October 1, 2008

Scotty is a Glaswegian - Star Trek XI

Simon Pegg on Scotty in Star Trek XI

"Half my family is Scottish and my wife's Scottish," says Simon Pegg, who plays Scotty in J.J. Abrams' how-they-met Star Trek prequel movie.

"I had some leeway, and I made Scotty's accent Northwestern Scottish -- just above Glasgow, but pretty Glaswegian."

Chris Doohan, son of the late original Scotty James Doohan, "played my assistant on the ship. So I chatted with him a bit about his dad. I wanted to do something he would approve of, to do something in his honour, but not to impersonate him in any way."

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