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Shaun of the Dead Director Edgar Wright Content Not Doing Sequel
During a time when nearly every property appears to be up for grabs, actor Simon Pegg recently expressed his opinion on the idea of a Shaun of the Dead reboot, which ideally involves leaving the beloved title as-is And based on his impeccable performance as the titular character, we're inclined to side with him on[...]
The Boys: Eric Kripke on Simon Pegg’s Improvised Memorable Moment
Simon Pegg has been a fan of the Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comic The Boys, and it was a dream come true when series creator Eric Kripke gave him a call to play Hugh Campbell Sr on the Prime Video series The season four, June 27th episode, "Beware the Jabberwock, My Son," provided a[...]
The Boys: Eric Kripke on Simon Pegg’s Improvised Memorable Moment
Episode five of season four, "Beware of the Jabberwork, My Son," represents a watershed moment for one of the major protagonists in Jack Quaid's Hughie Campbell, who's desperate to save his dying father Hugh, played by Simon Pegg in a recurring role, and the lengths he would go through Kripke spoke to Entertainment Weekly on[...]
Star Trek: Chris Pine Optimistic About Film Franchise Future
Not to mention the profitability of such a sci-fi franchise has a discernable ceiling where stars like Simon Pegg (Kelvin Scotty) and TOS star William Shatner admit it's harder to turn a profit on a Star Trek film because it's harder to transcend beyond its loyal base compared to when the six TOS films ran from[...]
the boys
Only days after sharing a look at a "Campbells family dinner" that included himself, Jack Quaid (Hughie Campbell), and newest addition Rosemarie DeWitt (Hughie's mom & Hugh's wife), Simon Pegg took to social media today to let everyone know that he's officially wrapped filming on what he's calling an "insane" fourth season of Amazon and[...]
the boys
Just before the end of the year, we learned that Rosemarie DeWitt, Elliot Knight, and Rob Benedict had joined the fourth season cast of Amazon and Showrunner & EP Eric Kripke's The Boys, joining the previously-announced Susan Heyward, Valorie Curry & Jeffrey Dean Morgan (with Simon Pegg returning as Hughie's dad and Cameron Crovetti promoted to a series[...]
Star Trek 4: Sofia Boutella Interested in Expanding Jaylah in Future
I would do it in a heartbeat." The actress credited co-star Simon Pegg, who plays Scotty in the J J Abrams soft reboot of the franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. Sofia Boutella at the Hammer Museum Gala In The Garden held at the Hammer Museum in Westwood, USA, on October 14, 2017 (Shutterstock.com/Tinseltown) "I owe this experience[...]
State Secrets Hidden & Uncovered In Channel 4 The Undeclared War Q&A
Starring Hannah Khalique-Brown, Adrian Lester, Alex Jennings, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Kerry Godliman and Simon Pegg, The Undeclared War has been written and directed by Wolf Hall and The Government Inspector's Peter Kosminsky, and is set in 2024, in the run-up to a British General Election, when a major cyber-attack hits the country, knocking out the internet[...]
Channel 4's The Undeclared War Will Grip Your Chest And Not Let Go
Starring Hannah Khalique-Brown, Adrian Lester, Alex Jennings, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Kerry Godliman and Simon Pegg, The Undeclared War has been written and directed by Wolf Hall and The Government Inspector's Peter Kosminsky, and is set in 2024, in the run-up to a British General Election, when a major cyber-attack hits the country, knocking out the internet[...]
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One Official Teaser Trailer
Tom Cruise runs, he jumps, he rides a motorbike, he rides big cars and small cars, with the doors on and off, he jumps off things, he fights, he jumps off more things, and Simon Pegg runs around with a London bus in hot pursuit Trains, tanks, cars, buses, boats, deserts, rivers, forests, cities… all[...]
Dark Star Squadron: Zoe Saldana's Cinestar Anime Set For Crunchyroll
Be together with the gang." Zoe Saldana says making 'Star Trek 4' will be "bittersweet" without Anton Yelchin, but "keeping the Star Trek family together is a way to keep him alive in our thoughts and our hearts." pic.twitter.com/vl27oeYRBN — Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) March 1, 2022 Saldaña, along with the rest of the cast in Chris Pine (Kirk),[...]
Star Trek: Chris Pine Optimistic About Film Franchise Future
According to The Hollywood Reporter, stars Chris Pine (Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Simon Pegg (Scotty), Karl Urban (McCoy), Zoe Saldaña (Uhura), and John Cho (Sulu) were not aware that an announcement for another film was coming, much less that their clients would be touted as a part of the deal, and certainly not that their[...]
Shaun of the Dead Director Edgar Wright Content Not Doing Sequel
There's no denying that Shaun of the Dead helped put its stars in Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as well as its director Edgar Wright on the map to success in Hollywood As the first of three films of his famed Cornetto trilogy with sequels in genre films Hot Fuzz in 2007 and The World's[...]
A look at Truth Seekers (Image: Amazon Prime Video)
Mark Rylance and Simon Pegg will be the headliners in The Undeclared War, a new British cyber-thriller produced by Channel 4 and NBCUniversal for the Peacock streaming service in the US Other cast members include Adrian Lester, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Alex Jennings, and Hannah Khalique-Brown The six-part series will be written and directed by BAFTA winner[...]
LOS ANGELES - JAN 12: Lucy Hale arrives for the 25th Annual Critics' Choice Awards on January 12, 2020 in Santa Monica, CA (DFree / Shutterstock.com)
And with those victims to protect, our heroes soon come under intense public scrutiny." I don't know why, but I am picturing Simon Pegg as Rose I know that is completely ridiculous and makes no sense, but that is Ragdoll to me: Simon Pegg and Lucy Hale trying to figure out who is sewing bodies together[...]
Nick Frost Turned Down Star Wars Because Of The Pay – No Pugwash Movie
Simon Pegg has talked about how his friendship with Nick Frost, which led to them living together, create the TV show Spaced, and movies such as Shaun Of The Dead, Paul, Hot Fuzz, The World's End and more, began when Nick Frost did an impersonation of the small Star Wars droid that whizzed across the[...]
'Truth Seekers' First Episode Mixes Absurdity With Horror [Review]
The series reunited Nick Frost and Simon Pegg for the first time since their movie Hot Fuzz It followed a group of amateur paranormal investigators chasing hauntings and supernatural phenomenon across Britain and stumbling upon a conspiracy by an inter-dimensional cult. Promotional image for Truth Seekers Source: IMDBNat Saunders (Sick Note), and James Serafinowicz (Sick Note)[...]
Staged Series 2 Ep. 3: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost Torture Tennant!
The first two are Simon Pegg and Nick Frost The episode is like a Geek Singularity given how many franchises these four men have been part of over the last 20 years  It's all fun and games until the screaming starts, and that doesn't take long at all "Simon" and "Nick" read lines that re-enact[...]
Inglourious Basterds: Simon Pegg Regrets Passing Up Role
Simon Pegg is one of the most versatile comedic actors in Hollywood fortunate to be a part of some of the biggest franchises One director he wished he worked with is Quentin Tarantino and at one point, he was considered for a role in his 2009 historic war fantasy Inglourious Basterds Speaking the Radio Times[...]
Truth Seekers NYCC Panel Finds The Comedy In The Horror
It's difficult to nail the combination of horror and comedy, especially when it comes to television, but Truth Seekers has found a sweet spot in their first season. Amazon Studios has mastered a partnership with Nick Frost and his imaginative solo work and work with friend Simon Pegg. Truth Seekers dropped all 8 episodes of its' premiere season on the[...]
Zachary Quinto Talks Star Trek 4 and the Cast Would Return
I think that's one of the biggest challenges of making a film out of a brand that people are already getting a taste of, just making sure that it's going to justify the expense of it." Hawley's point about making Star Trek profitable on the big screen is a sound one as others like star[...]
Truth Seekers NYCC Panel Finds The Comedy In The Horror
The cast discussed not only their thoughts on the upcoming premiere of Truth Seekers but also discussed what makes them excited about their individual roles. Simon Pegg, a co-creator, co-star, and longtime friend/creative partner with Frost, was not in the panel but was mentioned by Frost on the creative influences for the show. NYCC Panel for the Amazon[...]
A look at Truth Seekers (Image: Amazon Prime Video)
During the summer's Comic-Con@Home, Amazon Prime offered viewers their first teaser look at Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End) upcoming horror-comedy series Truth Seekers Directed by Jim Field Smith (Criminal), and written by Pegg, Frost, Nat Saunders, and James Serafinowicz, the series focuses on a team of questionable[...]
Star Trek: Chris Pine Optimistic About Film Franchise Future
So far, there is little to update on director Noah Hawley and the fourth film. Chris Pine attends the UK Premiere of Star Trek Into Darkness, courtesy of Twocoms and Shutterstock.com. Simon Pegg, who plays Chief Engineer Lt Commander Montgomery Scott in the Kelvin Universe films, admitted the cast still stays in contact together, but not in[...]
Simon Pegg Returns To TV With Crispian Mills For a "Big Event"
A Fantastic Fear of Everything was a 2012 British low budget horror comedy film starring Simon Pegg, written and directed by Crispian Mills about a children's author-turned-crime-novelist who has become obsessed with murder and murdering I really liked it, no one else seemed to have seen it, it only got a very limited release in[...]
15 Hours Of Celebrity Interviews For Forbidden Planet's 42nd Birthday
Also including videos with Mark Millar, Alice Cooper, William Shatner, Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Chris Claremont, Duncan Jones, Leigh Balch, Run DMC, Gerard Way, Ben Aaronovitch, Michael Moorcock, Simon Pegg, V.E.Schwab, Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons and more So… what else were you going to do with your weekend? And there's plenty of Behind The Scenes interviews[...]
When The 13 Year-Old Simon Pegg Discovered Forbidden Planet Existed
Forbidden Planet is about to celebrate its 42nd birthday and Simon Pegg has been video-interviewed with Forbidden Planet and Titan Comics' Andrew Sumner, going live at forbiddenplanet.com/fp42 on Saturday, August 29th But first, when Simon Pegg realised that Forbidden PLanet was… a thing. "I travelled up to London to see Return Of The Jedi for the first time from Gloucestershire and[...]
A look at Truth Seekers (Image: Amazon Prime Video)
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End) are bringing their cinematic magic to the small screen later this year with their horror-comedy series Truth Seekers, and now Amazon Prime is offering a first look at the teaser that finds Pegg, Frost, and the ensemble cast (courtesy of Thursday's[...]
A look at Truth Seekers (Image: Amazon Prime Video)
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End) are bringing their cinematic magic to the small screen later this year with their horror-comedy series Truth Seekers, Amazon is offering viewers a preview of the Pegg, Frost, and the ensemble cast (ahead of the show's appearance at Comic-Con@Home this Thursday)[...]