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AStar Trek: Strange New Worldspanel discussion atSan Diego Comic-Conhas confirmed that a belovedStar Trek: The Original Seriescharacter will join the regular cast of season 3. TheTOSprequel series already counts Spock (Ethan Peck), Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding), Nurse Chapel (Jess Bush) and Doctor M’Benga (Babs Olusanmokun) among the cast, while James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) is also a recurring guest. Kirk’s legendary Enterprise crew will be slowly brought together over the course ofStrange New Worlds, with season 2’s finale introducing a young Montgomery “Scotty” Scott (Martin Quinn).
Initially, it appeared as if Scotty would be a recurring character inStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3, butThe Hollywood Reporterconfirmed that Martin Quinn’s Scotty is a series regular.Screen Rantwas in Hall H for aStrange New Worldspanel discussion with executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers, and cast members Ethan Peck and Rebecca Romijn. The panel introduced anSNWseason 3 preview clip which gave us our first glimpse of Martin Quinn’s Scotty as a series regular. Watch the clip below:
Scotty “Nailed It” In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, Says Melissa Navia
Scotty, played by Martin Quinn, was introduced in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, and Melissa Navia praises the engineer in season 3.
Martin Quinn Is Star Trek’s First Scottish Scotty
For the first time inStar Trekhistory,Scotty is being played by a Scottish actor, so it’s great to see Martin Quinn promoted to series regular. Martin Quinn rose to prominence as Oskar in the National Theatre of Scotland’s adaptation ofLet The Right One Inat the Dundee Rep. Scotty is Quinn’s first big Hollywood role, after making appearances in UK shows,Annika,Derry Girls, andQueen of the New Year. He also recently appeared inThe Lovers, which also starredStar Trek into Darknessactor Alice Eve.
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Strange New Worlds Can Tell The Origin Story Of Starfleet’s Greatest Engineer
“I’m an engineer, not a miracle worker.”
Star Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3 is set six years before James Doohan’s Scotty becameChief Engineer of the USS Enterprise. This means thatSNWcan tell the story of how the young Montgomery Scott rose to become one of the greatest engineers in Starfleet history. In the exclusive clip screened during theStar TrekUniverse panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Scotty was seen manning the transporter room, as he often did duringStar Trek: The Original Series.
Star Trek’s Scotty is far more than the two-dimensional Scottish stereotypes and the oft-misappropriated “Beam me up Scotty” catchphrase.
However,Star Trek’s Scotty is far more than the two-dimensional Scottish stereotypes and the oft-misappropriated “Beam me up Scotty” catchphrase. He kept the USS Enterprise running for decades, and was promoted to captain of the groundbreaking Excelsior project. The younger Scotty will presumably be working under his Starfleet Academy mentor, Commander Pelia (Carol Kane), who returns as a recurring character. By depicting the early career of Scotty,Star Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3 can finally add some depth toStar Trek’s most beloved Scottish character.
