Star Trek: Stranger New Worlds executive producer and director Chris Fisher praises Anson Mount’s leadership in Marvel’s Inhumans, qualities Mount brings to Stranger New Worlds as Captain Christopher Pike. In The Inhumans, Mount played Black Bolt, the leader of a clan with superpowers whose voice can crush mountains. The Inhumans disappointed Marvel Television, but Mount had a hit as Captain Pike, first in the second season of Star Trek: Discovery and now in Stranger New Worlds.
Speaking on the Star Trek: Stranger New Worlds season 2 finale podcast, The 7th Rule, co-executive producer Chris Fisher spoke to hosts Sirrok Lofton and Ryan T. Husk about his experience working with Anson Mount on The Inhumans prior to their collaboration. work on “Strange New”. Worlds. Read his quote and watch the video below. (Fischer’s quote about Mount at 53:58)
“I think many people know how much I love Anson. Anson and I worked together on the Inhumans series. It wasn’t a very successful show and it didn’t go very well, but I saw Anson as a leader in a show that didn’t go well and I found him amazing. I said to myself, “Wow. This show is probably not going anywhere, but I would kill to work with this guy again.” I have never seen a leader like him. I have never seen an actor like him. After this program ended, I really wanted to work with him again. I knew what he had and I knew what he could carry and there is no doubt that he is our captain.
Anson Mount returns as Inhuman Black Bolt in Strange New Worlds
Marvel’s Inhumans were panned by critics and audiences alike, especially after the show’s first two installments were released in IMAX in 2017, highlighting how limited the series was compared to Marvel Studio blockbusters. However, Anson Mount returned to his role as Black Bolt in 2022. Mount reprized the version of Black Bolt in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, where his Inhuman King was part of the Illuminati led by Patrick Stewart from Star Trek: Picard, who reprized his role as Professor Charles Xavier from the X-Men. Unfortunately, Black Bolt was quickly killed by Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), but it was an amusing introduction for Mount, who made his Black Bolt canon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Mount’s return as Black Bolt came when he was hailed for his role as Captain Christopher Pike in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Mount’s strong yet compassionate portrayal of Captain Pike is one of Stranger New Worlds’ highlights, and it’s good to hear co-executive producer Chris Fisher confirms that Mount is as much a leader on set as Pike is on the bridge of the Enterprise. “. It seems Anson Mount was born to be a leader in Star Trek: Stranger New Worlds, as well as playing the lead in Marvel’s Inhumans and his other film and TV roles.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 is available to stream on Paramount+.
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