Tom Hardy did not impress Patrick Stewart during 'Star Trek: Nemesis'. Here is what he said about him

When 21 years ago the fourth and final 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' feature film hit theaters, Tom Hardy failed to impress acting icon, Patrick Stewart. Stewart didn't think too highly of his young and unknown colleague. In that movie, Hardy portrayed the clone of Captain Picard, which was created by the Romulans, known as the Praetor Shinzon.

Patrick Stewart remembers Tom Hardy

Remembering the last day of the shooting featuring Hardy, Stewart wrote in his memoir 'Making It So': "On the evening Tom wrapped his role, he characteristically left without ceremony or niceties, simply walking out of the door. As it closed, I said quietly to Brent [Spiner] and Jonathan [Frakes], 'And there goes someone I think we shall never hear of again.' It gives me nothing but pleasure that Tom has proven me so wrong."

'Nemesis was weak'

Sir Patrick Stewart added further, "Nemesis, which came out in 2002, was particularly weak. I didn't have a single exciting scene to play, and the actor who portrayed the movie's villain, Shinzon, was an odd, solitary young man from London. His name was Tom Hardy."

Tom Hardy portrayed lackluster villain

Actually, no one could have predicted that Hardy would one day become an A-list talent. Hardy portrayed a lackluster villain in that film and it turned out to be TNG’s worst outing financially on the big screen.

'Star Trek: Nemesis' earned $67 million

'Star Trek: Nemesis' earned $67 million worldwide, while its predecessor 'Star Trek: Insurrection' made $70.2 million in the US alone and made a global haul of $112.6 million. But later on 'Star Trek: Nemesis' was the beginning of a major Hollywood talent for the now Academy Award-nominated Tom Hardy.

Tom Hardy impresses Hollywood

But for Tom Hardy, it was just the beginning. His mesmerizing performance as the Batman (Christian Bale), and adversary Bane in Christopher Nolan's 'The Dark Knight Rises' (2012), attracted the attention of the film industry. He became one of the brightest spots in Marvel's recent on-screen entries as the symbiote 'Venom'. His performance in 'Inception', 'Bronson', 'Warrior', 'The Drop' was equally captivating.

FAQs:

Q1. Why did Tom Hardy fail to impress Sir Patrick Stewart?
A1. Tom Hardy failed to impress acting icon Sir Patrick Stewart as he was virtually unknown in Hollywood and he portrayed a lackluster villain. The movie earned only $67 million and it was a financial disaster.

Q2. What did Sir Patrick Stewart say about Tom Hardy later?
A2. Sir Patrick Stewart said later that he was delighted to note that Tom Hardy had proven him wrong by his talent and performance.