Simon Pegg Calls Quentin Tarantino's Unmade Star Trek Movie 'Bats--- Crazy'

Simon Pegg, known for his role as Scotty in the Star Trek reboot films, discussed Quentin Tarantino's unmade Star Trek project at Fan Expo Boston, describing the script as "batshit crazy" and exactly what one would expect from Tarantino's style. Pegg received a detailed breakdown of the script from J.J. Abrams and producer Lindsey Weber but never read it himself, noting that while it would have been fascinating to see Star Trek through Tarantino's lens, it might not have been well-received by fans. The film was reportedly set in a 1930s gangster world inspired by a classic Star Trek episode and involved time travel and Captain Kirk, with Mark L. Smith attached to write the script. Tarantino hesitated to proceed because the project might have been his final film, which conflicted with his self-imposed limit of directing only ten movies. Despite the project's failure to materialize, Pegg expressed optimism about the future of the Kelvin Timeline of Star Trek under the new leadership at Paramount. The Tarantino Star Trek film remains a compelling "what if" in the franchise's history, blending Tarantino's unique style with the sci-fi world.