Star Trek Actor Reveals His Plan for a Perfect James Bond Crossover
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds actor Rhys Darby, who plays the godlike alien Trelane, has said he'd like to take on the role of Q in a future James Bond film, arguing his experience playing a similar trickster character on the sci-fi series makes him a natural fit. Speaking to Polygon about Trelane's return in season four, Darby noted the character has become more mature this time round, working under the guidance of the Q Continuum rather than acting purely as a mischievous troublemaker, before turning the conversation to future projects he'd like to be part of.
In the interview, Darby also discussed the long-delayed werewolf spin-off We're Wolves, revealing that creators Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi are "back in the writing chair" and that he expects an update before Christmas 2026. He additionally floated the idea of his Trelane character crossing over into medical drama The Pitt, joking he could use his time-manipulating powers to ease the workload of its overworked hospital staff. Darby also stars in the upcoming Jumanji: Open World, which has been moved from 11 to 25 December to avoid clashing with Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three.
- Rhys Darby wants to play Q in a future James Bond film
- Cites his Trelane role in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as preparation
- Also teased We're Wolves update and a possible Pitt crossover
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Rhys Darby plays Trelane, a powerful, mischievous alien in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, a role often compared to Q, a similarly playful and reality-bending character from the wider Star Trek universe. Darby has now suggested he would like to play Q himself, but in a different franchise altogether: the James Bond films, where "Q" is traditionally the name given to the character who supplies 007 with gadgets, not a trickster figure. He made the comment while promoting the new series of Strange New Worlds.
Darby is a New Zealand actor and comedian best known for comedy roles, including in What We Do in the Shadows and Flight of the Conchords, alongside long-time collaborators Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. The Bond films are a long-running British spy franchise currently without a confirmed lead actor or creative direction following Daniel Craig's departure, which has made casting and creative speculation about future instalments a recurring topic of interest.
The story matters mainly as a piece of entertainment speculation rather than any confirmed casting news, but it touches on genuine industry uncertainty around Bond's future and highlights Darby's growing profile through other current and upcoming projects, including a possible werewolf comedy with Clement and Waititi and the film Jumanji: Open World.