Though highly regarded in Star Trek’s original film franchise, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home could have been a very different film entirely. Directed by the late Leonard Nemoy, who portrayed fan favorite Spock, the film went through many different phases with its script and casting. Eddie Murphy, in the early stages of his meteoric rise to stardom, was even attached to co-star. Unhappy with his character, Murphy left the film to make The Golden Child instead (Murphy noted his regret for this decision later on).
There’s been much speculation throughout the years as to who Murphy’s character would have been (he reportedly wanted to play either an alien race or a Starfleet officer, ...
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