Based on “Rebel” producer and co-writer Rick Berman, the issues started with the manufacturing studio. Involved that the “TNG” crew was getting older whereas additionally specializing in producing the newest Trek collection “Star Trek: Enterprise,” Berman stated the studio was pushing to herald new blood. However Berman stood staunchly towards the transfer, partly as a result of he felt that two new Trek crews without delay can be an excessive amount of for the fandom, and partly as a result of he believed followers had been dying to see the unique “TNG” crew collectively once more. To assist pen the story, the studio introduced in Michael Piller, who needed to carry the franchise again to its “Star Trek” roots. “Michael Piller’s concept was, let’s go along with a extra considerate, extra Gene Roddenberry–like story,” Berman recalled.
Sadly, it ended up feeling missing to numerous followers — Brent Spiner amongst them. “I did not take care of ‘Rebel,'” Spiner confessed. “I simply did not suppose it was a really fascinating story and it did not present us at our greatest.” Left underwhelmed by the expertise, neither Spiner or Stewart was eager on dashing into one other movie. It was solely after a number of years of respiration room that Spiner moved right into a improvement position, presenting the genesis of the Tom Hardy-starring “Star Trek: Nemesis,” penned by lifelong Trekkie John Logan. And because it seems, Logan’s ardour for “Star Trek” was sufficient to carry the “TNG” crew again to the desk after their “Rebel” expertise. As Spiner put it, “We had been simply very fortunate that an A-list author additionally occurred to be a Star Trek fan and actually needed to jot down a Star Trek film.”