I feel like we should listen…
It seemed for sure almost a month ago when even I posted about the fact that Benedict Cumberbatch would be playing Khan in the sequel to Star Trek. Well maybe we should pump the brakes…
In a recent interview, Pegg (the much beloved Scotty from the first flick) said about Cumberbatch’s villain: “(He’s) not just another disgruntled alien. It’s a really interesting… sort of… thing.” He continued by saying, “Obviously I can’t talk about it.” However, seeing as there has been so much talk about Khan, Pegg couldn’t resist, saying “It’s not Khan… That’s a myth. Everyone’s saying it is, but it’s not.”
So… there you go!
And Pegg didn’t stop there. When pressed if this was maybe influenced from the usually very-secretive J.J. Abrams, he replied “No, I think people just want to have a scoop. It annoys me – it’s beyond the point to just ferret around for spoilers all the time to try to be the first to break them. It just spoils the film… It masquerades as interest in the movie but really it’s just nosiness and impatience. You just want to say, ‘Oh f— off! Wait for the film!’”
Now, while this could be a bit of deflection from Pegg, I would argue that there’s no real reason for this denial as it only serves as a disservice to Pegg if it ends up becoming true that Cumberbatch IS playing Khan. And where I do agree with him that the constant clamoring for more information on upcoming movies is at an all-time high, some of it just comes from overall excitement. We want to see this movie NOW! But we can’t, obviously, so we get the most that we can out of it. It’s a slippery slope, I know, but I tend to err on the side of wanting to know more without getting into spoiler territory.
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For me, a lot of it depends on the level of interest in the film (or TV project, for that matter). I’ve pretty much lost all interest in, say, True Blood. You could tell me exactly what’s going to happen in every episode for the coming season and I wouldn’t care one bit.
But if a bunch of clips from Pegg’s upcoming Edgar Wright movie leaked, or the screenplay leaked, or if anyone told me anything about it that didn’t come straight from the studio or the people making it, I’d be really annoyed.
His larger point about shoddy journalism is great, though. It’s one thing to break legitimate news. But when it’s pure speculation presented as fact, it’s obnoxious. It really all boils down to finding journalists that you trust and sticking with them.
Twitter: jainamistry
May 31, 2012 1:27 am
There was a time where I’d clamour for spoilers. I’d want to know what would happen in my favourite TV shows as it somehow heightened my enjoyment.
Now, probably in my old age, I’d much rather just watch and enjoy the spectacle and surprise. It must be tough for film makers. They want to make everything as enjoyable as possible, and for them, it’s not having leaks and spoilers.
Simon Pegg’s just trying to do his best, bless him!
Twitter: agracru
June 4, 2012 12:37 pm
There’s a big real reason for Pegg to deflect on Khan, and that’s holding the party line. That’s as big a thing in the movie world as it is in politics. The other thing is that if he’s NOT lying, and he admits he’s not supposed to talk about it, he’s kind of fucking himself over in full view of the studio.
Basically, if a star– even one as earnest and wonderful as Pegg– says they can’t talk about X but then go on to defuse rumors about X being Y, they’re lying.