Summary
Star Trek: Discovery’s Wilson Cruz explains how his commitment to Netflix’sMother of the Bridecaused him to miss filmingDiscovery’s series finale epilogue. However, Dr. Hugh Culber did appear inDiscovery’s finale coda. Following Paramount+’s announcement thatStar Trek: Discoverywould end with season 5, the streamer greenlit 3 days of filming a coda for the series in Toronto in Spring 2023. While the entireStar Trek: Discoverycast led by Sonequa Martin-Green returned for the emotional epilogue,Wilson Cruz had to bow out because his role as Scott inMother of the Briderequired him to be in Thailand at the same time.
Screen Rantexclusively interviewed Wilson Cruz and asked him about what happened that caused him to miss filmingStar Trek: Discovery’s finale epilogue. Cruz describes the circumstances that required him to be in Thailand forMother of the Bride, but he’s grateful that,thanks to CGI, Dr. Hugh Culber joinedStar Trek: Discovery’s cast for the emotional final moments.Read Wilson’s quote below:
Wilson Cruz: True story. Yeah, because we didn’t find out that we were canceled until I had already booked that job, and was actually getting ready to go. And it was impossible for me to fly back from Thailand to Toronto and shoot that and then go back. And it just didn’t work schedule wise for either production. So, through the magic of television and special effects, Culber was there, but I was not.
Screen Rant: I had no idea. I was totally fooled, I have to say.
Wilson Cruz: Good, good, good. I’m so happy it happened. Because for a while there, I didn’t know if he was going to make it in at all, which was incredibly disheartening to me. So I’m so grateful that he was.
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Will Wilson Cruz’s Dr. Hugh Culber Return To Star Trek?
Cruz is open to appearing in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Star Trek: Discoveryis now over, but Wilson Cruz is open to reprising Dr. Hugh Culber inStar Trek: Starfleet Academy.The nextStar Trekseries is mounting production in Toronto. Along with a slew of new faces playing Starfleet Cadets, and Academy Award-caliber actors Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti leading the show,Starfleet Academyalso announced three actors fromStar Trek: DiscoveryjoiningStarfleet Academy’s cast. Regarding playing Culber again inStarfleet Academy,Cruz toldScreen Rant:
They know where I am.
Star Trek: Discoverygave Wilson Cruz satisfying stories to play as Dr. Hugh Culber. Hugh died inStar Trek: Discoveryseason 1 and explored what it means to come back to life in season 2. Culber is also one half ofStar Trek’s first gay married couple withCommander Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp).Star Trek: Discoveryseason 5 also let Cruz explore Culber’s spirituality and play a whole different character in Jinaal.Whatever Dr. Hugh Culber’sStar Trekfuture entails, Wilson Cruz is ready for what’s next.
