The Onion interviews Simon Pegg

The Onion interviews Simon Pegg

By Hollywood Editor • on October 3, 2008

AVC: Your character expresses, perhaps a minority view, that Con Air is the greatest film ever made. This is not the first time one of your characters has gushed on screen about a Jerry Bruckheimer production. What is your own personal take on Con Air? SP: I think Con Air is like if you were to explain Frankenstein’s monster to somebody. It might

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Spielberg Wants Pegg and Frost for Tintin

Spielberg Wants Pegg and Frost for Tintin

By Hollywood Editor • on September 23, 2008

When Simon Pegg was 12, he - like almost every child his age - watched ET. Unlike most 12-year-olds, he noticed that in a scene where the diminutive alien spotted a child dressed in a Yoda costume, John Williams’s score briefly changed to echo his own theme from The Empire Strikes Back. “It was never

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Simon Pegg is no longer a ‘Bastard’ — he’s Greg Mottola’s Paul

Simon Pegg is no longer a ‘Bastard’ — he’s Greg Mottola’s Paul

By • on August 16, 2008

Simon Pegg has just informed us of two mixed pieces of news – yes, we name dropped, deal with it – about his upcoming slate. In good news, he says that Greg Mottola, who directed the excellent Superbad, will be calling the shots on Paul, the upcoming movie written by Pegg and Nick Frost. Details

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Brad Pitt, Simon Pegg are also both ‘Bastards’

Brad Pitt, Simon Pegg are also both ‘Bastards’

By • on August 8, 2008

Brad Pitt officially has gone inglorious. The actor has joined the cast of Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Bastards,” signing on to play Lt. Aldo Raine, the head of the Jewish resistance in the auteur’s World War II film. Additionally, Simon Pegg is in discussions to join the

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McG’s Spaced is DOA. Now, fire McG, go get Pegg, Wright and Frost involved…

McG’s Spaced is DOA. Now, fire McG, go get Pegg, Wright and Frost involved…

By • on May 11, 2008

Despite all the buzz, and exec producer McG, and a “phenomenal cast”, Spaced is a no-go, I’m told. - From Nikki

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Simon Pegg on Idiot Actors

Simon Pegg on Idiot Actors

By • on March 23, 2008

“I THINK the reason actors become idiots is because you’re treated so well,” the British actor Simon Pegg said recently over multiple cups of coffee at a chic downtown hotel. “You’re driven everywhere, and you’re put up in really nice places. The actors that turn into idiots are the ones

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