Jason Isaacs talks about the possibility of returning to Star Trek

Jason Isaacs as Gabriel Lorca in STAR TREK: DISCOVERY

JULY 19, 2022 - It seems there may still be a future for Star Trek: Discovery’s Gabriel Lorca., played by Jason Isaacs. While promoting his new film “Mr. Harris Goes to Paris”, the actor sat down with TheList.com recently and revealed that all hope is not lost for his character, and the wheels may be turning toward bringing Lorca back to Star Trek.

It seems that no matter what, it has got to be the right story for Jason Isaacs to return to his role on Discovery (or any other Star Trek series). For Isaacs, Lorca had a good run. “All actors ever want is a secret, and I had the biggest secret of all, without spoiling it for anyone,” Isaacs told The List. “There is [...] a fantastic secret, and I had it to play, and I knew it. It means that when you watch it [a second time] there's a whole new layer of enjoyment to be had when you know what things turn out to be.”

Bringing Lorca back - more specifically, “Prime Lorca” - may be a little further down the road yet. Isaacs is currently working with Star Trek writer and producer Akiva Goldsman on the mini-series The Crowded Room. During the production, he asked Goldsman about bringing Lorca back to the Star Trek franchise. “We've talked about Prime Lorca,” Isaacs said, “and it would have to be as good a story as Season 1 of "Discovery." 

Isaacs doesn’t want to return to the role simply as “fan service”.  “I don't want to come back [...] and do some version that isn't anywhere near as good,” he said. He went on, saying, “They have so many brilliant series up now. Strange New Worlds has been a massive hit as well, and Picard is a huge hit, but where and if there's space for a Prime Lorca arc, I'm all up for it. I don't want to come back just to squeeze into that sausage skintight suit.”

This backs up his earlier sentiments in which the actor said, “I wouldn't go back just to be in it, I'd go back if you had a great story to tell."

While we don’t know yet if Lorca will make a return to the screen, you can be sure we will keep you up to date on any developments. To read the full interview with Jason Isaacs, visit thelist.com.