Simon Pegg’s Hollywood career has taken a big leap forward with today’s news that he will play Scotty in the new Star Trek film. Directed by JJ Abrams (Mission: Impossible III), the reboot of the sci-fi franchise has already attracted Munich’s Eric Bana to the cast, and James McAvoy was recently being courted. Pegg has just enjoyed a huge UK hit with Run, Fat Boy, Run, and is upcoming as the lead role in How To Lose Friends And Alienate People, co-starring Kirsten Dunst.