Simon Pegg Takes Rare Villain Role in Action-Thriller Becky
Kirsten Howard May 13, 2019
Simon Pegg will be terrorizing a teen at a lake house in the new movie, Becky.
Directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion, who brought us 2017's disappointing Dave Bautista-heavy outing Bushwick, are lining up the main cast for their next project, an action-thriller currently called Becky, which is due to start filming in a few months.
In a rare move, Simon Pegg has signed up to be the central villain of the piece, starring opposite Annabelle: Creation's Lulu Wilson. Pegg tends to feature primarily as a lovable sort on screen, but this new role is set to test him beyond the limits of turns like The Editor in Doctor Who's "The Long Game" (didn't he also play a character based on Toby Young? - Ed).
Via Deadline, the story of Becky centres on Wilson's Becky (natch) "a rebellious 13-year-old who is brought to a weekend getaway...
Simon Pegg will be terrorizing a teen at a lake house in the new movie, Becky.
Directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion, who brought us 2017's disappointing Dave Bautista-heavy outing Bushwick, are lining up the main cast for their next project, an action-thriller currently called Becky, which is due to start filming in a few months.
In a rare move, Simon Pegg has signed up to be the central villain of the piece, starring opposite Annabelle: Creation's Lulu Wilson. Pegg tends to feature primarily as a lovable sort on screen, but this new role is set to test him beyond the limits of turns like The Editor in Doctor Who's "The Long Game" (didn't he also play a character based on Toby Young? - Ed).
Via Deadline, the story of Becky centres on Wilson's Becky (natch) "a rebellious 13-year-old who is brought to a weekend getaway...
- 5/13/2019
- Den of Geek
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