Now that I've thought about it, if they ever do go back and make WC games again, I'd like to see the new ones follow someone who hasn't been fleshed out already (never been in any game), like Kevin Tolwin. Heck, End Run and Fleet Action alone provide some hefty combat, and now that computers are getting more and more capable of handling large quantities of things, those giant battles can probably be pulled off.
And the only character that would be involved that was acted would be Adm. Tolwin IIRC. However, I would be willing to let them cast someone other than McDowell if they had to, or even dropped the FMV in favor of in-game or pre-rendered video, ala Freelancer.