https://www.looper.com/2177046/why-star-trek-nemesis-bombed-box-office/

"Star Trek: Nemesis" is one of the most infamous film releases in the Star Trek library. We'll go into the real reasons why, and it's not Tom Hardy's fault.

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Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, and Ron Perlman reunited on the Dropping Names podcast in 2026 to finally say what Star Trek fans have known for 25 years — that Star Trek Nemesis director Stuart Baird was a Hollywood editor who had no business directing the final TNG film. Perlman called him "a f—ing editor that the studio owed a favor to," while Frakes revealed Baird refused to meet with the cast who had spent seven seasons and four films together, setting the stage for one of the most disappointing films in Star Trek history.