This is true, but it is pretty funny to know that they definitely will all survive.

Or The Wire fan.

They should have had Nick Frost playing Scotty while doing his Sean Connery impression.

Wow, that's the first time I've seen genuine Pegg-hatred! I can't fathom it.



Aaaww! That's beautiful. It gives me hope that this movie won't suck, & that Simon will prove himself to be very well suited to this role.

Feel the love.
dolfyn.

A Star Trek site, with someone liking Dominic West, I know which I'd put my money on!

Yes, because Dominic West has had a major influence on British TV and Film...

"Beam me up Peachy."

More from Simon.

A wet Pegg... curious!

But Dominic West hasn't been in any Star Trek stuff...

Doh! I was thinking of Dominic Keating!

Can't really think of anything really "stand out" that West has done... sure, Rock Star was a great film, but he wasn't exactly astounding in it... he did the job he was supposed to... Pegg on the other hand has co-written and starred in 2 of the most popular BRITISH movies in recent history... And I think he will work as Scotty, 'cause he really has respect for the character and actor that brought him to life.

Er, The Wire? One of the most critically acclaimed television shows of the last decade?

Edit: I'm not saying that Dominic West should be Scotty or anything, I'm just defending his work as a fine actor.

I do find it quite funny that they described him as being a real British talent when his best work to date has been performed with a faux-Baltimore accent.

Hey, there's one episode where he has to pretend to be British in order to infiltrate the Greek's brothel, so that sort of counts...

Yeah, but it's kind of like that bit in House where Hugh Laurie uses his real voice on the phone. Doesn't mean that the performance is ''British'', just that we're witnessing some sort of meta-accent.

I like to see how the actor's actual accent is crowbarred into an episode, much like Bill Bailey's musical talents in Black Books.

He was a palace guard in The Phantom Menace, according to IMDb.

I'm not dissing him either, I just think that Pegg is better! (Sorry... never saw The Wire)

Simon Pegg Cast By E-mail.

I hadn't thought at all how Simon might be affected by the beast that is the Star Trek franchise:



9 years! Ouch.

Run, Fat Boy, Run? New?

It is in the States, isn't it?

Strange, I went to see it ages ago. I know it was an advance screening, but still it came out in September here.

Why the delay?

Probably couldn't find a distributor, or it was pushed back to avoid competition with bigger films.

^ The latter; Picturehouse picked it up ages ago for distribution here.

More comments from Simon.

ETA:

And some more from last week.

Gotta love his reasons for ranking Voyager!!! Hell, it was the main reason I tuned in!

Pegg: James Doohan Is Scotty.

While I'm sure Simon will play the part well and make it his own in the film, that does kind of highlight my initial iffiness in his being cast in this particular movie in such a high profile role at all. I just feel he's been cast for the kudos rather than purely to play Scotty, and you only cast for kudos if the script isn't quite strong enough to hold the film.

In a way it's flattering but it's still using Simon's name as a marketing tool for the film. Would there be as much publicity around it without Simon's involvement? Some, but not as much I reckon.

What happened to all the "No, Pegg'll be a disaster as Scotty" people? They were funny.

Probably because they tried to find examples of him doing a bad job in another role but, dammit, could only find perfection each time.





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I seriously doubt Star Trek needs Simon's name attached to it to prove popular.

Note of Caution: George Clooney was complimentary about the role of Batman when he played it. Admiration for a part doesn't necessarily mean you'll be any good at it.

I'm sure he will be, but let's not judge anything until we've seen it.

Bloody hell, what's wrong with me?

Not Star Trek itself, but this film in particular.

I was talking about this film, it is called Star Trek.

Simon may be popular in the UK, and he may have a degree of popularity overseas as well, but he's not an A-list star and he's not been picked for this role because his name being attached to it will enhance the film's box office draw.

You've heard a lot about his involvement in the film because, I suspect, the web sites you visit feature a heavy "Simon" content, but if you look at the various Trek and movie sites around the net I think you'll find he's getting about the same amount of coverage as the rest of the cast and crew (I'll grant you that he may be getting a bit more coverage right now, because he has a new film out and he's talking to the media quite a bit, but he's far from being the biggest name on the cast list).

Personally, I still think it's an odd piece of casting. Because of the other roles I have seen him in, Simon isn't the first person I would have expected to be chosen to play Scotty, that's not because I don't think he can do it, it's because I just don't associate him with big Hollywood action movies (despite his appearance in MI:III).

I'm not sure how distracting his presence in the film will be for me, but then again I'm not sure how I'm going to react to any of the cast who are playing roles that have been made so iconic by other individuals.

Well said.

Ah Wifey, you know me well. And I heartily agree, of course.



I really do think this is Simon's biggest chance to-date, to prove his acting chops. (Although, when you think about his portrayal of Nicholas Angel, that was quite a departure from his usual comic roles.) After all, it's Simon's amazing ability to make a character totally believable that caught my attention in the first place. There have been other "questionable" casting choices in various films in the past that have proven to be brilliant. I have faith in our Mr Pegg.

Feel the love.
dolfyn.

joblo.com is posting an interview with our very own Simon Pegg later in the week but for the time being they've bunged up a little taster for everyone to read.

Edit for on topicness: It's from the part of the interview where he touches on being in the new Star Trek film.

More comments from Simon.

Looks like the LA Times reporter was a bit of a dick . . . (the full LA Times interview can be found here: Simon Pegg will beam 'em up).

That Pegg bloke again . . .

^ Good headline; Anthony's funny.

He's riffing on a point, tho - it's always funny how some of the peanut gallery whine that they haven't heard from a cast member yet, and then once that person has a film to promote suddenly it's "Him, again?!" Watch, it'll happen again at the end of this month when Harold & Kumar comes out and Cho starts talking. It'll be a Sulu deluge. (A Suluge, if you will...)

Nice to see that Simon's won over the majority of hard-core Trekkies already. I never doubted he would, though; there's no getting past the charm of the Pegg.
Resistance is futile!

Feel the love.
dolfyn.

I don't know if this was ever mentioned ... and it IS a bit OT, but I have to brag a little.

The location for the star fleet academy was filmed at the university I went to. Received my diploma on the very steps in these pictures. Now it's full of trekkies.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36031

Now it's full of Trekkies...?

Cool location!

I've just noticed that awesome car at the bottom.

Want.

Well, I was a Star Wars fan, so I stayed on the other side of campus, in the campus pub, where the cool kids hung out. I didn't mingle with the trekkies.

As for the actual campus, it was built in 1957 -- so it's modern and very mod -- not terribly collegiate. It is a truly ugly school, but perfect for sci-fi. Although many things have been filmed there including the great HIDING OUT with Jon Cryer.

I completely forgot about that film until you mentioned it just now.

Well, I suppose the ones that wash out of Starfleet will always be able to get a job at Butlins . . .

By the way, it looks as though there is an interview with Simon in this month's Star Trek magazine (the US version anyway).

It's a classic because 1) that coogan kid is in it, and B) Jon Cryer's hair. Because the stripes make you so inconspicuous when you're hiding from the mob. C) filmed at CSUN the summer before I started there.