Editing Star Trek: Insurrection (section)

==Cast==
* [[Patrick Stewart]] as Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]]
* [[Jonathan Frakes]] as Commander [[William Riker|William T. Riker]]
* [[Brent Spiner]] as Lieutenant Commander [[Data (Star Trek)|Data]]
* [[LeVar Burton]] as Lieutenant Commander [[Geordi La Forge]]
* [[Michael Dorn]] as Lieutenant Commander [[Worf]]
* [[Gates McFadden]] as Doctor [[Beverly Crusher]]
* [[Marina Sirtis]] as Counselor [[Deanna Troi]]
* [[F. Murray Abraham]] as Ru'afo, the commander of the Son'a.
* [[Donna Murphy]] as Anij, a Ba'ku woman.
* [[Anthony Zerbe]] as Vice Admiral Dougherty.
* [[Gregg Henry]] as Gallatin, a member of the Son'a crew and Ru'afo's second in command.
* [[Daniel Hugh Kelly]] as Sojef, a Ba'ku man.
* [[Michael Welch (actor)|Michael Welch]] as Artim, Sojef's son.
* Mark Deakins as Tournel, a young Ba'ku man.
* [[Stephanie Niznik]] as Ensign Perim.

Patrick Stewart thought that the first ''Next Generation'' film, ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'', was too much like a television episode but thought that his character, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, was redefined as a "movie hero" in ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]''.<ref name="reeves278">[[#Reeves-Stevens1998|Reeves-Stevens (1998)]]: p. 278</ref> He was concerned that in the new film the character would return to that seen in the television series. Michael Piller said that in order to be a hero, Picard "should be acting out of a moral and ethical mindset, and stand for principles that are important to [humanity]".<ref name="reeves278"/> Stewart was later pleased with the film's romantic sub-plot, calling it "charming" and saying that he was "feeling very good about it."<ref name=picardknight>{{cite news|last=Boyar|first=Jay|title=Patick Stewart's Capt. Picard gets a love life in 'Star Trek: Insurrection'|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-53341131.html|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=Knight Ridder/Tribune News|date=December 3, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316201834/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-53341131.html|archive-date=March 16, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> He thought that the film had a lighter tone than previous films, saying, "It shows our crew having a little more fun than we normally see them doing".<ref name=picardknight/> Stewart was disappointed that a scene in which Picard and Anij kiss was cut from the final version of the film,<ref>{{cite news|title=Patrick Stewart's view|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60223697.html|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=The Daily Mirror|date=January 1, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120042442/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60223697.html|archive-date=November 20, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> saying that "It was a studio decision, but still somewhat inexplicable to me as I feel the audience were waiting for some kind of romantic culmination to the relationship, which did happen and was extremely pleasant."<ref name=brumnotasweknow>{{cite news|title=It's Star Trek Jim... but not as we know it!|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17573985.html|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=Birmingham Evening Mail|date=January 2, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326170026/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17573985.html|archive-date=March 26, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Stewart received a producer's credit on the film.<ref>{{cite news|title=Star kisses goodbye to a cling-on|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60940104.html|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=Daily Record|date=December 16, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120045748/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60940104.html|archive-date=November 20, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref>

[[image:Jonathan Frakes cropped1.jpg|thumb|''Star Trek: Insurrection'' is the second ''Star Trek'' film to be directed by Jonathan Frakes.<ref name=frakesdirecting/>]]

Jonathan Frakes appeared as Commander William Riker, and as with ''First Contact'' he directed the project.<ref name=frakesdirecting>{{cite news|date=July 19, 2002|last1=Dunkley|first1=Cathy|last2=Harris|first2=Diana |title=Frakes set to direct 'Thunderbirds' kidpic|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-90038519.html|newspaper=[[Daily Variety]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313055548/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-90038519.html|archive-date=2016-03-13}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= July 19, 2002 |last1= Dunkley |first1= Cathy |last2= Harris |first2= Diana |title= Frakes set to direct 'Thunderbirds' kidpic |url= https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/helmer-frakes-treks-to-thunderbirds-kidpic-1117869913/ |newspaper= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date= January 6, 2019 |archive-date= August 7, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200807092818/https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/helmer-frakes-treks-to-thunderbirds-kidpic-1117869913/ |url-status= live }}</ref> Brent Spiner starred as Lieutenant Commander Data, asking for the character to be killed in ''Insurrection'' out of concern for aging out of the role. His copy of the script came with a note from the production team saying, "Sorry, kill you later".<ref>{{cite news|title=Brent Spiner's view of Star Trek: Insurrection|newspaper=The Daily Mirror|date=January 8, 1999}}</ref> The underwater scene required Spiner to wear extra makeup to make it waterproof.<ref name=brumnotasweknow/> LeVar Burton reprised his role of Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge; a month before the release of ''Insurrection'' he appeared in the role in a guest appearance in the ''Star Trek: Voyager'' episode "[[Timeless (Star Trek: Voyager)|Timeless]]".<ref>{{cite news|last=Eramo|first=Steve|title=To Boldly Go – LeVar Burton Talks Star Trek: The Next Generation|url=http://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/television/to-boldly-go-levar-burton-talks-star-trek-the-next-generation/|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=The Morton Report|date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=May 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526095700/http://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/television/to-boldly-go-levar-burton-talks-star-trek-the-next-generation/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Michael Dorn returned as Lieutenant Commander Worf, having portrayed him in ''Deep Space Nine'' since 1995.<ref name=newpitts>{{cite news|title=Burton, Dorn co-star in top rated 'Star Trek' film|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-480946371.html|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=New Pittsburgh Courier|date=December 19, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410001844/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-480946371.html|archive-date=April 10, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Reprising her role as Doctor [[Beverly Crusher]], [[Gates McFadden]] said that "Shooting ''Star Trek'' and getting paid to do it is great. But what's actually changed my life the most is traveling around and&nbsp;...&nbsp;being a tiny little part of this huge mythology that has changed people's lives, in many ways for the better."<ref>{{cite news|last=Groves|first=Bob|title='Star Trek' Fans Beaming|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22445265.html|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=The Record|date=November 29, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409181824/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22445265.html|archive-date=April 9, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Marina Sirtis appeared once more as Counselor Deanna Troi. She was positive about the film, saying "we've been involved with this for eleven years, we've done 179 episodes, three movies, and there are still surprises. There are more layers in this movie, it's not as black and white. It goes back to a lot of what Gene Roddenberry felt about ''Star Trek''&nbsp;— I think he's going to be very happy up there when he sees this movie."<ref name=prodnotes />

Before the casting process, no actors had been considered for the roles of the Son'a leader, the Ba'ku woman, and the Starfleet admiral.<ref name="reeves283">[[#Reeves-Stevens1998|Reeves-Stevens (1998)]]: p. 283</ref> The Son'a leader, Ahdar Ru'afo, was portrayed by F. Murray Abraham, who won an [[Academy Award]] for his performance in ''[[Amadeus (film)|Amadeus]]''.<ref name="nemecek337">[[#Nemecek2003|Nemecek (2003)]]: p. 337</ref><ref name="reeves284"/> Abraham was given the role without an audition.<ref name="reeves284"/> Abraham said of the franchise, "I was around when the series was first introduced to television and it was a hoot".<ref name=brumnotasweknow/> He praised his make-up and prosthetics, saying "The idea that you can be somebody else behind the mask is an extraordinary feeling&nbsp;— it's very primitive and mysterious. A gap opens somewhere in the brain and it encourages wildness. It had me chewing at the scenery".<ref name=brumnotasweknow/> He was particularly pleased to be working with Patrick Stewart.<ref name=prodnotes/>

Donna Murphy played the Ba'ku woman Anij, who is Picard's love interest. Eighty actresses auditioned for the role,<ref name="nemecek336">[[#Nemecek2003|Nemecek (2003)]]: p. 336</ref> which was awarded to Murphy who had previously won two [[Tony Award]]s for her roles in the Broadway musicals ''[[Passion (musical)|Passion]]'' and ''[[The King and I]]''.<ref name="nemecek337"/><ref name="reeves284">[[#Reeves-Stevens1998|Reeves-Stevens (1998)]]: p. 284</ref> Murphy was such a favorite of Frakes and the producers that after auditioning, only a small number of other actresses were seen.<ref name="reeves284"/> She said of the role, "I feel a great honor and responsibility to be a part of this film, because I know that the ''Star Trek'' audience has such a devotion to and affection for these richly drawn characters."<ref name=prodnotes>{{cite web|title=Star Trek: Insurrection Production Notes |url=http://insurrection.startrek.com/html/main.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990221110921/http://insurrection.startrek.com/html/main.html |publisher=Star Trek.com |archive-date=February 21, 1999 |access-date=March 22, 2013}}</ref>

[[image:Shimerman and Grodénchik by Beth Madison, 1.jpg|thumb|right|Filmed scenes featuring Armin Shimerman and Max Grodénchik were cut from the final release of the film.<ref name="nemecek343"/>]]

[[Anthony Zerbe]] originally auditioned for the role of Ru'afo,<ref name="nemecek337"/> and was considered to be the best choice for it.<ref name="reeves284"/> However, the production team decided instead to cast him in the role of Admiral Matthew Dougherty.<ref name="nemecek337"/> During Zerbe's audition, instead of reading the lines provided, he recited ''[[Dante's Inferno]]'' before seamlessly moving into the script. Frakes and the producers unanimously decided to award him the part of Dougherty.<ref name="reeves285">[[#Reeves-Stevens1998|Reeves-Stevens (1998)]]: p. 285</ref> In the film's smaller roles, [[Stephanie Niznik]] played Ensign Kell Perim and [[Daniel Hugh Kelly]] appeared as Sojef. Gregg Henry appeared as Gallatin, and 10-year-old [[Michael Welch (actor)|Michael Welch]] played the Ba'ku child Artim.<ref name="nemecek338">[[#Nemecek2003|Nemecek (2003)]]: p. 338</ref> [[Michael Horton (actor)|Michael Horton]] returned as the tactical officer he portrayed in ''First Contact''; his character was called [[List_of_characters_in_Star_Trek:_Enterprise#Daniels|Lieutenant Daniels]] in this film.<ref name="nemecek322">[[#Nemecek2003|Nemecek (2003)]]: p. 322</ref> [[Rage Against the Machine]] and [[Audioslave]] guitarist [[Tom Morello]] played a Son'a warrior.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rage's Tom Morello To Turn Up in New "Star Trek" Film|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1433573/rages-tom-morello-turn-up-new-star-trek-film.jhtml|access-date=March 22, 2013|newspaper=MTV News|date=December 9, 1998|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118043016/http://www.mtv.com/news/1433573/rages-tom-morello-to-turn-up-in-new-star-trek-film/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Morello's make-up regime began at 5&nbsp;am, at which time he said he would normally "be crawling back into my coffin".<ref name=brumnotasweknow/>

Several of the film's actors had previously appeared in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. [[Bruce French (actor)|Bruce French]], who portrayed Son'a Officer Number 1, appeared as Sabin Genestra in ''The Next Generation'' episode "[[The Drumhead]]" and as the Ocampa doctor in the ''Voyager'' [[Caretaker (Star Trek: Voyager)|pilot episode]]. Son'a Officer Number 3 was played by [[Joseph Ruskin]], who appeared in four episodes across the ''Star Trek'' franchise: ''The Original Series'' episode "[[The Gamesters of Triskelion]]",<ref name="nemecek342"/> and the ''Deep Space Nine'' episodes "[[Improbable Cause]]" and "[[Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places]]" and the ''Voyager'' episode "[[Gravity (Star Trek: Voyager)|Gravity]]".<ref name="nemecek343">[[#Nemecek2003|Nemecek (2003)]]: p. 343</ref> [[McKenzie Westmore]], daughter of make-up supervisor [[Michael Westmore]], played a Ba'ku woman.<ref name="nemecek338"/> She previously appeared as a child in ''The Next Generation'' [[Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1|season one]] episode "[[When the Bough Breaks (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|When the Bough Breaks]]" and as Ensign Jenkins in the ''Voyager'' episode "[[Warhead (Star Trek: Voyager)|Warhead]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Westmore, McKenzie|url=http://www.startrek.com/database_article/westmore-2|publisher=Star Trek.com|access-date=March 22, 2013|archive-date=December 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229120716/http://www.startrek.com/database_article/westmore-2|url-status=live}}</ref> Scenes cut from the film would have featured two of the actors who played [[Ferengi]] on ''Deep Space Nine'': [[Max Grodénchik]], more familiar as [[Rom (Star Trek)|Rom]], was to have appeared as a Trill in the library scene. [[Armin Shimerman]] filmed a scene in his role as [[Quark (Star Trek)|Quark]], in which he tries to set up [[timeshare]]s on the Ba'ku planet at the end of the film.<ref name="nemecek343"/>