Who would've replaced Scotty in Generations if Doohan had said no?

[Allyn Gibson]

I didn't even consider the Voyager factor, but that makes perfect sense.

 

[CoveTom]

Then Berman hires David Carson to be that hired gun, and Carson's crew takes him aside and tells him, "This is film, this is your set, this is how you should do things," much to Berman's chagrin.

Interesting. I had never heard the story about Carson, but it makes sense.

 

[tharpdevenport]

Welshy, of course.

 

[Allyn Gibson]

Trying to think of a Welsh actor to play movie-era Welshie in 1994...

Sir Anthony Hopkins jumps to the top of the list, but he's unlikely for a cameo like that. Peter Penry-Jones might be a more realistic choice.

The key question, of course, is "Can he yodel?"

 

[Ssosmcin]

Welshy, of course.

Came here for this reply.

 

[BozoThePerson]

I think if they'd been unable to secure anyone other than Shatner for the film, the scene would have been rewritten to beef up the roles of the B bridge crew.

That said, I think Koenig, Doohan, and Nichols were all "gettable" when Kelley had to turn it down due to insurance issues and Nimoy bowed out. The only one I think was not "gettable" was Takei because "Sulu is a captain now." But the other three of the gang of four, the studio had a paycheck for two weeks' work, so some combo of them would have shown up, imho.

I was under the impression the Nichols turned it down because she felt she had a better swan song to her character in VI.

 

[BozoThePerson]

Scotty and Chekov replaced Spock and McCoy in Generations. If Koenig had turned down the role, Uhura or Sulu could've replaced him without too much trouble. But I find Scotty more difficult. If you can't get Spock to do the technical stuff in Generations, Scotty is your next good fit and, in some ways, works better than Spock. But I find it hard to see Uhura, Sulu, or Chekov coming up with the technical plan in his place if Doohan has also turned down the movie.

What do you think would've been a good fix if they couldn't have gotten Doohan either? Give it to a random Enterprise B crewperson? Have Kirk do it? Something else? Have the writers shared a back-up plan themselves?

Probably Rand or Kyle.