Exclusive: Simon Pegg on turning to screenwriting duties on Star Trek Beyond

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As a self-professed geek, it’s been quite a few years for Simon Pegg, having appeared in the Star Trek franchise as Scotty, as well roles in the Mission Impossible and Star Wars series, not to mention his forthcoming production, collaborating with a certain Steven Spielberg in Ready Player One. In the case of Star Trek, he’s now on screenwriting duties, co-penning their latest endeavour, Star Trek Beyond.

We had the pleasure to sit down with the actor to discuss the challenges in writing for this franchise, and how he had to seperate the fan from the professional. He also talks about writing lines for himself as Scotty, why this film is important in a current climate, and just how incredible a few years he has had.

Star Trek Beyond is released on July 22nd, and you can read our review here.