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Variety<\/a><\/i> reports that Simon Pegg<\/a> \u2014 the co-writer and co-star of the genre spoofs Shaun of the Dead<\/i> (2004) and Hot Fuzz<\/i> \u2014 has been hired to play Scotty in J.J. Abrams\u2019 Star Trek<\/a><\/i> movie.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pegg has worked with Abrams before, on Mission: Impossible III<\/a><\/i> (2006) \u2014 and that was rather amusing at the time, because several months before he took the role, a reporter asked Pegg if England had become too small for him, following the success of Shaun of the Dead<\/i>, and Pegg replied, \u201cIt\u2019s not like I\u2019m going to be starring in Mission Impossible 3<\/i>.\u201d And, well, now<\/i> look what he\u2019s doing!<\/p>\n

Anyway, Pegg will turn 38 while the film is in production, whereas James Doohan<\/a> was 46 when he created the role back in 1966.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the part of Kirk has been offered to Chris Pine<\/a>, who is 27; William Shatner<\/a> was 35 when he created the role.<\/p>\n

OCT 15 UPDATE: Joe Carnahan<\/a>, the writer-director of Narc<\/i> (2002) and Smokin\u2019 Aces<\/i> (2006), writes at his blog that Pine will not be starring in his next film, White Jazz<\/i>, because Pine has accepted the role of Kirk. There is no official announcement yet, though.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"