[ST:E][News] New Series Enterprise & New Captain - Bakula
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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.
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