Simon Pegg to play Scotty in Star Trek

Wow. The cast for the upcoming movie Star Trek just keeps on getting more and more interesting. With Zachary Quinto ("Heroes") already playing Spock and rumors flying about a relative unknown playing Kirk, the latest announcement is that Simon Pegg, who is most certainly at the peak of his career right now with Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, has been cast as Scotty.

What do I think of all this? I think it could work. Pegg will be a good balance between seriousness and comic relief; I'd expect something sort of along the lines of what we saw of him in Mission: Impossible 3 - he warns of the worst but cracks jokes at the same time.

Will Trekkies be happy with this? I guess I need to Google it to find out...

Run, Fatboy, Run release date changed

For unknown reasons, Run, Fatboy, Run, starring Shaun of the Dead's Simon Pegg, has been pushed back from October 26, 2007 to March 28, 2008. It's a real shame, because this one looked pretty funny.

Pegg seems to be a comedy golden child right now, though this one looks to be a bit more slapstick than Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz (and Mission: Impossible III - don't miss his almost serious performance in that one!)

Is Hot Fuzz better than Shaun of the Dead?

So, what do you all think? Is Hot Fuzz, the new movie from Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg (and we'll add Nick Frost, too, as he is an integral part of the cast) better than the movie that made them stars, Shaun of the Dead?

Is Hot Fuzz an action classic? Is it better than American spoofs on the genre?

You can read my thoughts on Hot Fuzz here (and my comparisons to Shaun of the Dead), and my original movie review of Shaun of the Dead. Then return back here and post a comment. No one ever posts comments...