Simon Pegg to play Scotty in new Star Trek film

12 Oct 2007
Sci Fi Wire is reporting, that Variety is reporting, that Simon Pegg will play Scotty in J.J.Abram's new Star Trek film. The Peggster in Star Trek! Not sure how that will work for me, he's done so much funny stuff in the past that I tend to laugh when I see him, regardless of what he is doing.

Posted by James on Friday, October 12, 2007 at 11:20 AM

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I think he'd work better camping it up as an o.t.t. bad-guy meself...

Ariel | October 12, 2007 4:14 PM | Reply

Yeah, it will be interesting to see if he will be playing it straight.

Author Profile Page James | October 14, 2007 12:58 PM | Reply

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