[Opinion] ScreenRant: "Jamie Lee Curtis Deserves A Bigger Star Trek Role Than Section 31's Cameo" | "It remains to be seen if Star Trek: Section 31 will get the sequel its ending sets up, but here's hoping Jamie Lee Curtis's Control plays a larger role in it if it does."

SCREENRANT: "Star Trek on Paramount+ kept the reveal that Jamie Lee Curtis had a role in Star Trek: Section 31 a secret, and Curtis does not actually appear on-screen until the very end of the film. After a flashback to Philippa Georgiou's early life in the Mirror Universe, Curtis's Control delivers the details for Section 31 Alpha Team's upcoming mission.

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As Starfleet's black ops intelligence organization, Section 31 employs an eclectic group of agents from all walks of life and with varying skill sets. At the end of the film, the remaining members of Georgiou's Section 31 team reunite at her nightclub, where a holographic Control informs them of their next job. Although Georgiou is present for the scene, she and Control do not exchange any lines. They are never really together in the movie at all, which is a shame considering how well Yeoh and Curtis played off of one another in Everything Everywhere.

Everything Everywhere Proved Jamie Lee Curtis To Be Capable Of Much More Than A Cameo

Jamie Lee Curtis won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once, putting her skills and versatility as an actor on full display. Although Star Trek: Section 31 already feels somewhat overstuffed with characters, Curtis could have carried a much larger role. If the film had been a bit longer, it would have been incredibly fun to see Curtis's Control check in on her Section 31 team throughout their mission. There were times when the group could have used some help, especially considering the urgency of their mission.

It's unclear whether Jamie Lee Curtis's character is even a real person or if she's simply an artificially intelligent hologram (which would be odd considering Section 31's last experience with an AI named Control).

Jamie Lee Curtis showed action chops in films like True Lies and Everything Everywhere and has proven her ability to carry films such as the Halloween franchise. Section 31 does not fully utilize Curtis' talent, giving her a fun, but very brief cameo. With such high-caliber actors as Jamie Lee Curtis and Michelle Yeoh, Section 31 might have done better with fewer characters and more focus on Georgiou and Control. It remains to be seen if Star Trek: Section 31 will get the sequel its ending sets up, but here's hoping Jamie Lee Curtis's Control plays a larger role in it if it does."

Rachel Hulshult (ScreenRant)

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