Editing Star Trek: Nemesis (section)

===Development===
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Logan, Spiner, and Berman spent nearly two years developing the concept. Logan wanted the Romulans to feature, finding their oily backhandedness more interesting than the straightforward violence of the Klingons as antagonists.{{sfnp|Staff|2003c|p=24}} He insisted the story could feature the Remans, thinking that the second of the two planets featured in the Romulan crest must refer to them.{{sfnp|Staff|2003a|pp=28–29}} The producers considered adding the characters of Spock or Sela to the story, but considered them a distraction from the plot or too confusing to introduce for casual viewers. Through subsequent drafts, much of the Romulan political intrigue was jettisoned to focus on the Picard/Shinzon and Data/B-4 relationships.{{sfnp|Staff|2003c|pp=24–25}} The cast members' input informed story and script changes; Stewart objected to an early idea that Shinzon was not a clone but Picard's lost son, feeling it had been already explored and lent itself to "uninteresting" emotional dynamics.{{sfnp|Staff|2003c|p=14}}

Stuart Baird was brought in to direct ''Nemesis'' by executive producer Rick Berman.<ref name="startrek.com_2011-02-10">{{cite interview |title=Rick Berman Looks Back at 18 Years of Trek - Part 3 |url=https://www.startrek.com/article/rick-berman-looks-back-at-18-years-of-trek-part-3 |access-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228185511/https://www.startrek.com/article/rick-berman-looks-back-at-18-years-of-trek-part-3 |archive-date=February 28, 2022 |url-status=live |website=StarTrek.com |date=February 10, 2011 |quote=they were quite persuasive about me using Stuart Baird. Stuart was an English director. He’d made two good movies. He was a world-class film editor. |author1=<!-- StarTrek.com Staff --> |subject=Rick Berman}}</ref> It was Baird's third film following ''[[US Marshals (film)|US Marshals]]'' and ''[[Executive Decision]]'', although he had directed a variety of second units previously. Baird did not have a background in ''Star Trek''; he was aware of the films and television series, but did not consider himself an expert on the subject.<ref name="starlog_2003-02">{{cite magazine |last=Spelling |first=Ian |date=February 2003 |title=Galactic Action |url=https://archive.org/stream/starlog_magazine-307/307#page/n45/mode/2up |access-date=May 15, 2015 |magazine=Starlog |pages=46–50 |volume=1 |issue=307}}</ref> Berman explained that Baird would bring "fresh blood" to the film and that Berman had enjoyed "the sense of fun and action that existed in ''Executive Decision''."<ref name="starlog_2001-11">{{cite journal |last1=Spelling |first1=Ian |date=November 2001 |title=The Long Trek |url=https://archive.org/stream/starlog_magazine-292/292#page/n68/mode/1up |journal=Starlog |volume=1 |issue=292 |pages=67–69 |access-date=May 15, 2015}}</ref> Baird said in a promotional interview that this resulted in a non-typical Baird film, saying that it was "perhaps a little different from the dynamics of the previous films."<ref name="starlog_2003-02"/> He wanted to add energy to the action scenes and added some set pieces, such as the car chase. He called that scene a "signature piece" for the film, which turns dark after the crew is put in danger by the inhabitants of the planet. He also found that the cast would discuss any issues they had with the direction he gave to their characters. Despite Frakes' being in the cast and having directed the previous two ''Star Trek'' films, Baird decided not to seek his opinion on the direction of the film. He said that there was no resentment on set, noting that Frakes was completing work on directing ''[[Clockstoppers]]'' at the time and so likely could not have taken on directing ''Nemesis'' even if Baird had not been given the job. Baird had hoped that ''Nemesis'' would be enough of a success that he could consider whether to take the lead on a future, eleventh ''Star Trek'' film.<ref name="starlog_2003-02"/>