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[Frank Crist @CristFrank]

RIP to this loud, deep voiced, scary man! What a ride that was. ☠️

[The Hollywood Reporter @THR]

DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran were feeling pretty secure under the new Skydance regime.

According to sources, the DC heads were told that despite previous assurances they would be part of the new Skydance mega-studio, David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz had a change of plans. And now, after four years as two of the most visible faces in comic book films and TV, they were out.

Sources point to several points of tension. Read more: https://t.co/qWZJxsPbN9

[The Hollywood Reporter @THR]

Inside James Gunn, Peter Safran's DC Ouster: Exec Tensions and a Fateful David Ellison Visit https://t.co/ABCtoHuFrY

[Geekshow @GeekShow]

Geekshow Live: now in POG form

Other Worlds: a Stranger Things Adventure, GTA 6, X-Men, Dick Grayson, Magic the Gathering, Devour, Robopocalypse, John Wick, Starlog magazine, lots more

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[Ancient @_Apari1]

Martin Short's performance as Larry David is hands down the best acting I've seen in my entire life. For a long while I thought it actually was Larry David.

[Geekshow @GeekShow]

Geekshow Live: 50 pumps of butter

Patrick Stewart, Dune 3, Crystal Lake, PUBG, The Birds, Hunger Games Sunrise on the Reaping, Ghost Rider, The Suicide Squad, Walter Keonig RIP, Eric Bauza RIP, Dune 3 double sandworm popcorn bucket, lots more

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[Mass Effect gAlexy 🇵🇷 @WannabeCyborg]

holy fuck dude i REALLY need to get on the TNG train

[Gregg Re @gregg_re]

Michael Pillar (head Star Trek TNG writer) published an unauthorized book about the show. There’s a great part where Patrick Stewart gets a first draft of the “Insurrection” movie script and absolutely roasts it.

[William Shatner @WilliamShatner]

What a heartbreaking week it has been. Sir Patrick Stewart was a friend, a colleague, and a magnificent actor. From the stage to the bridge of the Enterprise, he brought intelligence, grace, and a deep sense of humanity to everything he did. Captain Picard stood for the best of us, and so did the man who played him. I was filled with affection and admiration for him and his work.

My heart goes out to Sunny and his family. He will be deeply missed.

[Patrick Stewart @SirPatStew]

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:
Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund   
https://t.co/luC5CdcWDy
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources    
https://t.co/zvNptfyuNd

Photo Credit: Tommy Garcia

[Terry Matalas @TerryMatalas]

#VisionQuest -#Marvel. This show is so fun to make.

[Variety @Variety]

Geordi La Forge actor LeVar Burton pays tribute to his “Star Trek” co-star Patrick Stewart:

“He was family. There is no other context in which to hold him that makes sense. I am lucky to have known and loved so many of the facets of a soul so rich in talent and generous of heart. Of all the Dames and Knights I’ve known he was deep down-the silliest.”

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[Hugh Jackman @RealHughJackman]

We lost one of the greats of stage and screen today. And, in my book, a tremendous friend and man. I learned so much from him. I will miss you, Patrick Stewart, all of my days. @mang0ld

[Anson Mount 🖖 @ansonmount]

I am mid-flight right now and I have just received the news that Sir Patrick Stewart has left us. Modern technology is both an impressive and an extremely cold thing. Internet databases have already begun referring to him in the past tense. “Sir Patrick Stewart was…” and such a surreal sight hangs heavy on my heart.

Patrick was a friend. Not a close one, mind you, but it was a friendship, an “acquaintanceship” perhaps, that spanned more than half my life.

Ann Cook Calhoun was an extremely well published and well known Shakespeare scholar who also happened to be a dear friend of my family. A better way of describing our relationship is that she became something of a fairy godmother to me, taking an early interest in my education, both financially and academically.

Ann and Patrick had been dear friends for many years (since their mutual involvements with the Royal Shakespeare Company) and she often told me that I reminded her of a young Patrick. Of course, I always thought the comment was her way of being encouraging. Once, when I was attending the graduate Acting program at Columbia University, Ann came to New York with my parents and took us all to see Patrick play Prospero in a Broadway production of “The Tempest”. That was the beginning of my association with Patrick and, in that one evening, I saw what an artist and a professional truly looked like.

Flash many years forward, and you can imagine our mutual surprise at finding ourselves in the very small club of Enterprise Captains. Just… I’m not sure there’s another word for it but “bonkers”. Every time we saw one another, Patrick and I couldn’t help but marvel at this strange serendipity and how Ann, God rest her soul, would have been over the moon at this kismet. While I always thought that Ann had just been doing me a favor, I eventually realized that she really had seen something in me that would, for whatever reason, prove a connection to her dearest old friend. God, I loved her.

Like I say, I didn’t know Patrick incredibly well, but I always knew him to be generous and gracious to a fault. Our first time appearing together as captains was at the network up-fronts in New York. I had arrived late because of my production schedule so I didn’t get to rehearse our bit on stage before we walked out to the lights and cue cards. Of course, I completely missed my mark and had to adjust which made the entire audience laugh. Patrick held his opening line, looked at me and made a gesture as if to say, “You good?” I nodded vigorously, which seemed to elicit another laugh and he nodded back as if to say, “Alright then.”

Patrick had presence, generosity and good grace to spare, and along with an incredible intellect, he brought those qualities not only to Jean Luc, but into a lived integrity that made him an exemplar for lost, young actors looking for a way. I’ll always love him for it. I’m just sorry that was our one and only moment on stage together. Even our turn together in “Dr Strange” was pieced together in post. Why? Because he was shooting Star Trek: Picard” and they couldn’t get him off the set. Jean Luc was if not his first love, his deepest.

Oh well. Perhaps in the next play, in the next theater, he’ll hold a small, nameless roll for me and I will carry that spear with delight.

Bravo, Patrick. I will miss you dearly. Until next time… Engage.

[The Hollywood Reporter @THR]

'X-Men' Stars Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Romijn, Famke Janssen Honor "Fellow Mutant" Patrick Stewart: "One of the Greats" https://t.co/zoc1W0972t

[Rebecca Romijn @RebeccaRomijn]

What a gift to have been your friend. ❤️ Rest in peace, dear Patrick.

[Ian McKellen @IanMcKellen]

SIR PATRICK STEWART (1940-2026)

Before everything else, Patrick was defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire, the proud county in the north of England which he loved to the end. You could hear it in his accented voice and in the stern honesty with which he told you what he thought and felt. Yorkshiremen have no truck with half-truths or avoidance of big issues. He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love.

We first met as ambitious young actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company half a century ago but we weren’t in the same productions. My first strong memory was a few years later, meeting him in the street in central London when he told me about an offer to take over a leading part in 'Star Trek'. “But Patrick think of your stage career in the UK. Do you really want to risk—getting lost in Hollywood for years and years?”. Well, he took the risk and thank goodness for us all that he did for not just his devoted Trekkies but film and theatre audiences, who marvelled at his using international celebrity to star in a string of cinema successes ('X-Men' of course) and in great classical plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Arthur Miller, Peter Shaffer, Pinter and Beckett at Stratford-upon-Avon, in London’s West End and on Broadway.

America was his adopted home, where he met his adored Sunny who has cared for him through sickness and health, through thick and thin. But he never forsook his origins: and the proudest achievement of the most respected and beloved actor of his generation on either side of the Atlantic, was his appointment as Chancellor of Huddersfield University in Yorkshire.

His farewell performance in 'Avengers: Doomsday' is yet to be seen.

Ian McKellen 29 October 2026

Photo: University of Huddersfield

[Seth MacFarlane @SethMacFarlane]

Patrick was one of those icons who we somehow all took for granted would always be with us.
I grew up as a fan, and was later gifted the privilege of becoming a colleague and friend, working with him for many years on “American Dad!”, “Family Guy”, and “Ted”. He was that rare actor who could take any bit of dialogue and elevate it, making a good writer sound great, and a great writer sound masterful. He was also as humble as they come. I remember exchanging emails with him a number of years ago when he was beginning day 1 of a new film. He commented to me that he always walked onto a new set feeling like the biggest novice there. My stunned reaction was the same as anyone’s would be. I said, “Patrick, if you feel that way, the rest of us are screwed.” We have lost a legendary actor today, and for many of us, a good friend. He will be deeply missed by the entire planet.

[Frank Crist @CristFrank]

DEAR CROM NO!!! #ONEOFAKIND #ANORIGINAL #HEWILLBEMISSED #BESTCAPTAIN #SPACETEARS RIP to Sir Patrick Stewart one of the best actors ever. He will be so missed! In StarTrek Heaven for sure! https://t.co/jsFKxBcGC7

[Geekshow @GeekShow]

Geekshow live: even in the dark spots

LOTR: Rings of Power, Slayground, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Poison Ivy, Carrie, Dooms Mom, Alien, RIP Tom Skerrit, Ghoulies, lots more

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