Simon Pegg on Scotty

Simon Pegg of Shaun of the Dead fame talked to Cinematical about playing Scotty in the new Star Trek film.

It should hearten any Star Trek fan to hear Pegg’s devotion to the original
Scotty, James Doohan. “Everything is just a tribute to James Doohan and it’s his
role. I’m just very honoured to be able to step into his shoes. I just hope I do
him proud.” He’s borrowing his wife’s “merry [Scottish] accent” for the part,
but isn’t at liberty to say whether she’s a Highlander, a Lowlander or of that
special Glasgow variety. “I’ll get sued,” insists Pegg.

As long as Pegg doesn’t go over the top with the Scottish accent, I’m all for it. Still looking forward to see the reboot for the franchise, sucks we have a whole year.