Mark Donaldson is a writer, podcaster, and film programmer specializing in Star Trek and Doctor Who.
Summary Star Trek: Insurrection almost had more compelling villains than the Son'a, but they were turned down by Patrick Stewart. Released in 1998, Insurrection was conceived by Rick Berman and Michael Piller as a lighter movie, following the dark tone of Star Trek: First Contact. However, the development of the third Star Trek: The Next Generation movie was a somewhat tortured process.
Patrick Stewart Didn’t Want The Romulans In Star Trek: Insurrection "After the Borg - the Romulans? Oh, my" After receiving a copy of the second treatment, Patrick Stewart wrote back with some harsh words about this early version of Star Trek: Insurrection, delivering particularly negative criticism of the Romulans.
"The Romulans. We have, from the start, intended to re-invent the Romulans because we agree with you. We’ve been talking about a complete overhaul of their look as well as their character. If it means a great deal to you, I’d personally be willing to change it to another race. Do you have any suggestions?"
Of course, Patrick Stewart's concept of corruption at the heart of the Federation made it into the final version of Star Trek: Insurrection. His anti-Romulan feeling also led to the creation of the Son'a as new bad guys. However, it's fair to say that Insurrection's villainous aliens didn't make anywhere near the kind of impression that the Romulans would have.
By taking out the Romulans as villains and not reckoning with what Picard's insurrection meant for the wider galaxy, the third TNG movie ended up as disposable fluff.
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