Simon pegg says star trek cast will do another movie. Simon pegg talks lost transmissions, star trek, mission. He also portrayed montgomery scotty scott in the 2009 star trek film, star trek. Smith, a hardr rating, and everyone from william shatner to patrick stewart to zachary quinto expressing interest in the project, the kill bill director seems cautiously ready to put his.
Pegg has been a favorite with american audiences since the british actor and screenwriters breakthrough debut, the horror comedy shaun of the dead in 2004. Simon pegg casts doubt over future star trek movies the. Nerd do well by simon pegg meet your next favorite book. Quentin tarantinos star trek is still possible, says simon pegg. Questions for simon pegg the star of shaun of the dead talks about his new book, nerd do well, and his romance with a girl called meredith catsanus.
One of the biggest fans he attracted was director j. He just released his first book, a memoir called nerd do well, which focuses on the childhood passions that made him into the nerd celebrity he is today. Apr 26, 2016 simon pegg is busy saying all the right things to make me hopeful about star trek beyond. It is unclear if the hawley project would involve the kelvin cast, and in a new interview with collider, simon pegg says he still doesnt know himself, adding that he and his star trek costars. Yesterday we reported on an interview conducted earlier this month at the uk premiere of mission. Simon pegg and alice eve fulllength star trek into. During the interview pegg revealed how he came to be one of the writers on the sequel, what they wanted to accomplish with the sequel and. Simon pegg criticises dumbing down of cinema the guardian. Simon pegg star trek skepticism regarding sequels continues. Simon pegg slates star trek into darkness detractors film. Pegg cowrote the film star trek beyond and in a previous interview, he explained how he tried to write that film to give fans more of what they wanted after they were very vocally disappointed.
Steve weintraub recently interviewed the actorcowriter at cinemacon about the film, and its clear that. We visit the set of star trek beyond, and speak to simon pegg, who talks about writing and acting in the latest film, the kirkscott relationship, and more. In the last couple of weeks we reported on some comments from simon pegg about the possible next star trek movie, made while he has been out promoting ready player one. Here is my video interview with simon pegg, star treks new scotty, with text. Simon pegg is busy saying all the right things to make me hopeful about star trek beyond. Aug 24, 20 pegg is currently making the promotional rounds on behalf of the worlds end, his new scificomedy out now and in a theater near you. The unique life story of one of britains most talented and inventive comedians, star of shaun of the dead, hot fuzz and star trek. The fact is, star trek movies dont make marvel money, pegg, promoting his latest movie lost transmissions, said. Abrams star trek reboot to arrive, with the director using a timetravel plot device to take the crew of the original series and set them. Nov 16, 2017 oscarwinning makeup wizard joel harlow created countless aliens from more than 50 species for star trek.
Star trek star simon pegg talks toxic fandom comic book. Jul 18, 2018 pegg cowrote the film star trek beyond and in a previous interview, he explained how he tried to write that film to give fans more of what they wanted after they were very vocally disappointed. May 19, 2015 film star simon pegg has criticised the dumbing down of cinema. Simon pegg plays montgomery scott in the kelvin timeline star trek movies. Shaun of the dead 2004, hot fuzz 2007, and the worlds end 20. Dec 28, 2019 the star trek film franchise is moving forward. Simon pegg, who has cowritten the latest star trek movie, as well as starring as scotty, has responded to criticism by the actor george takei at. Rodriguezgetty images in an interview with collider, pegg confirmed that the cast was just as close. What does pegg want for scotty in star trek sequel. Jul 08, 2016 simon pegg, who has cowritten the latest star trek movie, as well as starring as scotty, has responded to criticism by the actor george takei at the filmmakers decision to make the character. May 19, 2020 simon pegg admits the star trek movies will never be as popular as the marvel films.
Star trek movies will never be as successful as mcu, says. In a wideranging interview with games radar, pegg provided an update on the future of star trek films as well as a little bit of a postmortem on the previous films. Mar 01, 2020 star trek actor simon pegg, who plays montgomery scotty scott in the j. We at love any excuse to chat with simon pegg, whos not only great as scotty in the new star trek adventures, but is an entertaining, tellitlikeitis interviewee.
It said that when you were doing press for shaun of the dead, you. Comicbook reports that simon pegg has stated, as far as i know, quentin tarantinos star trek idea is still kind of in the mix. The star trek film franchise may be headed in some new direction. The rise of skywalker by jamie graham 28 february 2020 lost transmissions is a naturalistic indie drama about.
Simon pegg talks researching to play a man with schizophrenia, the filming of mission impossible being halted because of coronavirus, and the future of star trek films. Stars of star trek into darkness simon pegg and alice eve sit down for a chat with absolute radios adrian hieatt about the new film and have one or two laughs along the way. Kimberley frenchap funnily enough, the crisis that reached a head with mission. Simon pegg has an explanation for why star trek beyond failed compared to its predecessors, with the actor saying that the poor, spoilerfilled marketing helped kill the star trek sequels box office. Simon pegg montgomery scotty scott behind the scenes movie interview. Mar 04, 2020 star trek 4 fell apart with the departure of stars chris pine and chris hemsworth, and now simon pegg the boys has explained why he doesnt think a fourth instalment is likely to happen down the. Simon pegg doubts tarantino will direct star trek movie. Star trek beyond failed because of bad marketing, simon pegg says. He came to public prominence in the uk as the cocreator of the channel 4 sitcom spaced, directed by edgar wright. Zombies in north london, death cults in the west country, the engineering deck of the enterprise.
The actor made his name in a string of comedy films such as shaun of the dead and hot fuzz and is cowriting the new star trek. Star trek actor simon pegg, who plays montgomery scotty scott in the j. Pegg opened up about all things star trek with his recent appearance on the podcast happy sad confused, clarifying his feelings about beyonds marketing, and his thoughts on tarantino potentially directing the next movie. New zealand star trek interview with karl urban and john cho part 1. Dec 28, 2019 the star trek film franchise may be headed in some new direction. Star trek 4 seems the more likely to reach our screens first, but in a recent interview, star and beyond cowriter simon pegg sounded unsure about whether or not the returning cast from the j. Chris pine on simon pegg, playing sinatra, and star trek beyond. Film star simon pegg has criticised the dumbing down of cinema. The force awakens, and the upcoming star trek beyond. The star trek crew on the uks decision to explore a new and. Simon pegg star trek 3 mi5 hector interview collider. He is best known for having cowritten and starred in various edgar wright features, mainly shaun of the dead, hot fuzz, and the comedy series spaced.
Abrams produced star trek films, provided an update on the future of the film. Together with doug jung, pegg also wrote the screenplay for star trek beyond. Facebook messenger click the button below and wait for a. In our simon pegg interview, the actor talks about his newest indie project, as well as shaun of the dead, star trek, and more. Impossible 7, the boys, inheritance, tintin sequels, and more.
Simon pegg doesnt know if star trek 4 will bring back the. The classic scifi franchise is currently thriving on the small screen thanks to the cbs allaccess series star trek. Simon pegg opens about his indie movie lost transmissions, and discusses his work on the star trek and mission. Simon pegg on coronavirus halting mission impossible filming. Dec 18, 2015 simon pegg has joined fans critical of the trailer for his new film, saying the marketing for star trek beyond makes it look less than stellar. Pegg has starred as montgomery scott scotty since j. Simon pegg on coronavirus halting mission impossible. Apr 15, 2018 simon pegg says i know were doing more when it comes to the question of whether the cast of the latest star trek franchise will reunite for another movie.
Simon pegg on star trek beyond and writing the film collider. Star trek costar simon pegg doesnt think quentin tarantino will get around to directing the next adventure. Simon pegg joins criticism of star trek beyond trailer. Simon pegg on lost transmissions, star trek 4, and mission. Pegg is currently making the promotional rounds on behalf of the worlds. Discovery and picard, with several other shows being actively developed for the streamer. Simon pegg and karl urban on making star trek beyond, what they collect, video games, harrison ford pictures, petes dragon, thor. Star trek into darkness interview with simon pegg and alice eve. In a recent interview, the once upon a time in hollywood director responded to rumours that he and jj abrams are. Simon pegg criticizes paramount for mishandling movies. In an interview with gold derby, simon pegg spoke about star trek 4, anton yelchin, and his own projects.
He went on to cowrite and star in the three flavours cornetto film trilogy. There were enough anecdotes and photos to fill a book and now they have. It involves an orion here is a video interview from absolute radio with simon on the red carpet at the national movie awards. Simon pegg as scotty and sofia boutella as jaylah in star trek beyond. The entire crew would have voted remain video interview. The uss enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of. Simon pegg and alice eve fulllength star trek into darkness.
In a wideranging interview with games radar, pegg provided an update on the future of star trek. Simon pegg is still hopeful for star trek 4 but cast. Simon pegg exclusive interview star trek beyond youtube. Simon pegg s comments on paramounts handling of star trek got us talking plus an interview with the director of the invisible man its sj universe watch our new series fandom irl. Nemesis, it became clear the movie series needed a reinvention. Jul 09, 2018 simon pegg as scotty and sofia boutella as jaylah in star trek beyond. Star trek star simon pegg thinks theres more than one reason why we wont be getting any new movies but the biggest one is the lack of marvel money. Oscarwinning makeup wizard joel harlow created countless aliens from more than 50 species for star trek. Simon pegg explains why star trek beyond failed at the. Abrams successful reboot, but the revitalized series didnt last much longer after that.
Simon pegg on lost transmissions, star trek, mission impossible 7, and star wars. Impossible fallout, where simon pegg was seen with star trek 4 director s. Quentin tarantino might be boldly taking the star trek franchise where previous installments have never gone before. Mar 17, 2020 simon pegg opens about his indie movie lost transmissions, and discusses his work on the star trek and mission. Stefan pape from heyuguys interviews simon pegg scotty for star trek beyond. Simon pegg on a more serious scotty, budgineering, star trek. Over the course of about fortyfive minutes, pegg talked about a ton of things including his desire to play dengar on the mandalorian, future star trek movies, the mission. Simon pegg admits the star trek movies will never be as popular as the marvel films. Abrams and other members of star trek s production crew on paramount pictures mission. Simon pegg thinks cast may be too old by the time quentin tarantinos movie gets made. Quentin tarantino refutes simon pegg, says his star trek.
Simon pegg and the stars of star trek beyond, the third film in the. He also cowrote the most recent film, star trek beyond. In an interview with games radar, pegg pretty much said that the trek films arent earning enough money to assure a future. The fact is, star trek movies dont make marvel money, he. The 2009 star trek film spawned two sequels, with the last installment star trek beyond coming out in 2016. Theres a really lovely footnote in your book which is worth covering first. Jan 01, 2009 the unique life story of one of britains most talented and inventive comedians, star of shaun of the dead, hot fuzz and star trek. Simon pegg doesnt think more star trek movies are coming.
Paramount pictures is reported to be working with noah hawley, creator of fxs legion and fargo, on a new star trek movie. Simon pegg has been ploughing some bizarre furrows in recent times. Aug 23, 20 the trekkies didnt like jj abrams recent scifi sequel star trek into darkness, voting it the worst star trek film in the entire canon at a recent conference. Simon pegg slates star trek into darkness detractors. The actor made his name in a string of comedy films such as shaun of the dead. During a recent interview, he was asked about the status of star trek 4. Back in 2009, the star trek franchise got a new lease on life thanks to j. Simon peggs disappointing update on star treks future. Star trek 4 fell apart with the departure of stars chris pine and chris hemsworth, and now simon pegg the boys has explained why he doesnt think a. Simon pegg still uncertain about the future of the star trek movie. After months of reports about a completed script from the revenant writer mark l. Simon pegg reflects on star trek beyond talks maddening.
Abrams produced star trek films, provided an update on the future of the film franchise. The trekkies didnt like jj abrams recent scifi sequel star trek into darkness, voting it the worst star trek film in the entire canon at a recent conference. Simon pegg and the star trek cast dont want to continue without their co star alberto e. Tom cruise pranks simon pegg on mission impossible 5 set the graham norton show duration. Simon pegg joins criticism of star trek beyond trailer film. In an interview with joblo, pegg said that hes optimistic about the franchises future, but that he doesnt expect the kelvin timeline enterprise crew.
Paramount pictures is reported to be working with noah hawley, creator of fxs legion and fargo, on a. Mar 12, 2020 simon pegg talks researching to play a man with schizophrenia, the filming of mission impossible being halted because of coronavirus, and the future of star trek films. Simon pegg has criticized paramount for mishandling the recent star trek movies. Star trek spinoff movies have been discussed comic book. Simon pegg thinks next star trek film should be smaller. In the last two years or so, hes juggled being on the sets of the latest mission. Simon pegg born simon john beckingham, february 14, 1970 is an english writer, actor, comedian, film producer and director. Simon pegg says i know were doing more when it comes to the question of whether the cast of the latest star trek franchise will reunite for another movie. Simon pegg and director peter chelsom talk hector and the search for happiness, script changes, guerillastyle filmmaking, star trek 3, tiff, and more. Jaylah, for one, stood out, as did the exotic natalia, the latter played by harlows stepdaughter, ashley. Simon pegg cowrote and starred in the british tv series spaced and the movies shaun of the dead, hot fuzz, run fatboy run, and paul. Simon pegg has recently been making the rounds promoting his new movie inheritance. In a recent interview with collider, pegg revealed the future of his star trek films are unconfirmed as of right now and with the addition of tragically. Oct 25, 2016 tom cruise pranks simon pegg on mission impossible 5 set the graham norton show duration.
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