Simon Pegg to play Scotty

[Whedonfanuk]

Taken from SFX SFX.co.uk

 

Pegg beams up

 

Got to admit we never saw this one coming. JJ Abrams' Star Trek movie has a Scotty and it's Simon Pegg. The Hot Fuzz star will be rolling out his take on James Doohan's characteristic Scottish brogue when the Enterprise leaves Spacedock.

 

We also have a Sulu in the form of the Harold half of Harold and Kumar, John Cho. Today's developments mean Abrams' movie has a Spock, an Uhura, a Chekov, a Scotty and a Sulu, leaving McCoy and Kirk with the only unfilled seats on the Enterprise bridge. And with Chris Pine reportedly close to becoming the next man to write in the Captain's log, it looks like Abrams is ready to boldly go. Shooting is set to start in November ahead of a December 2008 release.

[sagart]

 

I'm really not sure about this. I'm a life long Trekkie and I like Pegg's work in the past but Scotty!!??

 

I'm really worried that the character is gonna be turned into some sort of comic relief like Pegg's character in M:I3.

Maybe I'll be wrong and I hope so. I'm still over the moon that there's a big Trek movie on the horizon.

[nosfer2]

I'm inclined to agree, especially as I've never heard him do a Scottish accent. Mind you, there was the "I know this ship like the back of my hand" line so Scotty has been used for comic relief in previous movies

[Count Fooku]

I'd agree, I like Pegg as an actor and the character of Scotty could be quite comedic, as was the rest of the cast, but I'm not sure about this piece of casting at all. In my view mostof the comedy genetated by Scotty in the original series stemmed from his overly serious nature. It almost feels like they wanted to use Simon Pegg in some way so have shoe horned him into a role that doesn't really suit him.

 

That said I'm still not sure how this whole thing is going to work, I think Zachary Quinto is an inspired choice as Spock but I just can't see who they are going to find who can take on the role of Kirk. Granted Shatner is no Olivier but I'm not sure anyone is going to be able to carry the role off anywhere near to the way he did it.

 

Hopefully all my worries will be needless and this film will give the whole thing the kickstart it badly needs.

[zebredy]

I'd agree, I like Pegg as an actor and the character of Scotty could be quite comedic, as was the rest of the cast, but I'm not sure about this piece of casting at all. In my view mostof the comedy genetated by Scotty in the original series stemmed from his overly serious nature. It almost feels like they wanted to use Simon Pegg in some way so have shoe horned him into a role that doesn't really suit him.

 

That said I'm still not sure how this whole thing is going to work, I think Zachary Quinto is an inspired choice as Spock but I just can't see who they are going to find who can take on the role of Kirk. Granted Shatner is no Olivier but I'm not sure anyone is going to be able to carry the role off anywhere near to the way he did it.

 

Hopefully all my worries will be needless and this film will give the whole thing the kickstart it badly needs.

 

I can see where your all coming from, but if not Pegg, then who?

 

I think if he was a little younger Jim Carry would have been a good person to play Kirk, as I saw him do a comical TOS bridge sceen ones and know he isn't that bad at playing serious rolls.... Hmmmm?

 

 

 

 

 

 

LLAP

[Count Fooku]

I'd agree, I like Pegg as an actor and the character of Scotty could be quite comedic, as was the rest of the cast, but I'm not sure about this piece of casting at all. In my view mostof the comedy genetated by Scotty in the original series stemmed from his overly serious nature. It almost feels like they wanted to use Simon Pegg in some way so have shoe horned him into a role that doesn't really suit him.

 

That said I'm still not sure how this whole thing is going to work, I think Zachary Quinto is an inspired choice as Spock but I just can't see who they are going to find who can take on the role of Kirk. Granted Shatner is no Olivier but I'm not sure anyone is going to be able to carry the role off anywhere near to the way he did it.

 

Hopefully all my worries will be needless and this film will give the whole thing the kickstart it badly needs.

 

I can see where your all coming from, but if not Pegg, then who?

 

I think if he was a little younger Jim Carry would have been a good person to play Kirk, as I saw him do a comical TOS bridge sceen ones and know he isn't that bad at playing serious rolls.... Hmmmm?

 

 

 

 

 

 

LLAP

 

Problem with carry is when he plays it serious he tends to be very serious, to be honest I don't think he'd be good enough to play it in between the lines of seriousness and ligh heartedness that Shatner did. To be honest I dont really think shatner was good enough to do it deliberately it just happened for him but I think trying to copy it is going to be very tricky. I wonder if Ewan McGregor could do it but I'm not sure if he'd take on something like this after Star Wars.

 

I did see James McAvoy linked to the role of Scotty, that might have been interesting or how about Robert Carlyle to play a very angry Scotty!

[nicky]

I'm really worried that the character is gonna be turned into some sort of comic relief like Pegg's character in M:I3.

Pegg ruined M:I:3...and I hated Shaun of the Dead. I hated his performances in those two films and just think he's annoying. The addition of John Cho leads me to believe that this film is going in the comedy parody direction of Starsky & Hutch.

 

there was the "I know this ship like the back of my hand" line so Scotty has been used for comic relief in previous movies

I always thought that was accidental comic relief cos Americans find Scottish accents funny?? In modern pop culture Scotty has become a funny character but was never intended to be.

Edited October 17, 2007 by nicky

[Count Fooku]

Not too sure about these new names either (from the BBC):

 

Little-known actor Chris Pine has been chosen to play the young Captain Kirk in the new Star Trek movie.

Pine had to turn down a role opposite George Clooney in the film White Jazz in order to play Kirk because of a clash of filming schedules.

 

Lord of the Rings actor Karl Urban will play Leonard "Bones" McCoy, the Starship Enterprise's medical officer.

 

The film, which chronicles the early days of the Enterprise crew, will be released in the US on 25 December 2008.

 

The movie will show the crew meeting at the Starfleet Academy and embarking on their first mission.

 

NEW STAR TREK FILM CAST

Captain Kirk - Chris Pine

Older Mr Spock - Leonard Nimoy

Young Mr Spock - Zachary Quinto

Scotty - Simon Pegg

Nero - Eric Bana

Uhura - Zoe Saldana

Chekov - Anton Yelchin

Sulu - John Cho

Leonard 'Bones' McCoy - Karl Urban

 

The Paramount Pictures film is expected to begin shooting in November.

 

Urban's character Bones was responsible for several of Star Trek's famous phrases including: "He's dead, Jim."

 

New Zealand-born Urban played Eomer in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He also starred in The Bourne Supremacy.

 

The film, directed by Lost creator JJ Abrams, is Star Trek's 11th big screen outing.

 

The most recent Trek film, Star Trek: Nemesis, was released in 2003.

Edited October 18, 2007 by Count Fooku

[Arik_Soong]

Some reason, this whole thing seems like a joke. The cast doesn't feel right. I'm sure Abrams will do a good job, the cast just seems like it was thrown together. I can't really take it seriously. Its probably the the Next Gen purist in me but why does it have to be a prequel and why in the TOS era. Why not in the 24th Century. Why all this going forward and then suddenly going back to the past. ENT showed in ratings that going back wasn't a great idea and the Canon purists had a field day with it.

[nosfer2]

why does it have to be a prequel and why in the TOS era. Why not in the 24th Century. Why all this going forward and then suddenly going back to the past.

 

Because the studio want to appeal to a new audience (instead of taking care of the sizeable audience that already exists). That's what Richard Arnold, who worked on the first 5 seasons of TNG, said at a Star Trek event in January.

[Superman]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=p6YooBO0wOQ

[nicky]

why does it have to be a prequel and why in the TOS era. Why not in the 24th Century. Why all this going forward and then suddenly going back to the past.

 

Because the studio want to appeal to a new audience (instead of taking care of the sizeable audience that already exists). That's what Richard Arnold, who worked on the first 5 seasons of TNG, said at a Star Trek event in January.

Prequels and re-boots are all the rage now following the sucesses of Batman Begins and Casino Royale. ST:TNG cast members are getting old now esp Brent Spiner who is meant to be an android who doesnt age. I guess Paramount passed on a potential Voyager movie as it wasnt as poplular?

[zebredy]

why does it have to be a prequel and why in the TOS era. Why not in the 24th Century. Why all this going forward and then suddenly going back to the past.

 

Because the studio want to appeal to a new audience (instead of taking care of the sizeable audience that already exists). That's what Richard Arnold, who worked on the first 5 seasons of TNG, said at a Star Trek event in January.

Prequels and re-boots are all the rage now following the sucesses of Batman Begins and Casino Royale. ST:TNG cast members are getting old now esp Brent Spiner who is meant to be an android who doesnt age. I guess Paramount passed on a potential Voyager movie as it wasnt as poplular?

 

 

They could make the actors look younger if they really wanted....

 

 

 

 

 

 

LLAP

[nosfer2]

I guess Paramount passed on a potential Voyager movie as it wasnt as poplular?

 

There would surely have had to be a DS9 one first? Besides, they had the Janeway cameo in Nemesis to keep the Voyager fans happy.

[Count Fooku]

I guess Paramount passed on a potential Voyager movie as it wasnt as poplular?

 

There would surely have had to be a DS9 one first? Besides, they had the Janeway cameo in Nemesis to keep the Voyager fans happy.

 

I suppose DS9 was effectivley closed off with the TV series, after all most of the main cast were either reassigned or doing whatever Sisko was getting up to with his wormhole! I think for a film there woul be too much backstory to cover for non trek fans. Maybe the same was true of Voyager, to be honest I never really got into it so was never that clear how it finished up!

[nicky]

ST:TNG cast members are getting old now esp Brent Spiner who is meant to be an android who doesnt age. I guess Paramount passed on a potential Voyager movie as it wasnt as poplular?

They could make the actors look younger if they really wanted....

Then again the same could be said for any film sequel.

[nosfer2]

I had a great idea for a Voyager film, only to find that there's a book called 'Homecoming' which seems to be based around the same thoughts. (I've not read it, just the blurb on the back cover.)