I was literally laughing out loud watching this clip from Jimmy Kimmel Live! in where Simon Pegg talks about this prank he pulled on the cast and crew of Star Trek Into Darkness involving a laser and the threat of neutrons and ions in the air. The real butt of the joke is Benedict Cumberbatch since he arrived on set later than most of the cast, who by then were all in it.

Cumberbatch must be the most gullible man on the planet. Seriously, I think you could trick him into signing a contract where be becomes your personal tea-serving, phone-answering, spanking slave.

Wait, stop. Cumberbitches, don’t start getting any ideas.

Source: /Film

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Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright‘s third film, The World’s End has its first trailer out and it looks to be another comedic blending of two film genres. Their first two movies, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are both great late weekend night movies.

20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hell bent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by mate Gary King, a 40-year old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their home town and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub, The World’s End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind’s. Reaching The World’s End is the least of their worries.

The five Pub Crawling friends are played by Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman and Eddie Marsan. Directed and co-written with Pegg by Wright, The World’s End opens August 23rd. You can check out the international teaser trailer below.

What did you think? Was it enough to get you into a theater seat?

Via:/Film

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Move out of the way, Iron Man! It’s now time to talk about Star Trek Into Darkness. Actually, for Simon Pegg and J.J. Abrams, it’s time to talk about Star Wars Episode VII. In a new video from Sky Movies, the duo talk about their love for the Star Wars franchise, and, amongst other things, Abrams’ trepidation about tackling a film series that’s meant so much to him.

Let’s roll the tape (via Cinema Blend) and learn which character Pegg (perhaps speciously) would like to see spun-off:

Speaking of the future, and more specifically Star Trek’s future after Into Darkness, co-producer and co-writer Damon Lindelof was asked about it by Hey U Guys (via Comic Book Movie) on the red carpet before the film’s LA premiere. Lindelof seemed to indicate that there’s already been discussions about the direction of Star Trek 3 (or Star Trek XIII), and the important lesson he learned from Lost in regards to planning for the future.

“I think that is a reasonable conclusion. You should always know where you’ve been, you should always know where you are, but most importantly, and I learned this from Lost, you should know where you’re going. [...] You can never see enough Klingons, and I think in this film we’ve given the audience a little taste, but there’s also a promise that there’s a larger conflict on the horizon, and that would be fun to see.”

It might be nice to see a movie dedicated to the Klingons, as they’ve been a part of both rebooted Trek movies (even though those scenes were cut from Star Trek I). They look pretty bad ass in the rebooted universe, at least.

Star Trek Into Darkness is out in theaters on May 17, 2013.

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And then it leaves them hanging! This clip comes from one intense, action-packed moment of Star Trek Into Darkness, that’s for sure. Not only are Kirk (Chris Pine) and Scotty (Simon Pegg) running for their lives, you’ll also notice a few red shirts bite it. Gotta love their adherence to tradition.

Not sure exactly where this fits in the film, but I’ll guess it’s before the Enterprise crashes. Though, I’m gonna bet the Enterprise goes through hell more than once in Into Darkness. The USS Vengeance is a very large, very intimidating ship packing a lot of firepower, after all.

Star Trek Into Darkness releases in IMAX 3D on May 15th and in every other format May 17th.

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If we’re not talking about Iron Man 3, Doctor Who, or Game of Thrones, the other big buzz around the Nerd Bastards’ office – yes, we have an office, it exits in the hearts and minds of every Nerd Bastard – is Star Trek Into Darkness. There is so much hype about this film, it’s almost unfathomable. Almost. Today, the Trek promotional team’s churning out more clips and featurettes continuing to pump us full of excitement.

In this first clip we see Kirk (Chris Pine) and Carol Marcus’ (Alice Eve) – or is it Carol Wallace? – very first meeting, the second video is a closer examination of Simon Pegg‘s Scotty, and lastly, the final video is another featurette giving us another look at the movie. Sit back and tune in!

Spock, do I sense a little jealousy? Hit the jump for the additional two videos.

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In a year absolutely stacked with big movies – Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness, Man of Steel, The Wolverine – Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg‘s finale to their Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy may just be the one I’m most excited for. It’s a guarantee they’ll deliver, I’ve not doubt. Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are two of my all time favorite movies so I’m dying to see how they’re going to top ‘em.

Below you’ll find a compilation trailer with snippets of almost every movie releasing this summer, and within this mess of clips there’s two very short peeks at The World’s End. Seriously, blink and you’ll miss it.

Bleeding Cool managed to grab two screen caps of those quick moments so you can get better look. They’re below the cut.

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After umpteen trailers we finally get a chance to see the first clip from next month’s Star Trek Into Darkness. And if you had any doubt J.J. Abrams and co. were looking to avoid comparison between their flick and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, you are mistaken. Give a listen as in this clip Spock utters those all too famous words,

What a wonderful first clip to share! It offered a chance for every member of the main crew to offer input, making me all the more hopeful this sequel will feature even more from the ensemble as a whole. The Enterprise is nothing without her crew. And I mean the whole crew, not just Kirk and Spock. Ah, but speaking of Kirk and Spock, did you hear what that pointy-eared bastard said!? “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.” I mean, agh!, just slay me with feels why don’t ya!?

And, what’s up with those uniforms? Are they wet suits?

Star Trek Into Darkness opens in IMAX 3D on May 15th and in every other format May 17th.

Source: Geek Tyrant

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It wasn’t long ago that I myself wrote a semi-facetious list of potential directors for Star Wars: Episode VIII. I mean Episode VII is still just a gleam in JJ Abrams’ eye–I figured we’d at least have a few months before we’d hear any rumors worth reporting regarding who’s gonna helm the next one.

I suppose I was naive.

For now Market Saw is reporting that Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuarón is at the top of the short list of possible Episode VIII–and even Episode IX directors. (He was NOT, by the by, on my list)

If we’re pretending that this report has any real credibility, then this news would have me split: Azkaban was my least favorite HP flick….it just didn’t seem to fit, by my lights. However, I loved Children of Men–so I could go either way on this one.

But before we start seriously pondering a Cuarón-directed SW entry, it should be noted that Market Saw ALSO reported that Simon Pegg would be joining the cast of the new trilogy–to which the actor responded, via Twitter:

(Tweets like this are why we love Simon Pegg!)

Soutce: Screenrant

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I’m eagerly awaiting the conclusion of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost‘s Bloody Ice Cream, Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy and I have assume you are, too. If not, well, our friendship is going to be rocky at best. Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and I hope to include At World’s End in the future, are simply too important to me. These are movies I can watching any day, any time, in any kind of mood and will always laugh my ass, be thrilled, and come away valuing my friends and loved ones a little more.

All that being said, no pressure living up to the first two flicks, At World’s End. I’m sure you’ll be fine. Hell, you might even be better and the trilogy will go out with bang rather than a whimper. Kind of how I’m hoping the world ends in At World’s End.

Speaking with Empire magazine, which feature an exclusive look at At World’s End in their latest issue, Pegg implies bigger challenges for the characters, saying, “It’s a much bigger proposition than the other two films.” You can see Pegg below, our hero who initiates the pub crawl to end all pub crawls, seeming to face whatever is this bigger proposition. Above, sharing a pint are, left to right,

Bluetoothed estate agent Oliver (Martin Freeman), one-time-rocker-turned-architectural-consultant Steven (Paddy Considine), successful lawyer and King’s now-estranged bestie Andy (Nick Frost) and car dealer Peter (Eddie Marsan).

Click either image to embiggen.

Their epic crawl consists of 12 pubs ending with, you guessed, At World’s End. “When you’ve seen the film, you’ll be able to relate each pub name to what happens inside,” Pegg adds. With two of those pub names being the Two-Headed Dog and The Beehive, I cringe imagining what will befall them in those establishments.

At World’s End releases August 14th, which is much farther away than I like to think about.

UPDATE! A third image of Pegg has been released, check it out!

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