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Star Trekis 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 whenStar Trek: Nemesisturned out to be a gigantic critical and commercial flop.
Brent Spiner, who played the role of the android Data inThe Next Generationseries, 4 films, and in thePicardseries admitted thatNemesis‘ failure made him feel that the fans are done withStar Trek.
Star Trek: Nemesiswas the fourth and the last film with the cast ofThe Next Generationseries. 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 aboutStar Trek: Nemesis?
The primary cast ofStar Trek: The Next Generationreprised their roles in four films-Star Trek: Generation,Star Trek: First Contact,Star Trek: Insurrection, andStar Trek: Nemesis.While the movies started on a mixed note,Nemesiscame out as a major mess.
Star Trek: NemesispitchedTom Hardy‘s antagonist Shinzon againstPatrick 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 onRotten Tomatoes.
The woes did not end forStar Trek: Nemesisas it only earned $67.3 million against a budget of $60 million, as reported byBox 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 inStar Trek All Good Things: A Next Generation Companion(viaTrekMovie.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: Nemesisclosed the doors for any future movie with the cast ofThe Next Generation. The film series was rebooted and we did not get any film until 2009’sStar Trekby J.J. Abrams. Interestingly, contrary to Shinzon, Tom Hardy shined as Bane when theNo Way Homeactor was cast in Christopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knight Rises.
Tom Hardy surprises fans with an electrifyingVenom 3trailer
Tom Hardy is all set to reprise his role as Eddie Brock aka Venom for the third installment ofVenom. The threequel titledVenom: The Last Danceis 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 likeMorbiusandMadame Web.Nonetheless, theVenomfilms have been surprisingly entertaining in the franchise. BothVenomandVenom: Let There Be Carnagemanaged to garner a massive box office collection even after attracting mixed reviews.
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It is to be noted thatLet There Be Carnagewas a superhit at a time when the pandemic was hitting the movie market hard. ThetrailerofVenom: The Last Dancepromises us some high-octane entertainment. While thePeaky Blindersactor gets credit for the story, his writing collaborator Kelly Marcel will serve as the director of the film.
Venom: The Last Dancewill be released on June 15, 2025, whileStar Trek: Nemesiscan be streamed on Max.
Subham Mandal
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Subham Mandal is currently working as a content writer for FandomWire with an ardent interest in the world of pop culture. He has written more than 1000 articles on different spheres of modern pop culture and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He’s also an experienced student journalist having demonstrated work experience with the Times of India. He aspires to be a column writer in the future.
