‘Sounds Like Arrogance’: Jonathan Frakes Offered to Save $60 Million Star Trek Bomb Starring Spider-Man: No Way Home Star, They Just Won’t Listen

The Star Trek franchise has had a turbulent run over the years, with The Next Generation television series in the late 1980s being the franchise’s pinnacle. The story of that era with Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard in the lead role continued with four films in the 1990s and early 2000s. The Next Generation story concluded with Star Trek: Nemesis in 2002.

The crew of the USS Enterprise-e in Star Trek: Nemesis | Paramount Pictures

The film unfortunately received negative reviews as it lacked the atmosphere and energy of a Star Trek film. Jonathan Frakes, who played fan-favorite character William Riker in the Star Trek franchise, explained why the film failed to resonate with audiences, while criticizing director Stuart Baird for his arrogant nature.

Jonathan Frakes doesn’t like the way Stuart Baird handled the production of Star Trek: Nemesis

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