A Star Trek prequel movie is coming, and though we don't know much about it, we do know it will include the humans' first contact with the Vulcans, and it is set in the Prime timeline. Being that this movie will take place before the Federation is established, Screenrant writer John Orquiola brings up the idea that Scott Bakula should be part of the new Origins movie, making some excellent points as to why Bakula's presence could benefit the movie.
I'm all for the idea of Bakula returning to Star Trek, but, quite frankly, we don't know enough about the movie to know whether or not his appearing in this new film would be a good idea. What concerns me the most is how much the film is going to change canon from Star Trek: First Contact. There are many fans that are concerned with the same. Having Bakula on the film would only legitimize what might turn out to be something the fans heartily dislike.
Captain Jonathan Archer was created pre-Kurtzman era, and things were done differently then. The characters were written differently. Star Trek: Prodigy has been the only one of the newer series that has really done well by one of Starfleet's best captains of a previous series, Captain Kathryn Janeway . While I personally think Captain Christopher Pike is as close to a perfect captain as can be in this new era of Star Trek, this new film won't be written by any of the writers from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , those who already know how to write a Starfleet captain.
The Origins movie will be written by Seth Grahame-Smith, who is a New York Times Bestselling Author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, both of which were developed into films. Grahame-Smith doesn't have any previous experience writing for Star Trek, and that could be an issue, especially when dealing with a well-known character like Captain Archer.
Writing new characters we don't know will be one thing, but it would be easy to accidentally break character, and I'm just not sure if that's something Star Trek fans want at this point.