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Stuart Baird (born 14 January 1947) [1] is an English film editor, producer, and director who is mainly associated with action films. He has edited over thirty major motion pictures.
Stuart Baird was born on January 14, 1947 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK. He is an editor and director, known for Skyfall (2012), Superman (1978) and Casino Royale (2006).
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Executive Decision is a 1996 American action thriller film [2] directed by Stuart Baird (in his directorial debut) and written by Jim Thomas and John Thomas, who also produced the film with Joel Silver.
Stuart Baird (* 30. November 1947 in England, Vereinigtes Königreich) ist ein britischer Filmregisseur, Filmproduzent und Filmeditor
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On Romulus, members of the RomulanSenate debate terms of peace and alliance from the Reman rebel leader Shinzon. The Remans are a slave race of the Romulan Empire from the neighboring planet Remus, used as miners and cannon fodder. While a faction of the military supports Shinzon, the Praetor and Senate are opposed to an alliance. After rejecting t...
Development
Stuart Baird was brought in to direct Nemesis by executive producer Rick Berman. It was Baird's third film following 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. Berman explained that Baird would bring "fresh blood" to the film and that Berman had enjoyed "the sense of fun and action that exi...
Casting
Baird and Berman had been searching for someone who resembled Patrick Stewart but looked about 25 years younger; at one point they considered Jude Law. Baird specifically wanted an unknown actor, and Hardy auditioned by tape after Stewart asked Hardy's agent if he thought any of his clients were suitable for the role. Hardy was filming Simon: An English Legionnaire in Morocco at the time,: 37 and decided against using the requested text for the audition. Instead, he got possession of a full s...
Design
Nemesis called for a number of new ship and vehicle designs. Illustrator John Eaves developed concept art for the new craft, collaborating with the artists at effects house Digital Domain to adjust the designs as necessary when something worked in a two-dimensional drawing but did not look right once realized with three-dimensional computer-generated imagery (CGI). Shinzon's Scimitar was designed to appear to have a shared lineage with the new Romulan Warbird designs, but with the Romulan shi...
The music to Star Trek: Nemesis was composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith, who composed previous entries in the franchise, such as the Academy Award-nominated score for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek: First Contact, and Star Trek: Insurrection, as well as the themes to the television series Star Trek: ...
Nemesis continues the franchise's longtime focus on issues of identity and cloning, which had only grown more pronounced after the cloning of the sheep Dolly in 1996. The film even recasts the Romulan Empire as a mirror image of the Federation. Law professor Kieran Tranter and Bronwyn Statham argue that Nemesis explores the "clone hysteria" that, c...
Marketing
At the time of Nemesis's release, Star Trek was an aging franchise of more than 35 years, and the film (alongside the recent release of the television show Star Trek: Enterprise) were seen as attempts to appeal to younger viewers with sex appeal and a heavier focus on action. Nemesishad comparatively little marketing, despite releasing so long after the previous film. Merchandise included a line of action figures, trading card set, soundtrack, novelization, and tie-in official magazines. Regi...
Box office
The premiere of Star Trek: Nemesis took place at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on December 9, 2002. It was attended by the cast and crew, with the exception of Jonathan Frakes who was away directing the film Thunderbirds. The after party was held in the Kodak Theatre complex. Nemesis was released on December 13, 2002, in direct competition with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (released November 15, 2002), the 20th James Bond film Die Another Day (released November 22, 2002)...
Nemesis received negative reviews from critics. 38% of critics gave the film a positive review on Rotten Tomatoes, and the film has a 51% average rating on Metacritic. Theatergoing audiences surveyed by CinemaScoregave the film a grade "A−" on scale of A to F. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times had mixed feelings about the film, stating: "I'm smi...
On May 20, 2003, Nemesis was released on DVD in both anamorphic widescreen and full screen editions in Region 1, and was also released on VHS. The initial DVD release contained an audio commentary by director Stuart Baird, four featurettes on the film's production, seven deleted scenes, a photo gallery, and a preview for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ...
Cloud, John (December 16, 2002). "Star Trek Inc". Time. p. 73–74. ISSN 0040-781X.Domaradzki, Jan (2021). "Popular Culture and Genetics: Genetics and Biotechnologies in the Movies". Polish Sociological Review(215): 281–310.Bishop, Katherine; Rabitsch, Stefan (2022). "Star Trek Nemesis". The Routledge Handbook of Star Trek. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-00-056996-4.Greven, David (2009). "The Echo Over the Voice". Gender and sexuality in Star Trek: allegories of desire in the television series and films. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-4413-7.Star Trek: Nemesis at IMDbStar Trek Nemesis title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseStar Trek Nemesis at Memory AlphaStuart Baird was born on 14 January 1947 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK. He is an editor and director, known for Skyfall (2012), Casino Royale (2006) and Superman (1978).
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Stuart Baird (born 30 November 1947) is an English film editor, producer, and director who is mainly associated with action films. He has edited over twenty major motion pictures
