Simon Pegg to Co-Write STAR TREK 3

Deadline reports that Simon Pegg will co-write the script for STAR TREK 3 with Doug Jung (Dark Blue). Pegg will also reprise his role as engineering genius 'Scotty'.

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Justin Lin is helming the film, which will hit theaters on July 8, 2016, in time for the franchise's 50th anniversary, with J.J. Abrams returning as producer. Shooting is set to begin early this year.

Written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof, the second cilm followed the crew of the Enterprise as a shocking act of terror on Earth sends them on a manhunt to capture an unstoppable force of destruction and bring those responsible to justice. STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS featured an ensemble cast including John Cho, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Peter Weller and Anton Yelchin.

Pegg helped write Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End; he also starred in all three movies. The writer-actor also penned Run Fatboy Run and has recently appeared on the big screen in Hector and the Search for Happiness, The Boxtrolls, Kill Me Three Times, and will soon be seen in the upcoming Man Up, Absolutely Anything and Mission: Impossible 5.