{"id":13233,"date":"2015-01-22T17:19:42","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T17:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=13233"},"modified":"2023-01-18T11:16:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T19:16:38","slug":"simon-pegg-writing-star-trek-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/simon-pegg-writing-star-trek-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Pegg Will Be Giving It All He’s Got in Star Trek 3, Captain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good news, Star Trek<\/a><\/em> fans! A new screenwriter has signed on for Star Trek 3<\/strong><\/em> and it’s someone who’s pretty familiar with the franchise.<\/p>\n

That’s right, the familiar face of Simon Pegg<\/strong> a.k.a. Montgomery “Scotty” Scott will be joining Doug Jung (Dark Blue<\/em>, Banshee<\/em>) to co-write the script for the third installment in the rebooted franchise.<\/p>\n

After a rocky start for this film’s crew, it seems to be getting back on track and shaping up to be a good film. Roberto Orci, producer and screenwriter of both Star Trek<\/em> and Star Trek Into Darkness<\/em>, was initially signed on to direct the third film – his first directing gig ever. After he stepped down, Paramount was quick to find a new director in Justin Lin<\/a> and confirm a 2016 release.<\/p>\n

Now they’ve added a new screenwriter and are proceeding as planned.<\/p>\n

Pegg, a great comedic actor and a wonderfully fun Scotty, is no stranger to screenwriting. He’s written hits such as Shaun of the Dead<\/em>, Hot Fuzz<\/em>, Paul<\/em>, and The World’s End<\/em>. His strength lies with comedy, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing here.<\/p>\n

The 2009 Star Trek<\/em> film was both fun and better received than Star Trek Into Darkness<\/em>. A return to this franchise’s core of fun space adventures and exploration could be great and undoubtedly Pegg will help make that happen. Maybe we’ll even see a cameo from Nick Frost!<\/p>\n

Star Trek 3<\/em>, directed by Justin Lin and starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, and John Cho, is set to hit theaters on July 8, 2016.<\/p>\n

What do you think of this development? Do you think Simon Pegg will be a good addition to the writing team of this film? Are you hoping to see some comedy? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"