Star Trek is one of the most significant and oldest media franchises out there. It has amassed a massive fan base over the years. However, the franchise faced a major setback in 2002 when Star Trek: Nemesis turned out to be a gigantic critical and commercial flop.
Brent Spiner, who played the role of the android Data in The Next Generation series, 4 films, and in the Picard series admitted that Nemesis‘ failure made him feel that the fans are done with Star Trek.
Star Trek: Nemesis was the fourth and the last film with the cast of The Next Generation series. Additionally, it also had Tom Hardy playing the antagonist opposite Patrick Stewart’s lead. Unfortunately, nothing could save the film from the abysmal response with some critics even labeling it as the worst in the franchise.
What did Brent Spiner say about Star Trek: Nemesis?
The primary cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation reprised their roles in four films- Star Trek: Generation, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek: Nemesis. While the movies started on a mixed note, Nemesis came out as a major mess.
Star Trek: Nemesis pitched Tom Hardy‘s antagonist Shinzon against Patrick Stewart‘s Picard. Anyhow, it came out as a nightmarish experience for the Trekkies and attracted a very poor 38% critics rating and an equally disappointing 49% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The woes did not end for Star Trek: Nemesis as it only earned $67.3 million against a budget of $60 million, as reported by Box Office Mojo. On top of that, it became more infamous after being the first in the franchise that failed to debut as the highest-grossing film of the week. The makers repeatedly asserted that it was due to the massive competition.
But, when Brent Spiner spoke about the film in Star Trek All Good Things: A Next Generation Companion (via TrekMovie.com), he claimed that the film’s failure implied an important message.
Usually the films opened big, even if they had a lot of competition, but Nemesis didn’t even do that. This was a message from the fans that they were done with us. It was unexpected.
Star Trek: Nemesis closed the doors for any future movie with the cast of The Next Generation. The film series was rebooted and we did not get any film until 2009’s Star Trek by J.J. Abrams. Interestingly, contrary to Shinzon, Tom Hardy shined as Bane when the No Way Home actor was cast in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises.
Tom Hardy surprises fans with an electrifying Venom 3 trailer
Tom Hardy is all set to reprise his role as Eddie Brock aka Venom for the third installment of Venom. The threequel titled Venom: The Last Dance is set in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe and as the title suggests, it will conclude Hardy’s anti-hero trilogy.
While Sony is highly infamous for its disappointing works in the Spider-Man Universe like Morbius and Madame Web. Nonetheless, the Venom films have been surprisingly entertaining in the franchise. Both Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage managed to garner a massive box office collection even after attracting mixed reviews.
It is to be noted that Let There Be Carnage was a superhit at a time when the pandemic was hitting the movie market hard. The trailer of Venom: The Last Dance promises us some high-octane entertainment. While the Peaky Blinders actor gets credit for the story, his writing collaborator Kelly Marcel will serve as the director of the film.
Venom: The Last Dance will be released on October 25, 2024, while Star Trek: Nemesis can be streamed on Max.
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