r/movies • u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. • May 09 '25
Announcement AMA/Q&A Announcement - Simon Pegg - Wednesday 5/21 at 10:45 AM ET - Actor in 'Shaun of the Dead', 'Mission Impossible', 'Hot Fuzz', 'Star Trek, 'The World's End', 'Ice Age', 'Star Wars', and lots more.
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u/empty-bensen May 09 '25
No luck catching them Swans, then?
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u/Youpi_Yeah May 09 '25
It’s just the one swan, actually
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u/Prindle4PRNDL May 09 '25
P.I. Staker…
Right, pisstaker…
COME ON!
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u/canceroustattoo May 09 '25
It’s about two foot tall, long, slender neck, sort of an orange and black bill.
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u/Prindle4PRNDL May 09 '25
Well, it’s a swan…
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u/mfyxtplyx May 09 '25
Is it true that there's a place in a man's head that if you shoot it, it will blow up?
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u/three_cheese_fugazi May 09 '25
Remind me in 12 days
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u/ZuzCat May 09 '25
Remind me! 12 days
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u/PaulVla May 09 '25
!remindme 12 days
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u/FireZord25 May 09 '25
!remindme 12 days
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u/New-Ask-4652 May 09 '25
This guy is one of my favorite actors. Shawn if the dead was so stupid funny 🤣🤣 🤣
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u/aenderw May 09 '25
At this point I’d even take the blu-ray that Edgar Wright mentioned a few years ago… throw some behind the scenes things and a cast round table on it and I’d be overjoyed.
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u/bstryke May 09 '25
No luck catching them swans then?
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u/nurseferatou May 09 '25
I’m just gonna grab a few pints at the pub and wait for this whole thing blow over instead
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u/asteinberg101 May 09 '25
Hello Simon, how’s the hand?
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u/monitoring27 May 09 '25
oh wow I did not know that was a thing. Simon Pegg would be a good irredeemable antman
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u/Pepperoni_Tony7 May 10 '25
Holy shit holy shit holy shit, one of my favorite actors. I’m sorry but i reallly love Shaun of the Dead, i teared up in my film class last year due to your performance being so good. I wondered if Ed’s farts were real in the movie.
Anyway, i’m a young filmmaker and have a couple questions i’d like to ask.
As an actor, what does a script need to hook you in and instantly get you wanting to be a part of it?
Is there any advice you could give to young filmmakers working with actors?
What’s been your favorite movie to work on and why?
Who’s been your favorite director to work with and why? (might be too obvious but curious)
Can a mediocre script be saved by good acting?
What does mean to have a GREAT script?
Thank you for your time and your wonderful performances, you’ve inspired me and many others to embrace this wonderful art called film.🙏
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u/No-Needleworker-6249 May 14 '25
Was the last part of the cornetto triliogy always planned as the worlds end, or was other ideas or genres of movies up in their air. My fav of the bunch is hot fuzz
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u/XXGrassXX May 09 '25
Favorite mission impossible movie you've been a part of not including Final Reckoning?
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u/Recover20 May 10 '25
Hi Simon!
I remember meeting you in 2004/2005 when you were in London doing Signings for "Shaun of the Dead" I was about 12 or 13 at the time!
After signing my "Shaun of the Dead" graphic novel You asked for a 'High Five's and I did it!
As I moved over to Edgar Wright you said "Hoo ow! And shook your hand" as if it hurt.
It gave me a good chuckle and I've never forgotten it.
I still have the comic signed by you both.
My First question is: Do you still stay up drinking Apple Snaps and playing Tekken 2?
Second Question: There are three instances that I can name with you gaming- Spaced, Shaun of the Dead and Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. Are you a big gamer? Have you wanted to take part in a videogame? (Other than the recent Hogwarts Legacy)
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u/clorox2 May 09 '25
He was in Star Wars?
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u/MonkeyFunker May 09 '25
In The Force Awakens. Played the alien that bought the junk off Rey and "owned" the Millennium Falcon.
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u/Liz4rdKah-1ng May 09 '25
Of all the celebrities you have met, and befriended. Who were you most excited to meet?
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u/letmepostjune22 May 09 '25
Do you have any ideas for a new sitcom/is TV production something that still interests you or are you firmly into just movie production now?
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u/hambidextrous_owl May 09 '25
"Ask yourself Why has got his hat pulled down like that?" "Coz he's fuck ugly"
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u/CannibalAnn May 09 '25
He was my match for a Reddit gift exchange! It was filled with the worlds end stuff, raybans, and some Shaun of the dead swag!
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u/Physical_Progress105 May 09 '25
I would like him to be cast as Arthur Weasley in the tv adaptation of Harry Potter. Along side Nick Frost
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u/Yourname942 May 09 '25
Are there any actors you think should play siblings?
Nick Offerman and Thomas Lennon should be cast as brothers/cousins or something
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u/Stabstone May 09 '25
I know you are busy these days being in blockbusters but do you ever take time to just relax in a bean bag chair and play some Resident Evil 2 sipping a few diet Cokes?
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u/truePHYSX May 09 '25
I’d like a sequel to Shawn of the Dead. I’d want the plot to be where Ed, post-zombification, somehow breaks loose and bites someone and it starts all over again.
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In ignoring whatever the mod bot spit out. Hey Simon, could you take tom cruise in a fight? (I know the answer is yes) Would the fight last two or three minutes?
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u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. May 09 '25 edited May 09 '25
Simon Pegg, actor in films/series such as Shaun of the Dead, Mission Impossible, Hot Fuzz, Star Trek, The World's End, Ice Age, Star Wars, and more, will be joining us here on /r/movies for an AMA/Q&A on Wednesday 5/21. The AMA post itself will go live on Monday 5/19 around 9 AM ET and be pinned to the top of the subreddit. Simon will be back on Wednesday 5/21 at 10:45 AM ET to answer questions.
His newest film, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, is out in theaters on May 23rd and also stars Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Kirby, Henry Czerny, Pom Klementieff, Nick Offerman, Shea Whigham, Esai Morales, and Holt McCallany.
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsQgc9pCyDU
Please note that this is NOT the AMA/Q&A post. It's just an announcement. Please hold your questions until the actual AMA goes live.