Stuart Baird Stuart Baird is an English film editor and director of Hollywood films . In , he directed . He also voiced the " Scimitar " computer in the film . He was born on the same day as " Nemesis " actor Jude Ciccolella . Directing career . Prior to " Nemesis " , Baird directed the action films " Executive Decision " ( 1996 ) and " U . S . Marshals " ( 1998 ) . The former featured " Star Trek " alumni Andreas Katsulas , Brad Blaisdell , Len Cariou , Tim Kelleher , Warren Munson , Richard Riehle , Eugene Roche , and Dey Young in the cast , while the latter had Daniel Roebuck . Jerry Goldsmith was the composer for both of these films , and went on to compose the music for " Nemesis " . Whether by coincidence or design , both of these movies as well as " Nemesis " had air decompression sequences in which people are blown out of an airplane ( or , in the case of " Nemesis " , a starship ) due to sudden air decompression . In order to get the job directing " Star Trek Nemesis " , Baird re - edited some scenes for the Paramount Pictures films " Mission : Impossible II " ( 2000 ) and " Lara Croft : Tomb Raider " ( 2001 ) . Baird also served as an executive producer on the latter . After the release and subsequent failure of " Star Trek Nemesis " at the box office , actors LeVar Burton and Marina Sirtis criticized Baird for not being knowledgeable about the " Star Trek " universe and for not even watching a single episode of " Next Generation " . Sirtis said that TNG was about the relationships of the crew , and Baird did not take that into account . Burton remarked on how , during the first six weeks of shooting " Nemesis " , Baird kept calling him " Laverne " and kept referring to his character as an alien . Production designer Herman Zimmerman described Baird as " " a really good editor and as before we started shooting he was charming … as soon as cameras started rolling he became impossible to work with , nothing satisfied him " " . Baird later defended himself , saying that he wanted to make a film " that stands alone and doesn ' t rest on all the past history . " Baird told BBC , " " I know the fans take it hugely seriously . I took it very seriously to give you two hours of entertainment , with as much bang for your buck , and thrills , spills , emotion , and humour . That was my task , and not to get too precious about it . " " Editing career . Baird ' s primary occupation is that of film editor . It was in this capacity that Baird earned two nominations : one for his work on the classic 1978 " Superman " film and another for 1988 ' s " Gorillas in the Mist " . Baird also edited the classic 1976 horror film " The Omen " , which Jerry Goldsmith composed . Baird even co - edited " Executive Decision " ( his directorial debut ) , working with " Nemesis " editor Dallas Puett . Baird ' s first editing collaboration with Puett was 1985 ' s " Ladyhawke " . The two later co - edited the 1992 film " Radio Flyer " and Baird ' s directorial debut , the aforementioned " Executive Decision " . Baird also worked with Puett on the films " Demolition Man " ( 1993 ) and " Maverick " ( 1994 ) , with Puett serving as assistant editor . In addition , Baird worked alongside Puett when the former re - edited scenes for 2001 ' s " Lara Croft : Tomb Raider " , which helped persuade Paramount to let Baird direct " Star Trek Nemesis " . Other films that Baird has edited include the first two " Lethal Weapon " films ( 1987 , 1989 ) , " Die Hard 2 " ( 1990 , which featured Colm Meaney and William Sadler ) , and " The Last Boy Scout " ( 1991 , which featured Bruce McGill and Noble Willingham ) . More recently , Baird has been editing films for director , including 2005 ' s " The Legend of Zorro " ( co - written by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci ) and the 21st installment in the franchise , " Casino Royale " ( 2006 ) . Baird edited the 2008 Columbia Pictures thriller " Vantage Point " , which featured Bruce McGill and Zoë Saldana in the cast . He also edited the 2010 film " Edge of Darkness " and the 2012 film " Skyfall " .