Speaking with
Trek Movie, Simon Pegg - who played Scotty in JJ Abrams'
Star Trek reboot and will reprise the role in the sequel - talks about the possibility of Scotty being more serious than what he was in the first film (e.g., the possibility of taking over the ship if necessary). He also addresses the critics of the film, comparing it to
Star Wars.
On the possibility of Scotty being more serious in a future Star Trek film...
When I took the role of Scotty, I never looked at him as a comic character as such. He has always been a whimsical character, because of his background and is almost like an ethnic minority on board ship. There is something lyrical and fanciful about him. There is something about him that has whimsy, they all do at times even Spock. But I always thought that was what was in the script, he was marooned on that planet for a long time and he got on the ship and everything was kicking off and his reaction was almost like our reaction to it all. So yeah I absolutely hope so. I don’t think Scotty is a comic character at all. In this Star Trek he was thrust into everything, and he learned all this stuff about his own discoveries. He was brought on board the ship where everything was crazy and for him, that was a comic situation. I would like to hope that in future adventures he can find the sort of depth and seriousness that James Doohan had to tackle in the series.
On those who are as critical of the Star Trek film as he is of the Star Wars prequels...
I get it. I have faith in our Star Trek. I like what JJ [Abrams] did. He invigorated it, which is what it needed to persist. What perhaps those fans love about Star Trek is something that might not have been able to continue if Star Trek was to in its present form. Basically Star Trek had to be given a dose of sort of Star Wars brashness – original Star Wars - that kind of inspirational adventure and excitement and less about the way computers work and stuff like that. But I get it and I totally respect it. And I hope those people don’t see us as enemies, but of course that is a valid opinion. These kind of things are precious and mean everything to everyone. We weren’t going to please everyone. At least I hope they understand our intentions were absolutely honorable.
Interview: Simon Pegg Talks Star Trek from TrekMovie on Vimeo.
Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg and Anton Yelchin,
Star Trek 2 hits theaters sometime in 2012!
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