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Simon Pegg on New Star Trek Movie, Star Wars and Doctor Who

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By GustavoLeao / 07:52, 26 August 2008 / General Genre/SciFi

The latest issue of Starlog magazine, out in the U.S., features a new interview with Star Trek actor Simon Pegg, the new Scotty. Here is an excerpt from the article.

Pegg has also been able to parlay his success as a newfound genre icon into appearances on the newly revived DOCTOR WHO and as Scotty in J.J. Abrams' upcoming STAR TREK film.
"I'm mopping up the geek touchstones!" he jokes. "Maybe if the [live-action] STAR WARS TV series goes ahead, I might try and wheedle my way back into the affections of Lucasfilm and write an episode."

"The weird thing--and I think this goes for both STAR TREK and DOCTOR WHO--is that neither of them are remakes. I often see STAR TREK being referred to as a remake, and it really isn't. It's another STAR TREK film; it's another movie in the series. It's the continuing mission."

"DOCTOR WHO is like that as well. And because of the nature of how DOCTOR WHO evolves, you become part of that tradition rather than a re-handling of it."

"Both of those are perfect examples of taking the spirit of the [original material] and entirely maintaining it."

More from Pegg can be found here.

Read Simon Pegg's complete interview in STARLOG #368, on sale now at newsstands and bookstores near you.



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By: AlexR (Odo's file, contact) @ 19:19:20 on Aug 26, 2008

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Quote:"The weird thing is that neither of them are remakes. I often see Star Trek being referred to as a remake, and it really isn't. It's another Star Trek film; it's another movie in the series. It's the continuing mission."

I can already sense some people choking on their Smarties as they read that -- but he's right. As I have said before, I do feel that this film can blend right into the canon of the existing TV shows and films. The history, characters, events, relationships will all be 100% canon. I believe the new film is only a VISUAL remake, reboot, etc. So I think Pegg is correct here.


That's my thought, as well. The writers, cast, etc. keep talking about the degree to which they've made this work in terms of the history and overall structure of Trek, and also about how this isn't a remake, but instead the "origin story" that TOS never had. I have trouble reconciling that with spinning Trek into a whole separate Abrams-verse.

Obviously there are going to be some visual changes, but I agree in the thinking that it's more about how the Trek Universe is being portrayed than about changing what it is.

'Course, there's a whole lot we don't know, so new info may yet compel any of us to revise our theories. ;)

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By: GustavoLeao (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 17:06:45 on Aug 26, 2008

I disagree. I think it will be difficult to blend this movie with the original canon. I think this movie will create a "new universe", a new canon (which is perfectly okay with me - I love the Trek novels and they are not canon). Maybe we will get some sort of "alternate universe" explanation, I dunno. But I am very optimistic about this movie, original timeline or not.

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RE: A new Star Trek universe ? by cdydatzigs @ 20:14:55 on Aug 26
RE: A new Star Trek universe ? by AlexR @ 19:35:12 on Aug 26
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