![]() ![]() And then in this one, I’m more sort of like a stick of celery or some sort of flat vegetable.īut you know, my big ambition when I was 16 was to be at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford, England and do Shakespeare. It’s really easy to get into tip top condition that way, which is always nice, because in Mission Impossible III I looked like a jacket potato. But whilst doing the mission thing, I’m on a very strict regime where we’re looked after nutritionally. It’s just difficult to set aside an hour to lift up heavy things. We all have busy schedules and work hard. But the hardest thing I’ll say about keeping fit and all that, even though there’s sort of pressure on us to do so anyway in some respects, is finding the time to do it. Every day it’s nice to have that excuse to train hard. When we’re on, we’re training so hard to be on mission. The thing is when you’re off season, you don’t have to be careful. I love tech, I’m a big fan of getting stuff but if they break I’m calling someone about it because I have absolutely no idea what goes on inside. (laughs) I’ve learned nothing, I mean maybe some knowledge…actually nope, not even that. Given that we’re talking about four years, besides the abs, what have you taken away as a result of playing Benji? I mean can you fix a computer, or are you better with tech at least? I think in situations of kind of heightened filmic tension, it’s funny when someone says, wait a minute (laughs) what are you talking about? It’s not like he’s clean or that he cracks jokes all of the time. ![]() I’m nowhere near as able as him, or as deadly. And invariably, that ends up being a little bit like me. What’s wrong with you? Let’s kind of question this? It’s pretty much the same questions I’ve asked Tom when he did and thought of the things we’ve seen him do. Whereas Ben is the one who always has to say why we’re doing this. Luther Stickell, Ving Rhames’ character is ultra cool, aloof and a little bit mysterious. Ethan is the superhero, he’s very enigmatic and super equipped much like Ilsa Faust. Simon Pegg: I see Benji as a character who takes on the look of the audience whose going into this world of you know, high tech espionage, masks, and gadgets because he’s the most human part of the group. How much of his character is being shaped by you vs. ![]() VICE: You’re continuing your role as as Benji, the tech guy from Mission Impossible III and in a lot of ways he’s basically you with a tech background. How does he really want to be viewed? I sat down with him to talk about all that and more. He’s more than that, as evident from his recent talks about his alcoholism and depression. When we exchange words about the series in detail, I got the strong sense that Pegg, while grateful, is way past being a typecasted funny nerd for Hollywood. It’s getting rave reviews for knowing what is is-a so-dumb-it’s-smart action movie. Set for a July 26 wide release, Simon Pegg is reprising his role as Benji Dunn, the IMF technician turned field agent who continues to assist Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) on completing a mission pitting the 56 year old agent against the CIA all bundled with some standard assassin, former ally battling goodness. It’s all ironic when you think about Pegg’s career trajectory in light of the childhood passions that informed his pathway: His love for zombie movies, Doctor Who, Star Wars, Star Trek which all attached themselves to his cinematic resume and public image like an unremovable paste -the promotion of the latest Mission Impossible movie simply being an extension of that. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |