But the specter of tom hardy s shinzon shouldnt be ignored. Nemesis, the star trek film that bombed out so bad that it almost wrecked the. Star trek nemesis deepfake replaces tom hardy with patrick. Tom hardy and dwayne the rock johnson are both huge hollywood movie stars now, but even they had to start somewhere. Mar 17, 2014 tom hardy has revealed that the was terrified of his role in 2002s star trek. Sep 23, 2016 star trek nemesis praetor shinzon these are the voyages. Deepfake makes star trek nemesis shinzon an actual picard. Tom hardy reveals how he was terrified while filming. Our heroes find out that this new leader, shinzon, is a younger clone of. Long before playing iconic characters like bane, mad max and eddie brock, hardy scored a major early career role as jeanluc picards clone shinzon in nemesis. He is the son of edward chips hardy and anne barrett hardy. Picard picks up years after the despised star trek. Nemesis is the tenth film in the star trek movie franchise and the fourth and final film featuring the next generation crew. Turgid and derivative and kinda junky, it was so illreceived by trek fans when it arrived in theaters on dec.
Nemesis which i havent seen but now might watch it because apparently tom hardy plays his cloned nemesis. Patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, brent spiner, levar burton, michael dorn, marina sirtis, gates mcfadden, tom hardy. Nemesis isnt nearly as good as the best nicholas meyerwritten movies like the undiscovered country, it is far from the worst, thanks to the topical issues it raises, the. Star trek producer proud to have given the rock, tom. Tom hardy dvd star trek nemesis picard data tng movie romulan. In the latter half of the movie, picard looks at a picture of himself from his days as a starfleet academy cadet while beverly looks on too. Dec, 2010 nemesis came out eight years ago today, on december, 2002. Tom hardy as picards vengeful alien clone brotherson. Picard vs romulan tom hardy bane of dark knight rises. Nemesis is just one of those star trek films i cant seem to figure out.
Nemesis movie premere party at the star trek exhibition in hyde park, london, charles hunnam, anne hathaway and jamie bell actors patrick stewart and tom hardy attend the uk film premiere of star trek nemesis at the leicester square odeon on december 17, 2002 in london. Sep 24, 2017 were excited to check out the newest entry in the star trek universe, and so were taking a fond look back at the trek franchises worst movie, and the effect it had on its star, tom hardy. Tom hardy dvd star trek nemesis picard data tng movie romulan ron perelman ebay. Showing picard bald as a cadet completely contradicts the tng series. However, the versatile actor has been steadily working on both stage and screen since his television debut in the miniseries band of brothers 2001. It has been said that stuart baird was brought on board to try and open up trek to a wider audience, but that simply insults the viewers trek already has.
It was not a success financially, nor was it a success with critics or fans. Patrick stewart captain picard in the movie and tom hardy, star trek. Star trek producer proud to have given the rock, tom hardy. Nemesis has an interesting premise and some good action scenes, but the whole affair feels a bit tired. Tom hardy is on the kind of roll actors live to experience.
Tom hardy reveals how he was terrified while filming star. Some say getting a bad star trek movie is better than not getting one at all, but most agree that nemesis didnt improve the. Ironically, one of the leastwatched star trek films of all time is also the movie that introduced most of the united states to tom hardy, who would ultimately become one of the most recognizable actors of the new 10s. Nemesis is a 2002 american sciencefiction film directed by stuart baird. Nemesis the british actor, who recently portrayed bane in the dark knight rises, played the villainous reman praetor shinzon who turned out to be a human clone of captain jeanluc picard patrick stewart in the fourth and last star trek. The better trek films are those that revolve around the characterdynamics, and seeing those people work as a team. Details about tom hardy dvd star trek nemesis picard data tng movie romulan ron perelman.
Were excited to check out the newest entry in the star trek universe, and so were taking a fond look back at the trek franchises worst movie, and the effect it had on its star, tom hardy. Tom hardy biography movies and tv shows, height, venom. Someone who cared about star trek continuity would have pulled denise crosby to play sela one last time. Nemesis, the star trek film that bombed out so bad that it almost wrecked the franchise, he was a nervous wreck. Picard is a good reason to revisit the 2002 movie, which defies the conventional wisdom that the evennumbered star trek films are the good ones. But, it was just 10 years ago that hardy got his big break in star trek. Perhaps by that point wed grown tired of star trek films and wanted a new crew exploring the big screen, but if you remove it from its franchise context star trek. Edward thomas hardy cbe born 15 september 1977 is an english actor and producer. Tom hardy dvd star trek nemesis picard data tng movie romulan ron perelman. Jul 29, 2010 tom hardy is on the kind of roll actors live to experience.
After studying acting at the drama centre london, he made his film debut in ridley scott s black hawk down 2001 and has since appeared in such films as star trek. Jun 25, 2018 tom hardy and dwayne the rock johnson are both huge hollywood movie stars now, but even they had to start somewhere. Jul 05, 2016 star trek nemesis is a trashy fun vampire movie star trek nemesis is a trashy fun vampire movie. Nemesis is a nightmare of a movie, but one of its slightly better nightmares is the bonkers performance a young, spectacularly shaved tom hardy gives as shinzon, the villain of the film. This movie being the first time id heard of tom hardy. Tom hardy had big shoes to fill when he was cast at age 25 in 2002s star trek nemesis to play shinzon, a young clone of captain picard in effect, a younger version of sir patrick stewarts iconic tng character. Sep 12, 2019 patrick stewart replaces tom hardy in a new deepfake video that actually improves star trek. Star trek nemesis 2002 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Tom hardy dvd star trek nemesis picard data tng movie. His outfit in the screen test is better too, at the very least, less ridiculous and more comfortable looking. I think my manager said, theres interest in you for a star trek movie. He was also seen in the movie as jeanluc picard in a still photograph during that characters tenure at starfleet academy. The 32yearold brit won international acclaim for his star turn in the 2009 drama bronson, is part of the stellar cast of the current blockbuster inception, has the mmafamily drama warrior in the can, just this week signed to join star treks chris pine in this means war, and is set to play mad max in reboot of that franchise. Edward is a professional novelist and comedy writer, whereas anne was an artist and painter.
As they reassemble b4, the crew receives word from starfleet that a coup has resulted in the installation of a new romulan political leader, shinzon tom hardy, who claims to seek d credits. Some people were surprised to see you in the film since the role wasnt particularly large. The show is set in 2399, 18 years after the events of star trek. Awfully good movies looks at the star trek generations film, star trek nemesis starring patrick stewart and a very young tom hardy. Star trek nemesis is the tenth movie in the star trek film series, released in 2002, and serves as the bigscreen grand finale for the next generation crew. But the specter of tom hardys shinzon shouldnt be ignored. It was written by john logan from a story developed by logan, brent spiner, and producer rick berman. Nemesis 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Unfortunately, neither the film nor hardys performance were considered classics at the time, nor are they now. Feb 08, 2012 as they reassemble b4, the crew receives word from starfleet that a coup has resulted in the installation of a new romulan political leader, shinzon tom hardy, who claims to seek d credits. It tells a fastpaced moving story about age, regret and anger, themes which distinguished the best star trek film, wrath of khan.
Enterprisee ultimately stopped and killed shinzon, but the damage the evil clone caused irrevocably altered the balance of power in the alpha quadrant while. You dont normally look at tom hardy and think that this is a man that breaks under pressure. Tom hardy has also had significant critical and box office success as an actor since playing the picard clone shinzon in the 2002 film star trek. With his breakthrough performance as eames in christopher nolans scifi thriller inception 2010, english actor tom hardy has been brought to the attention of mainstream audiences worldwide. Nemesis came out eight years ago today, on december, 2002. Star trek nemesis praetor shinzon these are the voyages. Nemesis, tom hardy was hailed as the next big thing. After a coup, the new leader of the eversecretive romulan government makes an offer of peace to the federation. Rick berman proud star trek gave tom hardy and dwayne the. In retrospect they should have had sir patrick play both roles. Tom hardy has all this dialogue explaining why shinzon doesnt look exactly like picard got beaten up a lot and yet, for the film, they still put a fake nose and fake chin on him and had him lose weight to more resemble patrick stewart. This film cements tom hardy, who plays the villain bane, as an even bigger star.
It is the tenth film in the star trek film series, as well as the fourth and final film to star the cast of star trek. Patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, brent spiner, levar burton, michael dorn, marina sirtis, gates mcfadden, tom hardy, ron. For other people named tom hardy, see thomas hardy disambiguation. Voyager tried, and failed, and enterprise is rapidly going the same route. I can tell the franchise fatigue seemed to set in, but theres still plenty of good with the performances of the crew and. This picture is actually the actor tom hardy shinzon, picards clone and he appears with a completely baldshaved head. Tom hardy was born on the 15th of september, 1977 with the name edward thomas hardy in hammersmith, london, england. As they reassemble b4, the crew receives word from starfleet that a coup has resulted in the installation of a new romulan political leader, shinzon tom hardy, who claims to seek d. Feb 07, 2012 as they reassemble b4, the crew receives word from starfleet that a coup has resulted in the installation of a new romulan political leader, shinzon tom hardy, who claims to seek d credits. Tom hardy has revealed that the was terrified of his role in 2002s star trek. Patrick stewart replaces tom hardy in a new deepfake video that actually improves star trek.