However, there was someone who advised him against starring as Jean-Luc Picard to begin with all the way back with Star Trek: The Next Generation.
That would be Stewart’s X-Men franchise co-star, Ian McKellen.
Sir Patrick Stewart is on his way back to the small screen to reprise his most iconic role as Jean-Luc Picard (although he initially did not want to come back) for his new CBS All Access series, Star Trek: Picard.