European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Leonard Nimoy beams from trek to holocaust by Vernon Scott up Hollywood reporter Star trek v7has been and is being touted As the finale of the popular science fic Tion series but Leonard Ninoy is keeping a set of pointed cars just in ease. The act or Fri Ter a i Rector produce r says another sequel would be logical if the current movie Rolls up $100 million or More. Paramount pictures he says could not resist the financial temptation of a sixth sequel. A a we be been saying goodbye so often if you cry Wolf too Many times people will really get fed up Quot Nimoy said. Quot doing another trek is Par amount s problem. Fortunately i done to have to make that decision. In a sure the studio is pondering the situation at this very moment. A maybe Well All be a murdered if we come Back with another sequel. I suppose it depends on How Good a seventh film would be. If its Good i done to think audiences care whether its the first or As executive producer Nimoy was the key figure in the decision to make Star trek i the undiscovered country. Quot Paramount asked me to make a movie in time for 1991, the 25th anniversary year a a Nimoy said. Quot the then head of production called me Early in the summer of 1990 and asked me for some suggestions. Four or five Days later i gave him my idea Tor the Story line a a detente Between the klingon and the federation of course it was inspired by the Berlin Wall coming Down and the . Was showing signs of cracking a it would make a perfect ending to the series Quot Nimoy said. A there would be no conflict left and would provide an excuse to Mothball part of the Sta ship Nimoy suggests that it a sixth sequel does come about More than Likely it will involve antagonists from a Distant Comer of the a immerse with the federation and the klingon joining forces. Quot i think they could gel the East together he said. Quot we were told when we made a that it would have to Cost less than because budgets were getting out of hand. We agreed to take salary cuts in order to get it made. It was an attempt at austerity and practicality in this runaway business. "1 went along. Well gel our share Back if the Box Oitice holds up because we All have a piece of unlike Many actors closely associated with a single role a especially a character As popular As or. Spock a Nimoy keeps Busy. Me believes his most important work is a documentary film titled never forget which deals with the world War ii genocide of european jews a jew himself Nimoy is concerned about revisionists theorizing that the holocaust never happened that 6 million jews were not exterminated during nazi Germany s third Reich. 1 was in England. To show never forget to the Oxford Union society where we had an enormous reception Quot he said. A interest was heightened by the candidacy of David Duke for governor of Louisiana. I was amazed How close the connection was Between Dukes Campaign and the Institute for historical review. Quot that organization is very real and current the antagonist of never of target. Their spotlight Magazine has a mailing list of 100,0 10, the same list Duke used. I lie Institute acknowledges that Mam people were put in concentration Camps and Many died but they argue there was no mass murder of jew s. Quot never forget documents history that millions of jews were exterminated. Quot i lie film in t a gesture on my part. It s a matter of real concern to me that anyone should think the holocaust did not happen. Lbs recently ran news look age of an austrian organization of 20, 11111 Young Guys being indoctrinated in the be lie i that the holocaust was a the lint was shown in april on Ted Turner s int Cable network after Abc lbs and Abc backed away from project. Quot my partner. Bob Radnitz and i conceived the idea and worked on the film for five years Quot Nimoy said. A a int ran it eight times during a week in x Arious time slots. We be been nominated Tor an act award for Cable shows. Quot we received a letter from the Institute for historical review saying they were watching trom a Legal Point of View to protect their interests we Haven t heard from them so i guess they could t reject the i acts As we presented them. A we got very Good response from critics and viewers. I never saw any negative reactions or letters. It was something Felt needed to be Leonard in Muir returns in Star Tret was or. Spock with Kim As it. Valeris and Paul Rossillo Seend from right a brigadier Karla. Paramount december 29 1991 ii nday Page
