The awful 2002 ‘Star Trek’ movie Patrick Stewart couldn’t stand: “I didn’t have a single exciting scene”
Patrick Stewart recalled that he found 2002’s *Star Trek: Nemesis* a major disappointment, saying it gave him no exciting scenes to play. The film’s reception and performance at the box office helped bring the franchise’s cinema run to a halt, while Stewart stepped away from Picard and science fiction for years.
In his memoir, Stewart said he had expected *First Contact* to lead to a strong film franchise, but felt *Insurrection* and *Nemesis* fell short. *Nemesis* follows the Enterprise crew as they confront a coup led by a human clone of Picard, played by Tom Hardy. The film was poorly reviewed and performed weakly at the box office; *Star Trek* returned to cinemas seven years later with J.J. Abrams’ reboot, and Stewart eventually reprised Picard in his own series.
In short
- Stewart called *Nemesis* a dud.
- He said it gave him no exciting scenes.
- He stepped away from Picard for years.
Explained simply
Star Trek began as a television science-fiction series and later expanded into films featuring the crew of the starship Enterprise. Patrick Stewart played Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the ship’s commanding officer, in the television series and several films.
The films followed the same characters through new adventures, but each had its own story and reception. In Nemesis, the Enterprise crew face a coup led by a human clone of Picard, played by Tom Hardy.
The film’s weak box-office performance was one factor in a pause in the series’ cinema releases. Star Trek returned to cinemas with a reboot in 2009, and Stewart later played Picard again in a television series.
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