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Posted: 00:35:11 on July 10 2002
By: Steve Krutzler
Dept: General Star Trek

The Hollywood Reporter hit stands today with a special edition dedicated to Paramount Pictures' 90th Anniversary and much of the studio's success is laid squarely on Gene Roddenberry's baby.

"When then-parent company Gulf + Western Industries dissolved Desilu Prods. into Paramount Pictures in 1967, nobody could have predicted that one of Desilu's less-heralded assets, Star Trek — a sci-fi series limping through its second and penultimate season on NBC — would become Paramount's most profitable franchise. The show has spawned four subsequent series to date, a vocal global fan base, a merchandising giant and a succession of big-screen spinoffs — the 10th of which, 'Star Trek: Nemesis,' is scheduled to hit theaters Dec. 13," begins a special article dedicated to STAR TREK entitled "Still Boldy Going."

Paramount COO Rob Friedman says the franchise is strong today: "We see no signs of the Star Trek franchise weakening. The new TV show, Enterprise, is strong, video sales are strong, and the movies are performing in the $80 million to $100 million range."

Rick Berman also relays the story of how Roddenberry initially dislike Patrick Stewart for the Picard role.

"When we started developing (Star Trek: The Next Generation), one of the biggest stumbling blocks was casting the main role. The original series had become a cult favorite in syndication. All of the Trekkies were very, very skeptical — who was going to step into the shoes of Capt. Kirk? One of my fellow producers, Bob Justman, who had worked on the original series, went to UCLA and saw Patrick Stewart, who was giving a series of lectures on Shakespeare. Bob was extremely impressed, and he brought Gene (Roddenberry) to see him. Gene was totally opposed to it! He was not interested in a bald British man playing Capt. Picard. Justman said, 'When Gene makes up his mind, don't even try to change it.' But I didn't know Gene that well. As we saw more and more actors — we saw hundreds of them — I said, 'Nobody came close to the bald Englishman.' Finally, Gene agreed to meet with Patrick and agreed that nobody was quite as good. When we had Patrick audition for the studio, Gene asked him to wear a toupee, which he did. Luckily, the head of the studio, who knew Patrick was wearing a toupee, said he was wonderful — but lose the wig!"

Check out more quotes from the mag at StarTrek.com.

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