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2nd December 2002, 01:58 AM
Rick Berman, executive producer of the upcoming Star Trek Nemesis film, told SCI FI Wire that it's not decided yet whether there will be more Next Generation movies after this one. Because of events that occur in the movie, "there is some degree of finality to it," Berman said in an interview while promoting the movie. "But as to whether that means it's the last film with this cast is yet to be decided. The next film could have this cast. It could have a combination of this cast and people from other casts or a combination of this cast and new people. We just haven't decided yet."
As for the marketing slogan for Nemesis—"A generation's final journey begins"—Berman said, "That slogan is basically just that. Although, when one sees the film, one realizes that that certainly is a possibility. If you look at the original ... Kirk/Spock films, I think the last three of them were all sort of the last. I mean, in Star Trek II [The Wrath of Khan] ... Spock dies. Which felt kind of final. And what was happening there is the actors were basically saying, 'Uh-uh. I don't want to do another one.' So they kind of gave a finality to every one."
But is the Next Generation cast, led by Patrick Stewart (Capt. Picard) and Brent Spiner (Data), saying the same thing? "No," Berman said. "No. The actors are more than happy to keep going." But whether or not the Next Generation cast returns, he added, "I think there'll be Star Trek movies until we're all at the home. In a funny way the one thing that changes is how much money Paramount is willing to invest in the movies. One of the great things about making Star Trek movies for the studio is it's not a gamble. They know that it'll make somewhere between X and Y. And I think as each movie continues, however well it does dictates how much money they're going to be willing to spend on the next one." Star Trek Nemesis opens Dec. 13.
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As for the marketing slogan for Nemesis—"A generation's final journey begins"—Berman said, "That slogan is basically just that. Although, when one sees the film, one realizes that that certainly is a possibility. If you look at the original ... Kirk/Spock films, I think the last three of them were all sort of the last. I mean, in Star Trek II [The Wrath of Khan] ... Spock dies. Which felt kind of final. And what was happening there is the actors were basically saying, 'Uh-uh. I don't want to do another one.' So they kind of gave a finality to every one."
But is the Next Generation cast, led by Patrick Stewart (Capt. Picard) and Brent Spiner (Data), saying the same thing? "No," Berman said. "No. The actors are more than happy to keep going." But whether or not the Next Generation cast returns, he added, "I think there'll be Star Trek movies until we're all at the home. In a funny way the one thing that changes is how much money Paramount is willing to invest in the movies. One of the great things about making Star Trek movies for the studio is it's not a gamble. They know that it'll make somewhere between X and Y. And I think as each movie continues, however well it does dictates how much money they're going to be willing to spend on the next one." Star Trek Nemesis opens Dec. 13.
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