Simon Pegg Wants Sex Scene For Scotty in Star Trek Sequel March 28, 2010
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: ST09 Cast, Star Trek sequel (2012) , trackback
In the 2009 Star Trek movie both Kirk and Spock had love interests (or at least bed interest for Kirk). And it appears that Simon Pegg is a bit jealous. In a red carpet interview at the Empire Awards the actor revealed that he wants Scotty to get some action in the next Star Trek movie.
Pegg wants to go green
Zoe Saldana has lobbied (and apparently got the agreement from JJ Abrams) to have Uhura get a fight scene in the next Star Trek movie. Now it appear that Simon Pegg wants a different kind of action for Scotty. On the red carpet for the Empire Awards (see previous report) Pegg told Digital Spy what he wants for the Star Trek sequel:
I’d like to have sex with a green woman! Not me, but Scotty, sorry. See I say things, then I regret them immediately.
Pegg also talked about sci-fi films getting respect in Hollywood. Watch the video interview at digitalspy.com.
Simon Pegg in "Star Trek" – hey where is my green girl?
Scotty the lover?
Although Pegg seems to be joking, it is not out of the question. Even though he is mostly known for his skill as an engineer, Montgomery Scott did have some romance on the original Star Trek, most notably with Lt. Mira Romaine in the episode
"The Lights of Zetar." There was also a hint of a relationship between Uhura and Scotty in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
Scotty (James Doohan) and Mira Romaine (Jan Shutan) in "The Lights of Zetar"
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LOL GOTTA LOVE HIM!
Scotty… he’s just a love machine!
TOMORROW! damn ive got the dentist!
Scotty/Gaila! Their love is so engineering track.
TOS episodes with Scotty loving a woman always go against his character. He’s always “lost in the love” of the girl, and not his engines (no pun intended).
He also seemed to have a thing for Carolyn Palamas in “Who Mours for Adonais?” And then there’s his brief but deadly flings on Argellius II in “Wolf in the Fold”. Although none of those women faired well. Argellius…ah, I’m going to go there some day. Or name a restaurant or production company after it like Ben Stiller.
I only saw Scotty have an appropriate romance in an old Star Trek comic, where he has a date with a girl and completely forgets about her when he sees her vehicle.
I would love to see Scotty and Mira Romaine have a love affair in Star Trek XII. Perhaps they actually meet at Starfleet Academy in the new timeline. I think they would make an awesome couple. They both are brilliant and a bit quirky. The 1988 TOS novel “Memory Prime” had them rekindling their romance that started in “The Lights of Zetar”. It is one of my favorite TOS era novelizations.
Yay for Pegg and Zoe, I hope they both get what they want.
Be neat to see Zoe kick some butt.
Yuck!!!
With Keenser?
Oh that’s strange…. I can see a scene between S/U before I can see Scotty in one.
Maybe K/S?
I see K/S blatant togetherness hints happening before Scotty/any female sex scene. Because Scotty’s main lady is the Enterprise, anybody else would only be second in his heart.
Captin – I dunnno think she can take it much longer! Captin – I ‘m givin her all she’s got! C’mon lass hold together!
Can;t you just hear those lines in ST2
God no. And I hope we see less of *this* Scotty next time.
As long as they don’t use Scotty for only comic relief and we get the Scotty we know and love next time.
Simon would do a funny sex scene
Good grief. It’s only the second production and already the actors are giving wish lists to the producers. Maybe in twenty years, but for now they should just be happy to be a part of it all.
“Get in your box, and dance.”
~John Stewart, on artists who try to influence politics and everyone else
Whoah whoah whoah, what is this? Zoe gets a kicking ass scene and now every other actor starts making scene demands? This isn’t “me-too” day at the funnel cakes stand, ladies and gentlemen of Hollywood.
Just kidding. I just hope the love interest is a giant gelatinous alien creature with fourteen arms and two rows of boobs who wants Scotty to be her love pet.
Oh please… This comedic actor will only further cheapen the beloved role by uttering lines such as, “I can only give ya impulse power!” Or, “Push her too far and she’s going to blow!” durning any such sex scenes.
I thought his true love was the Enterprise.
Like to get his hands on her “ample nacelles”
or something to that effect, LOL.
I hope the writers remember what made the character of Scotty great. His weakness for scotch, a slight obsession for the Enterprise and light-hearted humor. He was a character meant to provide some lighter moments, but also was serious when it came to doing his job. And let’s have him be seen as the “miracle worker” and come up with some ingenius solutions like he did during TOS.
And I have to agree with a few others and say that Scotty’s true love is always the Enterprise. But having a humanoid girlfriend in the next film can’t hurt even if it can’t last.
I think Simon’s coloring would clash with Orion slave girl green. Good luck, though.
I’m hoping we catch a drunken Scotty having sex with Tribbles… lots and lots of them!
I’d like to see Scotty get more screen-time in the sequel versus how much time uhura,kirk and spock got.
But yes, I’d like to see Scotty have a love interest in the sequel. Perhaps nurse chappel ? lol
so we will get a movie where Uhura kicks ass and Scotty gets some ass
I’m giving it all I got ;)
Never mind sex scenes. Let’s see Scotty in a more dramatic light, compared to the “comic relief” crap of the last film!
Yeah I might be the only one to think this, but I did not like Simon Pegg as Scotty. I like Simon Pegg, I think he’s funny, but I remember Scotty as more of a quiet and confident person, not hyper, running all over the place yelling. I think he was cast more for publicity for the movie rather than being the best choice for the roll. Just my opinion, though, and seems like I’m in the minority with it.
#28
I agree. A little bit of romance wouldn’t hurt, but let’s leave out the sex. We want to keep it family friendly. And intelligent. Not that I have a problem with sex, its just that most of the time it is a crutch for lazy storytelling and shock value. Sometimes its better to leave something to the imagination.
While Simon Pegg’s Scotty kind of grew on me (I thought he was played too broadly at first until I rewatched some old TOS episodes), I too, would like to see him broaden his ‘dramatic chops’ a bit in the sequel as well.
I’ve little doubt that Simon Pegg is up to it; your best actors are often ones with comedic timing. Anyone who’s ever tried to make an audience laugh will understand.
As for a love scene? Bring back Carolyn Palamas! And give him a real shot at it this time; no demi-gods to muck things up for ‘im! ; )
I just hope he gets more screen time in the sequel… with a more confident bearing. That stoic stance was always what I loved about Scotty.
32
“That stoic stance was always what I loved about Scotty.”
Agreed. Scotty took himself more seriously than this man. That’s what made him so fun.
I want to see him swing a blood stained cricket bat again!
How about stealing an idea from Roddenberry’s OTHER show: Andromeda.
Give the Enterprise a female avatar that Scotty has an emotional relationship with.
Ha! And maybe the avatar takes a liking to Captain Kirk, which makes Scotty jealous, and causes some comedic friction between Scotty and Kirk, with Kirk not really interested, but Scotty not believing him.
I think Scotty and Uhura should be in the same scene. He could have sex with her and then she could kick his butt. (They were something of an item in STV.)
We have to get Uhura away from Spock since he’s supposed to be with Kirk.
*Crossing my fingers for a male love interest for Sulu in ST:XII…*
LOL at the people here taking what Pegg says in this interview seriously.
37. Okay, not only is that hilarious but it should TOTALLY happen!
And I can’t wait to see how the relationship between Spock and Kirk develops, even if it is just friendship stages for now ;)
I think Zoe Saldana needs to put on at the most another 50 pounds if she wants to be credible in a fight scene.
well in the original real star trek films uhura and scotty looked like they would get it on. so scotty and uhura can get together and then have a lovers quarrel … 2 birds with one stone
35
Isn’t stealing the name of the game from Team Abrams?
but I do have hopes for an original story next time and a Scotty that I recognise as the Scotty I know and love.
I loved Pegg’s performance but he was not playing my Scotty.
@39: “LOL at the people here taking what Pegg says in this interview seriously.”
I’d rather read/watch/hear an interview where he actually talks about the next film in a serious manner. If the actors don’t take the franchise seriously, why should I expect any differently from the guys behind the scenes?
He’s always got those ample nacelles to keep him happy.
I don’t think anyone should be taking Mr. Pegg’s remark too seriously. He’s got quite the sense of humor, likes doing comedy, and often has his tongue planted firmly in cheek. On the other hand, I’m sure he takes his work very seriously, when it comes to delivering a performance. If there’s a romantic interest for Scotty in the next film, I’m sure it won’t be a lark.
The only lady that Scotty is in love with is the Enterprise..keep it at that!
Give Chekov a little girl friend..even Sulu…maybe Demora’s future mother…not Scotty…he’d be to busy with his technical journals!!
I agree….he is the comic relief..not the serious lady’s man…
male love interest for SULU!?…if so…maybe Peter Kirk huh?
Saldana wants Uhura to have a fight scene, Pegg wants Scotty to have a sex scene. Way to go. That’s the spirit of Star Trek right there.
Kirk should have a ripped tunic scene, mccoy a few i’m a doctor, not a… scenes and chekov needs some dumb russian origin scene!
I have to agree with some that Pegg is not quite my Scotty but then I should probably blame some of the later Trek films for that as Doohan became more and more the comic relief. Thus, Pegg is following in the later footsteps of Scotty.
While Scotty still provided humor in TOS I think it was more a natural part of the scenes rather than with any idea that of “oh, time for comic relief so let’s write Scotty into this scene.” As observed, TOS Scotty seemed more “sober” in his role than the later Scotty in the films–in fact, Pegg almost borders on a caricature or parody of Scotty in the new film. Maybe my opinion will change after the next film if they do settle him down more as a character rather than writing him as an older companion piece to Chekhov’s hyper-intelligent child prodigy.
If they are going to do both of those things i would prefer Scotty to get the fight scene.
Would make more box office sense.
YESSS! Haha, I hope he gets his sex scene. :D
Maybe with Jessica Hynes or Lucy Akhurst! xD
Some people need to realize that GEORGE TAKEI is gay, SULU is not.
Also, please don’t start pushing for this fan-fic Spock / Kirk man love. It never happened and will never happen. Fantasize about it all you want, if that’s what you’re into, but it’s not part of the “real” Star Trek.
I agree that Zoe might have to put on a few pounds to be believable in a fight scene. Right now, she’d snap like a twig!
I wonder if they’ll cover the fact that Scotty is an even bigger drunk than Kirk…
Also, I hope it is acknowledged that Scotty is the Second Officer and does get command from time to time…
I can never see Pegg’s interpreation of Scotty take command of the Enterprise, like he did so often on the show.
I feel Pegg’s Scotty would feel overwhelmed.
WAIT A MINUTE AND JUST THINK ABOUT THIS
Scotty? Sex scene? You’re joking right?
Let me tell you this, loud and clear, IT WOULD NOT WORK.
Sure let him have a love interest, whatever, if you really want to make these future movies into SOAP OPERAS.
Good lord. Scotty just isn’t that way. If Simon Pegg really wants that let him paint his girlfriend green, but scotty???????
oh my sweet mother, what the hell is Star Trek turning into?!?!?
55. captain_neill: excellant point, though we’ll never know until we see it on camera, as well as get to know this NuScotty for more than 45 min of screen time.
More Scotty and McCoy for the sequel!!
@39: Jeez, glad somebody else noticed that it’s Simon Pegg talking here. ;)
@44: You’re absolutely right. Every single person involved with Star Trek should never be allowed to make a single joke about it. Ever.
Give Scotty a decent engine room before you give him a girl! jeez!!!
I really liked Moira from the TOS. Just have her in a couple of scenes where Scotty can act awkward but sincerely smitten and it definitely could work. You can only spend so much time greasing the Jeffries Tube for so long before you need the touch of a real woman, you know.
How about combining the two. Uhura gets in a snit. Kicks Scotty’s a** and then they make sweet, sweet love (establishing a relationship that is rekindled in Trek V).
I just drooled over “Enterprise Incident” on my new BR player, and I have to say, Scotty, when he’s put in charge of the E, is just a good old-fashioned bad-ass.
A sex-scene is fine, but those old shows where Kirk leaves him in command are just classic. “A Taste of Armageddon” is another one.
Yeah, because that’s EXACTLY what’s been missing from these films. Trekkies everywhere are kept up at night wondering when is Scotty going to get lucky? Give me a break. How about giving Scotty a more important role on the ship than comic relief?
@63:
Agreed. That was one of the problems I had with the new movie. I could never imagine Simon Pegg’s Scotty in charge of the Enterprise the way James Doohan’s Scoty was. Scotty was a man who could have been a captain if he didn’t prefer engines so much. It would be nice if they played him that way now.
This just in: Simon Pegg makes joke, Star Trek fans miss punchline.
44
Comments like your’s is what give us well adjusted Star Trek fans a bad name.
#30 I could not agree with you more! Let’s keep Trek for families! Its been that that. Helped it endure. What happened to good solid romance?
Thank you 53, seriously, George Takei is gay, not Sulu. I have nothing against gay people, but it seems almost derogatory to assume that just because an actor is gay that suddenly anyone whom they play is also gay. In Generations Sulu has a daughter to, which would suggest that he is, in fact, not gay. Now some might make the argument that she could have been adopted, but I think that is unlikely. Sulu is a career officer and chances are, if he were in fact gay, would probably have not gone out of his way to have adopted a child with his partner.
Plus, the last movie had no deep message to it, so going from that to something Trek’s never really touched on before would be too much and I think would throw the audience off. Don’t get me wrong, I think a gay Star Trek character would be good, but I think its better left to a TV series than a movie.
I really hope he’s just kidding and if he isn’t, I hope whoever’s in charge of making those decisions will not allow it… Pass me the barf bucket, please. I’d easily watch Spock, McCoy, Kirk or even Chekov or Sulu in a sex scene anytime. But Scotty as played by Simon Pegg? Ewwww….
For those who struggle to accept Pegg as a serious actor… (okay, granted he hasn’t done a full drama)… however there are glimpses of his ‘dramatic’ acting in Shaun Of The Dead, How To Lose Friends and Run Fatboy Run… he’s more than capable. A good understanding of comedy timing does help to make the transition better.
63. AJ
You’re absolutely right. I think those are the best episodes. I love the fact that Scotty is left in command when Kirk and Spock are otherwise occupied… it’s like he’s Mr Dependable and no nonsense… and everyone knows it!
“I’d like to have sex with a green woman! No me, but Scotty, sorry. ”
And all I can think of is the old rugby song, “The Engineer’s Dream”!
(Sorry, can’t *possibly* repeat it here…)
I agree with the comments that Pegg’s Scotty didn’t seem to be in charge, but he was just starting out on the Enterprise so he has room to evolve. I hope he seems more mature in the next film. Pegg’s Scotty somehow comes across to me as a wierd mix of Scotty and Wesley Crusher in his technobanter, a childlike quality and self-amusement, self-awareness that Pegg brings to the role. I think they have to have him less talkative, more weighed down by the job in most moments if he is going to move toward the Scotty of old. The old Scotty’s comedic actions was even more interesting because of the contrast from when he is normally happy but serious and in charge. Whether he gets his green woman I could care less so long as the movie has a good script and the comedy is there but not distracting or out of place.
56: “oh my sweet mother, what the hell is Star Trek turning into?!?!?”
Ooh ooh ooh, I know this one, I know this one!
Answer: Your worst nightmare?
Never hurts to inject a little twilight into star trek lol perhaps uhura is torn between her true love for Spock and her friendship with Scotty rofl and they go to new vulcan to prevent Spock from suiciding as he cannot live without uhura and Spock and Scotty duel to the death and winner gets Uhura, que classical star trek 60’s dueling music…
Pegg is not only a good actor, but a good writer. Shaun of the Dead was brilliant.
#76…
The day that Star Trek gets injected with Twilight is the day I disown the franchise.
But honestly, I feel like there needs to be less inter-crew romance. I felt like the whole Spock/Uhura thing was just pushed and was not feeling it and a lot of the people who saw the movie and were not Trekkies agreed.
I also agree that I think Pegg is capable of doing a good Scotty I just don’t think he did in the last movie. Of course I believe that most of the blame for it fell to JJ as director and the writers who failed to capture the essence of TOS Scotty and instead it seems they tried to make Scotty into Simon Pegg.
#77: So true. If you haven’t aleady seen it then check out Spaced. Pegg’s earlier writing and inspiration for Shaun. He is a talented guy. As much as i would like to see Nick Frost replace Keenser in engineering, i think we need a more head strong and serious miracle worker.
@52:
I would love to see Jess and Simon together again! They were fantastic in the television show “Spaced”. She is also in “Burke and Hare”.
@61:
I think that would be neat. I always liked Mira Romaine. She wouldn’t have to be in a lot of scenes. Scotty could have a massive crush on her.
@71:
I agree. I have all of those films in my DVD collection and he can really act in dramatic roles. He was good in the black comedy “Big Nothing.”
@77:
“Shaun of the Dead” is one of my favorite films of all time along with “Hot Fuzz”. Simon Pegg is a really talented writer and actor.
I think Simon was joking about the sex scene though. He has quite the sense of humour. I recently started following him on Twitter and he is so funny.
I think Scotty will mature some in the next film. He always had a sense of humour combined with seriousness in TOS episodes like “Taste of Armegeddon” and “Friday’s Child”. Perhaps he will have a scene where he is in command of the Enterprise like in TOS. He didn’t have a lot of screen time in “Star Trek XI”. I really liked his portrayal of Scotty.
79: “As much as i would like to see Nick Frost replace Keenser in engineering, i think we need a more head strong and serious miracle worker.”
Oh man I would love to see Nick Frost in the sequel.
“I’m sorry, Scotty. No, I’m SORRY, Scotty.”
The best thing Mr. Orci and company could do with Scotty would by to have him end up being in command for the first time. I loved how Scotty would get all tough and Scottish on anyone who messed with Enterprise when he was in command on TOS.
Having him struggle with it at first, and then find his own being in command could be an interesting story arc.
:)
I also don’t like the idea of Pegg’s Scotty being the “comedy relief”
I think Pegg is an extremely funny man, but what was great about TOS was that ANY of characters could be funny, which made it more fun and unpredictable. Having that duty lay mostly on one person is one dimensional, cliche writing. There’s nothing worse than a character being the”predictably funny” person in a non comedic film.
Jar Jar anyone?
I think Pegg could do a lot better than that as an actor.
The man has talent.
Give him some challenges!
:)
James Doohan’s Scotty had some brass balls when he was in charge of the E.
It would be really cool to see Pegg’s Scotty get a shot at the Captain’s chair and just revel in it.
Scotty can be a serious character but of late his character has been the guy with the thick accent, sorta like grounds keeper willy in the Simpsons.
There is something about the scottish accent, simon pegg and comedy.
If you were a villain and Pegg was sitting in the command chair, wouldn’t you want to chuckle and laugh?
Pegg: WwraiSe SheeeeLDS
Villain: LOL
I agree with a lot of people here. Scotty shouldn’t be turned into a comedy relief character. Honestly, in TOS everybody fulfilled the comedy relief role with the brilliant writing, directing, and acting. There wasn’t a need for a comedy relief because everybody knew just where to stick in the humor. It was a natural part of the show and it should be a natural thing in the movie.
And this is all I want from the movie:
*Making Scotty a nu!Scotty injected with his TOS!Scotty-ness is my wish.
*As well as Uhura and Spock breaking up. (It is cute but just wrong. Should be true to TOS and keep the main boys single.)
*I also wish for Spirk Friendship to be the big thing in the movie. Who needs Romance when you can get Bromance? What is the phrase…? Ah, yes. “Bros before ho’s.” is what I was thinking of. (And some BAMF moments. McSpirk Friendship MADE TOS awesome.)
*And more Bones. He didn’t get to say one of his awesome lectures…only a small start of one to Spock about the stallion.
*And a Nurse Chapel.
*No Khan (and his Man-breasts of Manliness).
*Costumes! Fedora hats and Zuit Suits anybody?
*Spock protecting Jim from dying and getting injured for the Captain’s sake.
*More red shirt genocide. There wasn’t enough of it in the movie.
*God dammit, no sex for Scotty unless it is with the Enterprise.
*Jim’s MAGIC RIPPING SHIRT
…and…
*A Moral. I want my daily lessons back. Something about gay rights, church corruption, interfering with planets that aren’t ours to meddle with (examples of America in the Middle East), the tensions over dilithium crystals (foreign oil), the unseen enemy (terrorism), the hidden racists, the bigotry and greed of men over money, not just some battle against Klingons because it is something action-y and Klingons are currently enemies of the Federation.
This is Star Trek. The series has always represented a moral or struggle of mankind. The concept of man-turned-Gods, good and evil not really being different, immortality, and sexuality. I don’t want to see romance just because audiences eat it up, action because it looks great with awesome effects, or a sex scene because Jim is suppose to be a sex machine. Of course I’m not saying it shouldn’t be there, but I’m saying is should have a meaning or lead to the moral of the story.
With that rant said, I hope the writers make ST their own but stay true to what TOS was.
#86
Excellent list Areli
‘She’s uhhh…. ehhh… she’s green.’ xD (couldn’t resist!)
I agree with everyone who said put Scotty in the captain’s chair at some point. I think Simon’s Scotty has some hints of being headstrong and cocksure, which could serve him well in a command situation as a counterbalance to his energetic and comedic aspects. Plus, if Scotty is in command, it might mean we could see a PROPER LANDING PARTY :D which is another thing I hope to see in the sequel, as well as the crew quarters (like Kirk at his desk, maybe chatting with McCoy), briefing room, and other Trek staples.
@66
Gold.
75# haha. Correct, but not quite yet.
69
“World Enough and Time”
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this is so funny. When I saw Pegg in How to Lose Friends he was so pervy and I loved his charactor. I would have expected him to be the same in any movie now. But Scottie was in love with the engine room and Scotch. Bring the two together in the shape of a hot alien woman and it’s on.