2. They Fit Perfectly With The Rebooted Universe
The way the cinematic series is now, there is a chance to mold an iconic villain in any way they like; a villain that hasnt always been served well in the television series, and has been underused in the films. To use Nolans Batman again, look at how The Dark Knight took Batmans most iconic villain, The Joker, and came up with a totally new and original version to fit their rebooted vision. Because the Borg are loved but not quite sacred in terms of characteristics and culture like The Klingons are, they can become something entirely different for Abrams Star Trek universe. To use a very loose example here, Bane and Venom are much later entries to their respective mythologies, as are The Borg (who were introduced back in 1989), but in a shorter period of time than, say, The Joker, The Green Goblin or The Klingons, they have become firm fan-favourites. Whether you like the onscreen iterations weve seen of the former two villains (for my money, the former is a perfect reinvention, the latter less so). Theres a reason they have all become so popular in a much shorter space of time. So why cant The Borg translate that into a new generation of Star Trek films like they did with a new generation of Star Trek television series? One thing you cant fault the new series for is that it has some awesome space battles and dogfights- imagine the kind of action you could have with the badass design of the Borg cube. Already, you have a timeless design. An intimidating dark cube floating through space. It would take a sharp director to create some visually stunning battles with the leaner, meaner Enterprise and a menacing behemoth like The Borg Cube. Speaking of which