Is Simon Pegg in Star Wars: Episode VII?
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- June 13, 2014
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS)
If rumors are to be believed, Simon Pegg will be making an appearance on the big screen in the next Star Wars film. It’s being?reported that Pegg was seen on set playing a secret role in the Abu Dhabi desert.
While he’s no stranger to being in a JJ Abrams film, having collaborated with the director in Mission: Impossible 3 and the two Star Trek films, Pegg has distanced himself from Star Wars as of last fall (via The Independent) with the following:
I don’t think it would be appropriate for me to be in it, to be honest. I think J.J. should cast new faces with no stunt casting. I wouldn’t want to be popped out of the film by a knowing cameo. I think it would be great to do it properly.
This comes from the same guy who’s on record saying Benedict Cumberbatch was not playing Khan in Star Trek Into Darkness, so you’ll excuse me if I believe he could have been misleading us.
That leaves us with four possible scenarios: Pegg lied to us and is in it, Pegg changed his mind, he was just visiting JJ Abrams on the set, or this whole thing is bunk. If I were a betting man, I would put my money on the third option.
Simon Pegg is a tried-and-true-geek, and when one of your friends (or at least frequent collaborators) is working on the Holy Grail of science-fiction franchises, I wouldn’t be surprised if Pegg asked if he could visit.
And remember, this isn’t the first time Pegg has crossed paths with a galaxy far, far away…
That opens up a fifth possibility, now that I think about it. If he plays a droid or alien, then we won’t see his face, and it circumvents his whole reason for not wanting to be in the film. His anonymity is preserved and he’s also in Star Wars – albeit probably in the background.
Star Wars: Episode VII opens in theaters December 18, 2015
Hat tip:?Middle East IGN
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