Simon Pegg Interview: Luck
Apple TV+ and Skydance Animation'sLuck tells a heartwarming tale about family, friendship, and the fortune humans create for themselves. Simon Pegg's lucky Scottish black cat named Bob transports lucky pennies from a hidden realm known as the Land of Luck to the human world. Bob's life turns upside down when he loses his lucky penny and meets Sam Greenfield (Eva Noblezada). To avoid banishment to the Land of Bad Luck by The Captain (Whoopi Goldberg), Bob reluctantly coordinates with Sam to retrieve the penny, as the duo meets many of the Land of Luck's principal figures and learns their unique stories along the way.
Pegg is widely recognized for playing Scotty in Star Trek, as well as for his lead role inShaun of the Dead. The English actor most recently appeared in The Boys season 3, The Boys Presents: Diabolical animated series, and The Undeclared War.
Related: Star Trek: Why Simon Pegg Was Annoyed When Cast As Scotty
Pegg spoke with Screen Rant about voicing Bob in Luck and the journey his character experiences.
Warning: This interview contains minor SPOILERS for Luck.
Screen Rant: How much did you enjoy getting to be a Scottish cat and playing with that accent?
Simon Pegg: It's fun. Obviously, I have a little form in that regard with Star Trek, but my wife is Scottish, half my family is Scottish, so it's all fun, if a little nerve-wracking to get to do that accent. Obviously, if I get it wrong, then I'm gonna be in everyone's bad books. But I think I'm around the accent enough to be able to mimic it half-decently, I think. Also with Bob, he's an interesting character in terms of exactly who he is, so that was en extra bit of fun 'cause of what you don't see about him and isn't revealed until the end.
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