According to past reports from those who worked with him, Simon Pegg will be providing much of the comic relief in the new ‘Star Trek’ movie. But in a new interview, the new Scotty makes it clear that we shouldn’t expect ’sly winks, spoofy nudges or exaggerated references’ to the be providing the laughs.

Simon Pegg is definitely the geek insider of the new crew for JJ Abrams ‘Star Trek’ of the bunch. In a new interview with our friends at Hardcore Nerdity, Pegg goes into more detail on his approach to Scotty and how the film works within Trek.

There has often been much debate about whether JJ Abrams new ‘Star Trek movie’ is a reboot or a remake. Simon Pegg (the new Scotty for Star Trek), a self-described geek who knows the difference, addressed this issue in the latest issue of Starlog Magazine.

In several new interviews, actor Simon Pegg - of ‘Hot Fuzz’ and ‘Shaun of the Dead’ fame - discussed how he got the role of Scotty, his Scottish accent, his fellow Trek actors, being on the set with Leonard Nimoy (”Spock”), and breaking the curse of odd numbered Trek movies.