3-time Academy Award-nominated author John Logan agreed with Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes that Lt. Commander Knowledge did not actually die in Star Trek: Nemesis. Launched in 2002, Star Trek: Nemesis was written by Logan and directed by Stuart Baird, and it turned the lowest-grossing Star Trek film on the field workplace.
One cause why audiences rejected Star Trek: Nemesis was the loss of life of Knowledge on the finish. Sacrificing himself to save lots of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the USS Enterprise-E, the android’s demise was a rehash of Spock’s (Leonard Nimoy) loss of life in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Nonetheless, Star Trek: Nemesis launched B-4 (Brent Spiner), an imperfect duplicate android that Knowledge downloaded his reminiscences into.
John Logan joined Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes on their podcast, Dropping Names… And Different Issues, for a rollicking, must-see chat about Logan’s stellar profession as the author of movies like Gladiator, The Aviator, Skyfall… and, in fact, Star Trek: Nemesis. Their convo started with Logan refuting, in no unsure phrases, that Knowledge died in Star Trek: Nemesis. Learn their quotes under:
Jonathan Frakes: Now let me ask you a query that I’ve answered 100 instances: Do you consider that Knowledge died in Nemesis?
John Logan: NO!
Jonathan Frakes: Thanks very a lot! That’s the writer proper there. That’s my reply.
John Logan: NO!
Brent Spiner: I by no means thought so.
John Logan: NO!
Brent Spiner: I wished him to. However I didn’t assume it was occurring, actually.
Watch John Logan on Dropping Names… And Different Issues under:
B-4 needs to be the rationale that John Logan is so adamant that Knowledge did not actually die. On the finish of Star Trek: Nemesis, the simplistic android started to point out indicators that Knowledge’s programming was starting to say itself. Had Star Trek: Nemesis been successful, a fifth Star Trek: The Subsequent Era film (presumably additionally written by Logan) doubtless would have restored Knowledge within the equivalent physique of B-4.
Nonetheless, regardless of the filmmakers’ intentions in 2002, Star Trek canon says that Knowledge died in Star Trek: Nemesis as a result of there was no follow-up Star Trek: The Subsequent Era film. Knowledge’s loss of life was cemented on the finish of Star Trek: Picard season 1 when Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) put the android’s ‘soul’ to relaxation and stated goodbye to his positronic buddy.
Knowledge was lastly, really resurrected in Star Trek: Picard season 3, 21 years after Star Trek: Nemesis. Masterminded by showrunner Terry Matalas, Knowledge was revealed to be remade as a human-like artificial, full with feelings, and the personalities of different members of Knowledge’s ‘household,’ like Lore and Dr. Altan Soong. Knowledge rid himself of Lore and took full management of himself and his feelings.
John Logan’s plan for Knowledge, if he’d continued to jot down Star Trek films, will need to have been to carry the android again with B-4 changing into Knowledge. Though, Brent Spiner wished Knowledge to die as a result of he felt, partially, he was getting older out of enjoying his iconic android. Regardless, Knowledge ultimately got here again with a built-in cause for why he aged in Star Trek: Picard season 3.
Nonetheless, Star Trek: Nemesis ended up being the loss of life knell for Star Trek: The Subsequent Era’s film franchise, so audiences won’t ever see what would have occurred subsequent if Nemesis’ follow-up resurrected Knowledge within the physique of B-4.
- Launch Date
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December 13, 2002
- Director
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Stuart Baird
- Writers
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Gene Roddenberry, John Logan, Rick Berman, Brent Spiner