10 Biggest Feuds In Star Trek History
7. Leonard Nimoy And Paramount Pictures
When Paramount Pictures began ramping up to get Star Trek: The Motion Picture made, there was a particularly large snag in the plan: they were being sued by Leonard Nimoy, over their use of his likeness in merchandising and advertisements, without his consent.
The case had dragged on for a couple of years and, initially, showed no sign of stopping. Coupled with this issue was that Nimoy was no fan of Roddenberry's, who was deeply involved with the film as well. It fell on producer Jeffery Katzenberg to smooth things out.
He flew to New York, where Nimoy was appearing in a production of Equus. After the show, he begged Nimoy to be in the film, and that he would do his best to make things work with Paramount. However, Nimoy politely refused, stating that he couldn't get involved while the litigation was ongoing. However, he had second thoughts about this.
He began to realize that if he turned the film down, and was the only original actor not to return, he would forever be fielding questions about it for the rest of his career. Thankfully, Katzenberg made good on his promise to help with the studio, helping to get Nimoy the money he felt he deserved.
There followed an immensely brief turnaround time, and Nimoy signed on to the film.
The rest, as they say, is history.