Comments on: Simon Pegg Pegged For Scotty [UPDATE: Doohan Responds] [UDPATE 2: McGillion Responds]

By: Ben Dover

Ben Dover — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:17:43 +0000

I do think it’s a bad idea. I’m sure Simon Pegg is reasonably a good actor and he will create a good enough Scottish accent for his character but still these actors who will be cast as the crew of the original series will have to have some similarity to the original actors but Pegg virtually looks absolutely nothing like James Doohan. Surely there is an actor out there who looks more like Scotty and can act just as good as Pegg.
Besides, Pegg is in his late 30s, about 37 or 38 and the character he is playing is somewhere between 19 and 25 so I think Pegg is a little old for the role, plus Matt Damon was originally going to be cast as Kirk but the director refused saying that he is too old for the role and Damon is about the same age as Pegg.
No excuse for it.
Get a grip Hollywood and at least cast the right actors but making a another rubbish unoriginal film.

By: Daniel Dierks

Daniel Dierks — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:56:24 +0000

Hello!
I have today for the 99 times Hot Fuzz views and Shaun of the Death, I have now seen 159 times!
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost the biggest sin! I know how someone could get autogramme!

The two are my big heroes!
They also demonstrate the dry humor very well received!
Excuse me my English is very bad! That made by a translating program! My E-mail is: Daniel_Dierks@gmx.de

By: plkrtn

plkrtn — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:57:41 +0000

Don’t you just love Star Trek fans. They seem to forget that in all of the movies, Scotty was pretty much the comic relief. I refer you to Star Trek V where all the lines he has are jokes almost.

“Don’t you know a jail break when you see one”
“Theres nothing amazing about it. I know this ship like the back of my hand”

So what if Pegg isn’t Scottish, neither was Doohan.
Can he act? Yes. Can he play the role? Damn right.

So Trekkies, try and get some kind of life….

By: Emerald

Emerald — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:55:14 +0000

Meh. I took a long, hard look at the picture. With a dye job, I think he could actually look like Scotty. I’d have preferred McGillion or McAvoy, but I have faith in JJ. I’d love to see McGillion in another role in the film though.

Cheers!
Em

By: Pathetic Casting

Pathetic Casting — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:25:21 +0000

All I can say is what…the…fk.. now I love Simon Pegg I think he is brilliant but as Scotty? not a chance are they trying to make this a crappy movie? John Cho come on! Really? this is the best you could come up with for Sulu? Christ if they want something done right ask the fans. the only reason this movie is going to do well is because they are playing to a younger audience by casting these people its so sad this movie could truly be magnificent.

By: neo

neo — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:43:14 +0000

again, tj, my comparison pictures speak for themselves.

oddly enough, my scotty pic and yours look nothing alike, even though they’re the same guy.

By: Harry Ballz

Harry Ballz — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:01:35 +0000

#425 “you all are like Comic Book Guy”

If we were really like Comic Book Guy, we would say,

“Simon Pegg for Scotty?? Worst casting EVER!!”

And we would be right!

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:30:18 +0000

#427 *lol*

here’s more from the simon-pegg-fanpage (www.peggster.net):
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5508/20071015simonpeggstartroh9.jpg

By: Cervantes

Cervantes — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:09:06 +0000

#426 Jan

Aaargh!…but this one I came across disturbs me just as much… ;)

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/1/12/250px-BigTrain04.jpg

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:31:56 +0000

You already know this picture?

http://gadgets.boingboing.net/gimages/peggscotty.jpg