20 Things You Didn't Know About Star Trek: Nemesis
14. Marina Sirtis Almost Didn't Return
As much as she's an integral member of the TNG crew, Deanna Troi almost ended up being conspicuously absent throughout Nemesis, due to negotiations breaking down between Marina Sirtis and Paramount.
As it often does, the crux of the issue came down to money, with Sirtis feeling insulted by the apparent low-ball offer given to her.
In interviews Sirtis has spoken extensively about feeling under-valued compared to her male co-stars in particular, and claims that Paramount threatened to put Seven of Nine in the movie in her place if a salary agreement couldn't be reached.
Sirtis pithily retorted to the studio, "Jeri Ryan won't do it for that money, that is for sure."
Thankfully the matter was eventually resolved, and though Sirtis was ultimately one of the cast's more vocal critics of Nemesis - or, to be exact, of director Baird - she maintains that she was happy with Troi's role in the film.