek/Casting Per your request, following is a list of actors who are being considered for their respective roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Picard Patrick Stewart Mitch Ryan Roy Thinnes Yaphet Kotto Patrick Bauchau Tasha Lianne Langland Julia Nickson Rosalind Chao Leah Ayers Bunty Bailey Data Mark Lindsay Chapman Eric Menyuk Kevin Peter Hall (also for Geordi) Kelvin Han Yee Ryker Michael O'Gorman Gregg Marx...
- 8/27/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
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