{
  "id": 15312042,
  "title": "James McAvoy Pitched ‘Star Trek’ Series About “Young Picard,” Jokes “All I Really Want To Do” Is Play Young Patrick Stewart",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/james-mcavoy-pitched-star-trek-series-about-young-picard-jokes-all-i",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T00:29:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/james-mcavoy-pitched-star-trek-series-young-picard-1237166532/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "After putting in his tenure in the X-Men franchise, James McAvoy had his sights set on another iconic character originated by Patrick Stewart. The Golden Globe nominee recently revealed that he pitched a Star Trek series about “young Picard” that was titled Mutiny On the Stargazer, noting that he nearly “made” the limited series. “That […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}