Simon Pegg and Annabelle: Creation‘s Lulu Wilson have been set to star in Becky, an action thriller from Yale Productions and BoulderLight Pictures. The pic, which will be directed by Bushwick duo Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion, is set to begin production in the summer, and Highland Film Group is launching…

EXCLUSIVE: Stolen Picture, the production company set up by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, is to adapt Ben Aaronovitch's epic fantasy drama Rivers of London. Pegg, Frost, Aaronovitch and Stolen Picture Miles Ketley tell Deadline how the deal came about, outlined their long-term plans for the adaptation and how it fits…

Dear White People star Marque Richardson has been cast opposite Simon Pegg, Lily Collins, Patrick Warburton, Connie Nielsen, and Chace Crawford in the indie thriller Inheritance from director Vaughn Stein. Written by Matthew Kennedy, the pic explores what happens when the patriarch of a wealthy and powerful family…

Add Simon Pegg to the list of actors who’ve undergone radical transformations for a role. The British comedian surprised fans this weekend when he showed off his extreme weight loss and muscle gain for the upcoming film, Inheritance. His personal trainer Nick Lower originally shared the photo on Friday and included…

Lily Collins has been been set to star in Inheritance, a thriller starring Simon Pegg that is being directed by Pegg’s Terminal director Vaughn Stein. Kate Mara was originally in place as the female lead in the pic, but scheduling changes prompted the switch. UTA and Highland Film Group are co-repping U.S. rights to…

A member of Comic Con royalty joined Amazon's The Boys today onstage in New York as Simon Pegg made a surprise visit to announce he is joining the Amazon series. Walking out with a “hello everybody,” the Shaun of the Dead, Star Trek and Mission: Impossible alum said he will play the father of Hughie, the character he…

Shoot has wrapped on Simon Pegg and Juno Temple starrer Lost Transmissions. Writer-director Katharine O'Brien's feature also stars Alexandra Daddario, Tao Okamoto, Rosanna Arquette, and Bria Vinaite. Temple portrays Hannah, an aspiring singer/songwriter, whose mentor, a respected music producer Theo Ross, (Pegg) is…

Sony Pictures Television has taken a minority stake in UK-based Stolen Picture, the film, TV and digital banner launched by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost last May. The companies have also entered into an exclusive TV distribution deal. Miles Ketley has been appointed CEO of Stolen Picture, joining from Bad Wolf. The deal…

EXCLUSIVE: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, who co-starred in hit British comedies Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Paul, have formed the film and TV production banner Stolen Picture. The duo will kick open its doors with Slaughterhouse Rulez, marking their return to the comedy-horror genre. The film, which Frost and Pegg…

Simon Pegg, the Brit actor best known for his roles in Shaun of the Dead, Mission: Impossible and Star Trek, is set to star in Katharine O'Brien's Lost Transmissions. Pulse Films' Thomas Benski and Lucas Ochoa will produce, with Brian Levy exec producing. Craig Newman from ATC Management will co-produce with Alvaro…

UPDATE with Zachary Quinto comments: A rather unusual press narrative involving tolerance in deep space has taken center stage in the pre-release run-up to Paramount’s Star Trek Beyond. In the latest salvo, co-screenwriter and co-star Simon Pegg has weighed in on his decision to script the revelation that one of the…

Simon Pegg, Mike Myers, Max Irons (The Riot Club) and Dexter Fletcher (Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, Kick-Ass) have joined Margot Robbie in the cast of Vaughn Stein's noir thriller Terminal. Terminal tells the story of two hit-men (Fletcher and Irons) as they embark on a borderline suicide mission for a…