US EditionSimon Pegg Says Quentin Tarantino’s Unmade ‘Star Trek’ Film Was "Batshit Crazy"
Simon Pegg detailed Tarantino's 'Star Trek' film as a 1930s gangster-themed story inspired by a classic episode, halted due to the director's concerns about his career end.
- Simon Pegg described Quentin Tarantino's planned R-rated Star Trek film as 'batshit crazy' but never made.
- The project began when Tarantino pitched a Captain Kirk spin-off to Paramount in late 2017 but faced creative and personal hesitations.
- The script, involving time travel and a 1930s gangster setting inspired by a 1968 Star Trek episode, was written but details remained vague.
- Tarantino said in 2020 he might no longer direct it though 'they might make that movie,' while Pegg thought seeing Star Trek through his lens would be an incredible curio.
- The film's cancellation reflects uncertainty about Star Trek's cinematic future despite numerous TV series and optimism for further Kelvin timeline movies.
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Simon Pegg Isn't Sure Fans Would've Liked Quentin Tarantino's "Bats--- Crazy" 'Star Trek' But Thought It Would've Been 'Incredible'
qt spock Almost as legendary as his films is the extensive list of Quentin Tarantino’s unrealized projects. One of those projects is Star Trek film that Simon Pegg says was “bats— crazy.” During a panel at Fan Expo Boston on Saturday, actor Simon Pegg — who played Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in three Star Trek films — revealed that he got a breakdown of the script from the franchise’s producers, J.J. Abrams and producer Lindsey Weber. Tarantino wo…
Simon Pegg says Quentin Tarantino's planned 'Star Trek' movie was 'bats--- crazy'
"I don’t know how it would have gone over with the fans, but it certainly would have been an interesting thing," he teased.Paramount Pictures/courtesy Everett; Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Simon Pegg in 2009's 'Star Trek'; Quentin Tarantino at the 16th Rome Film Festival in 2021We may never know if a Quentin Tarantino-led Star Trek film would boldly go where none had gone before, but Simon Pegg has an idea.Pegg — who played Montgomery "Scotty" …
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