Well, some good and bad news regarding British great Simon Pegg. It appears that he will not be appearing in Quentin Tarantino's newest movie Inglorious Bastards, which is a shame. /Film tells us:When the story was first reported by the trades, it was reported that Pegg was “in talks” to join the cast. Usually when this information is leaked to the industry newspapers, it is close to a done deal, but every once in a while this hapens. Tarantino is rushing Bastards into production in October, and Pegg had schedule conflicts. “Much to our mutual disappointment, I won’t be appearing in QT’s forthcoming Inglorious Bastards due to insurmountable scheduling difficulties. We really tried to make it work but in the end, it just was not possible without severe ramifications elsewhere,” Pegg wrote on his blog. “I’m trying to remain upbeat, as Tom Selleck said ‘Who the hell is Indiana Jones anyway?’”I'm not gonna lie, this did drop my excitement for this project a bit. Simon Pegg was by far the actor I was looking most forward to in this movie. Sure, Mike Myers is making an apperance , and Brad Pitt will be starring, but Pegg as an British commanding officer would be priceless.
But there is a silver lining! The scheduling conflicts Pegg speaks about are for a new comedy he's working on with Superbad director Greg Mottola, as well as the great Nick Frost, who also starred in Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. This news is much more exciting! Superbad was one of the funniest movies of 2007 and I think that with Frost and Pegg at the helm, it will be brilliant. The movie is called Paul. It is about two British comic geeks (Pegg and Frost, who also wrote the script) who travel across America and get in various adventures. Apparently Frost is the bigger star in this movie, with Pegg being the sidekick. I like this little changeup, but we'll see if it really works out when the movie hits theaters.
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