[ST:E] News from the startrek.com website....
Jon Rhein
According to a Paramount press release, Scott Bakula (best known for
his lead role in Quantum Leap) has signed on to captain the brand new
Star Trek show, titled Enterprise.
Golden Globe Award-winning actor Scott Bakula has signed on to star as
Captain Jonathan Archer in the new Paramount Network Television drama
series Enterprise. In addition, Bakula has extended his first-look
development deal with the studio, announced Garry Hart, president of
the Network Television Division of the Paramount Television Group.
In the fifth installment of the landmark Star Trek franchise, Bakula
will portray Captain Jonathan Archer, a physical and intensely curious
captain with a bold personality. Although he has a strong sense of
duty, he is a bit of a renegade and is not afraid to question or even
disobey them if he feels in his gut that he is right.
"Obviously, I love the genre and am a long-time fan of Star Trek. I am
also thrilled to be working on a TV series again wtih Kerry McCluggage
and Garry Hart, a relationship that dates back to 1988 with Quantum
Leap," says Bakula.
Under his newly extended deal with Paramount Network Television,
Bakula, along with partner Tom Spiroff, will continue to develop
projects that will encompass series, telefilms, features and specials.
"We couldn't be happier," says co-creator and executive producer Rick
Berman. "Scott personifies the charm and intelligence that the role
calls for."
The accomplished actor, who appeared in the 1999 Oscar-winning Best
Picture "American Beauty," recently concluded filming the New Line
Cinema feature film "Life As a House," directed and co-produced by
Academy Award-winner Irwin Winkler.
Bakula is best known for his five-year stint on the innovative drama
series Quantum Leap for which he earned a Golden Globe Award in
addition to four consecutive Emmy nominations and three more Golden
Globe Award nominations.
More news on the rest of the cast will be announced soon.
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