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Juxtaposing the past with the present while telling a story that brought some new energy to this dormant franchise, this was a treat.

JJ Abrams’ reboots of the Star Trek franchise was a successful one.

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An investigation propelled by the comedic performances of its two leads and a third act that will have you in a fit of laughter, Hot Fuzz is a great movie that heavily benefits from Edgar Wright’s directions. The film saw mostly negative reviews upon release.The second film in the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy, Pegg’s Hot Fuzz is a hilarious trip. In 2022, he voiced ‘Buckminster 'Buck' Wild’ in the American computer-animated adventure comedy film ‘The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild’ directed by John C. Pegg continued to star in films like ‘Man Up’ (2015), ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’ (2015), ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ (2015), ‘Star Trek Beyond’ (2016), ‘Terminal’ (2018), ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ (2018), ‘Lost Transmissions’ (2019), ‘Inheritance’ (2020), ‘The Sparks Brothers’ (2021), and ‘America: The Motion Picture’ (2021). The film received a mixed response from critics and scored a 54% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The following year, he appeared in the British romantic comedy film ‘Cuban Fury’ directed by James Griffiths. The film was widely praised by critics and grossed over $46.1 million on a budget of $20 million. In 2013, he starred as ‘Gary King’ in the science fiction comedy film ‘The World's End’ directed by Edgar Wright. He next appeared in films like ‘Grindhouse’ (2007), ‘The Good Night’ (2007), ‘Diary of the Dead’ (2007), ‘How to Lose Friends and Alienate People’ (2008), ‘Star Trek’ (2009), ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’ (2009), ‘Burke & Hare’ (2010), ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ (2011), ‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’ (2012), and ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ (2013). The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed over $150 million on a budget of $398.5 million. The year 2006 saw the release of the American action spy film and the third installment in the Mission: Impossible film series, ‘Mission: Impossible III’ where Pegg portrayed Benjamin 'Benji' Dunn. The film opened to a positive reception and earned an 83% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In 2005, he starred as ‘Peter Cow’ in the disaster horror-comedy film ‘The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse’ directed by Steve Bendelack. Pegg also received the ‘Bram Stoker Award,’ British Independent Film Award,’ and ‘Peter Sellers Award’ for his writing and performance in the film. The film saw critical acclaim upon release and was a commercial success, grossing over $30 million on a budget of $6.1 million. He was also one of the writers of the film. After appearing in films like ‘The Parole Officer’ (2001) and ‘24 Hour Party People’ (2002), Pegg starred as ‘Shaun Riley’ in the 2004 zombie comedy film ‘Shaun of the Dead’ directed by Edgar Wright. The film scored a 67% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

In 1999, he made his silver screen debut in the anthology film ‘Tube Tales’ where he appeared in the Segment: 'Steal Away.' That same year, he also appeared in the British slapstick black comedy film ‘Guest House Paradiso’ directed by Adrian Edmondson.

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He continued to appear in television series and shows such as ‘Asylum’ (1996), ‘I'm Alan Partridge’ (1997), ‘We Know Where You Live’ (1997), ‘Is It Bill Bailey?’ (1998), and ‘Big Train’ (1998-2002). That same year, he joined the cast of the British comedy television show, ‘Faith in the Future’ where he played the role of ‘Jools.’ The show aired 22 episodes before going off-air in 1998. Simon Pegg was first seen in the television comedy series, ‘Six Pairs of Pants,’ in 1995.