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If a Twitter posting by Writer/Director Edgar Wright and Star Trek XI‘s Simon Pegg‘s blog picture today are to be believed, the two men have turned their attentions to The World’s End.
Pegg’s blog shows the two standing in front of a chart that says, “The World’s End,” while Wright’s Twitter picture show the same picture, with the caption, “Hard at work.”
The World’s End would complete a trilogy which began with 2004′s Shaun of the Dead and 2007′s Hot Fuzz.
In an interview promoting his latest movie, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, which released last month, Star Trek XI‘s Simon Pegg spoke briefly about Star Trek 2.
“It’s all a ‘go.’ I’m preparing to fly out to L.A. in the new year and start working on Star Trek,” he said. “I can’t wait to get back to it. I do love Scotty and it’s so much fun playing him.”
While filming Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, in which Star Trek XI‘s Simon Pegg plays field agent Benji Dunn, the actor took time to have a little fun during breaks in filming.
Pegg and Tom Cruise went go-carting during a break from shooting Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. “It was such fun,” said Pegg. “It’s nice to penetrate the noxious cloud of myth that surrounds him.”
According to two people associated with Star Trek 2, Khan will probably not be making an appearance.
Simon Pegg and Bryan Burk recently nixed Star Trek 2 Khan rumors, or did they?
Next month, shooting begins on Star Trek 2, and Simon Pegg knows some details about the plot.
The actor, best-known to Star Trek fans for his role of Scotty, believes that fans will like what they see, too. “It’s more of what we love as Star Trek fans…,” he said. “What’s not to love?”
Another project from J.J. Abrams has been announced.
This time, Abrams is teaming with screenwriter Billy Ray on the untitled project, which is said to be a mystery adventure. The project has been purchased by Paramount.
A new trailer for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, in which Star Trek XI’s Simon Pegg plays Detective Thompson, is now available online.
In The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Tintin and his friends set off to find a treasure left behind by Tintin’s ancestor Sir Francis Haddock. Pegg and Nick Frost will play bumbling detectives Thompson and Thomson.
The first trailer for Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol has made its online appearance.
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, starring Tom Cruise, includes several Star Trek alumni amongst its cast and crew. J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk are producers, Michael Giacchino is composing the music and Simon Pegg is reprising his role of Benji Dunn.
In a new video interview at TrekMovie.com, Simon Pegg spoke about being a Star Trek fan and how he wants to play Scotty in Star Trek 2.
Unlike many Trek fans, Pegg didn’t start out with either the original series or with Star Trek: The Next Generation. He entered the world of Star Trek while watching the animated series as a child. “It was my gateway into Star Trek because I didn’t actually start watching the original series until I was about nine,” he said. “I definitely came across the cartoon first.”
In a recent interview to promote the DVD and Blu-ray release of Paul, Simon Pegg discussed the possibility of a sequel to the sci-fi comedy.
Pegg and Nick Frost have already been mulling over the idea of a sequel and what it would take to make that sequel. “The reason I would make a sequel to Paul,” said Pegg, “and I’m sure Greg (Mottola) would probably agree, is because, ultimately, I don’t do my job for anybody but myself.”
Even though there is talk about a delay in the release date of Star Trek 2, production on the movie is supposed to begin this fall according to Simon Pegg.
Pegg made the comment about Star Trek 2 as part of an interview promoting Paul, which is releasing today on Blu-ray and DVD.
“[Filming starts] this year, as far as I know,” he said. “It’s pretty much common knowledge that it’s hopefully shooting in the autumn.”
During Star Trek XI, Simon Pegg decided to circumvent the strict security on the set.
Some people may enjoy trying to get around restrictions, but Pegg was not one of them and the actor worried about the repercussions had he been caught sneaking a photo.
Simon Pegg has fans of his own now, but he remembers his own days as a fan, including lining up to get autographs of his favorite actors.
In Pegg’s most recent book, Nerd Do Well, Pegg shares his view of Hollywood and the movie industry, both as a fan and now as someone who works in Hollywood.
A trailer for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, in which Simon Pegg plays Detective Thompson, is now online.
In The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Tintin and his friends set off to find a treasure left behind by Tintin’s ancestor Sir Francis Haddock. Pegg and Nick Frost will play bumbling detectives Thompson and Thomson.
Star Trek XI‘s Simon Pegg has picked up an award today at the UK National Movie Awards (NMA).
The award was in the Comedy category for Paul, which starred Pegg and Nick Frost.
Other winners included: