There are two possibilities about what’s going on with actor Simon Pegg right now: either he’s hardcore trolling the internet, or he’s snagged a role in “Star Wars: Episode VII.”
Okay, fine, there’s a couple of other possibilities we’ll get to in a second, as well as some broader speculation. But first, the facts.
On May 12 it was reported that Pegg had wrapped filming in London on his latest feature, Terry Jones’ “Absolutely Anything.”
He certainly has a number of other projects on his schedule, including possible post-production work for “Man Up,” “Kill Me Three Times” and the aforementioned Terry Jones feature. That’s not to mention working on “Mission Impossible 5,” which is currently in pre-production and will be released in 2015.
With that all on his plate, though, why is Pegg trying to park in Harrison Ford’s parking space?
Unless there’s another Harrison Ford, or the actor — who is reprising his role as Han Solo in the upcoming “Star Wars” sequel — has parking spaces all over London just waiting for him with his name on them, there’s a good chance this is at Pinewood Studios, the home base for the J.J. Abrams production.
Only adding fuel to the fire? Mere hours earlier, Pegg retweeted this tweet by none other than the official “Star Wars” account itself:
So is Pegg making an appearance in the next “Star Wars” movie? It certainly makes a lot of sense, as he’s worked with Abrams on both the “Mission Impossible” and “Star Trek” movie series. Given his ...
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