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Scotty has been cast! And now Sulu too!

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OH...

MY...

GOD...

Okay, let's be honest, I LOVE "Sean of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz." I've seen this guy in lots of stuff and always liked him.

But he's NOT Scotty.

The website that put that up... never heard of 'em... wonder what their "source" is...?
 
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Uh...source says Variety magazine. I'm sure that this is true, Comingsoon is a reputable site.
 
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Noooooooo!

Pegg is good at farce, but he is not remotely like Scotty.
I'll wait until PTM confirms this ... and then cry.
 
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John1701D said:
Not happy about McGillion not getting the role, but not bad I guess.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/startreknews.php?id=38287
:guffaw:no way. OKOK he probably can do a good parody of Scotty since he is a big Sci-fi fan. But I think he is totally unsuited for the role.

My guess is that this casting shows that Scotty will be used to comedic effect unless he plays it seriously. If this is a serious take on the role of Scotty then maybe he could nail it.
 
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Aside from being sad that Paul McGillion didn't get the role, I am sort of indifferent. I don't think Scotty will have enough of a role in this to hurt the movie if you don't like Pegg.
 
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saul said:
John1701D said:
Not happy about McGillion not getting the role, but not bad I guess.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/startreknews.php?id=38287
:guffaw:no way. OKOK he probably can do a good parody of Scotty since he is a big Sci-fi fan. But I think he is totally unsuited for the role.

My guess is that this casting shows that Scotty will be used to comedic effect unless he plays it seriously. If this is a serious take on the role of Scotty then maybe he could nail it.

Well I guess we differ on McGillion's acting ability. I liked him a lot in Atlantis and was excited by the rumors. I also wanted it for him, he seems like a nice guy and I feel like he was shafted.
 
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Give him a movie-era mustache and a dye job and I could maybe see it. . . Not my first choice, guess it's time to see if Pegg can act.
 
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Venardhi said:
Give him a movie-era mustache and a dye job and I could maybe see it. . . Not my first choice, guess it's time to see if Pegg can act.


Agreed.

It might work.

I didn't think Val Kilmer could do Jim Morrison, but it turns out he did a fantastic job imo.
 
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My bairns, my poor bairns.

Actually, I don't care up or down. I was just looking for a way to slip that one in.
 
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John1701D said:
saul said:
John1701D said:
Not happy about McGillion not getting the role, but not bad I guess.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/startreknews.php?id=38287
:guffaw:no way. OKOK he probably can do a good parody of Scotty since he is a big Sci-fi fan. But I think he is totally unsuited for the role.

My guess is that this casting shows that Scotty will be used to comedic effect unless he plays it seriously. If this is a serious take on the role of Scotty then maybe he could nail it.

Well I guess we differ on McGillion's acting ability. I liked him a lot in Atlantis and was excited by the rumors. I also wanted it for him, he seems like a nice guy and I feel like he was shafted.
Actually when I said "no way" I was referring to Pegg getting the role. I agree I'd rather have seen McGillion since he is more suited to the role but I wonder if I would have kept thinking of his Atlantis Character if he were to be in this movie.
 
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...wha?!?!?!? :wtf: :eek:

Wouldn't have called that one in a million years, though I'm a big fan of the Simon Pegg/Nick Frost/Edgar Wright team (Spaced/Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz). But I trust in Simon Pegg's acting ability and, with a good make-up job and a Scottish accent, it may not be so bad.

Oh, and no question about it, here's the Variety article.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117973913.html?categoryId=13&cs=1
 
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Well I guess there had to be a clunker in the casting somewhere... I'm not sure this is a bad idea, but it doesn't seem as natural as any of the other confirmed cast so far. I really like him, but I'm having a hard time seeing him as Mr. Scott. Photoshop visualization? Anyone?
 
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This is AWESOME news! Simon Pegg is a fantastic, fantastic actor. Totally out of left field, but I loved him in Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, so bloody awesome! :D
 
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Pegg is a very good actor, though I've only seen him in comedy (and they do say that comedy is harder than drama, after all :p), so I think he's a pretty cool choice. He doesn't really look like Scotty to me, but I'm willing to give him a shot, for sure.

And yet another Abrams connection--Pegg was in Mission: Impossible III.
 
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:wtf:

Well...this is surprising. I didn't even know he was being considered. Should be interesting.
 
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This is great news! I love Simon Pegg in Shaun of the Dead and in the Doctor Who episode The Long Game, as well as his narrations for Doctor Who: Confidential.
 
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Wow, a busy night for Trek movie news. According to trekmovie.com, John Cho has been cast as Sulu. Haven't heard of him before, looks like a LOT of minor roles.
 
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