WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW MY NEXT GUEST FROM CLASSICS
SUCH AS "SHAUN OF THE DEAD" AND "HOT FUZZ," AND FROM SLIGHTLY
BIGGER-BUDGET CULT CLASSICS LIKE "STAR TREK" AND "MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE."
HE NOW STARS IN "READY PLAYER ONE."
>> PEOPLE DON'T LIVE INSIDE AN ASTEROID ARCADE CABINET.
>> I KNOW THAT.
>> YUP.
PEOPLE ARE LIVING INSIDE THE ARCADE WE BUILT.
>> I BUILT.
>> WELL... WELL, I GUESS YOU CAN SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT.
>> I DON'T REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
>> OF COURSE, YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
YOU'RE FORCING ME OUT.
INVENTION COMES WITH RESPONSIBILITIES YOU DIDN'T ASK
FOR.
ALL RIGHT, IF YOU MAKE SOMETHING PEOPLE WANT OR NEED, THEN IT'S
UP TO YOU TO SET THE LIMITS.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE SOME RULES.
>> I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY MORE RULES.
>> I'M A DREAMER.
I BUILD WORLDS.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME SIMON PEGG!
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>> WOW!
>> Stephen: HELLO.
>> HOW LOVELY TO BE HERE.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE BEEN IN SOME AMAZING MOVIE.
PEOPLE CALL THEM "NERD CLASSICS."
"STAR TREK," "DR. WHO."
THE "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE" MOVIES.
IS "NERD" A NERM YOU GREW UP WITH IN ENGLAND?
>> YEAH, BUT IT'S KIND OF BEEN RECLAIMED, YOU KNOW.
IT'S BEEN TAKEN BACK AND BEING USED IN A POSITIVE WAY.
IT'S BEEN REVERSED AND DE-- YOU KNOW.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
WHICH I DON'T LIKE.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: I BELIEVE NERD SHOULD HAVE ITS NEGATIVE
CONNOTATION.
BECAUSE I WAS A DEEP, DEEP NERD.
I WAS A DEEP NERD, AND NERD WAS USED AS A WEAPON AGAINST US.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND I HAD TO SUFFER THROUGH BEING A NERD.
TODAY'S NERDS, IT'S JUST-- IT'S ALL SO EASY FOR THEM.
>> THEY -- >> Stephen: THEY DON'T
UNDERSTAND ANYTHING.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: BUT WERE YOU A NERD?
>> YEAH.
WELL, I GREW UP ON-- I WAS A KID OF THE 70sAND DREW UP ON "STAR
WARS" AND "STAR TREK," AND THOSE THINGS I EVENTUALLY GOT TO BE IN
WHICH IS STRANGE.
IT MAKES ME A PAIN ON SET.
>> Stephen: DOES IT.
>> YEAH, LIKE, NO, NO, NO, NO.
I THINK YOU'LL FIND IT'S A BUBBLE OF SUBSPACE WHICH THE
'ENTERPRISE PRIZE'"-- >> Stephen: IS DRAGGED ALONG
WITH IT.
>> IT'S SPACE TIME BEING WARPED.
SO, YES, I'M A PAIN ON SET.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU-- HAVE YOU-- HAVE YOU MADE SUGGESTIONS
TO, LIKE-- THINGS THAT WEREN'T IN A SCRIPT.
YOU SAID, "COULD WE DO THIS?" I'VE BEEN NEARLY KICKED OFF THE
SET.
>> REALLY.
>> Stephen: I GOT TO BE A SPY IN THE LAKE TOWN IN THE HONEST,
AND THEY SAID THAT'S ENOUGH WE UNDERSTAND IT'S CALLED ESKAROF.
BUT WE'RE CALLING IT LONG LAKE.
YOU CAN GO.
YOU HAVE ANNOYED PEOPLE ENOUGH TO GET AN IDEA IN THE SHOW.
>> WHEN WE DID "THE FORCE AWAKENS" I DID A BIG FAT GUY,
BLOB-FISH LOOKING -- >> Stephen: THAT'S YOU?
>> THAT'S ME.
YEAH.
>> Stephen: I AM NOT-- I-- I KID THEE NOT.
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO'S FACE THAT IS.
>> IT'S MINE!
>> Stephen: ARE YOU CREDITED OR IS IT NONCREDITTED?
>> YES, BUT IT'S LOWER.
AT THAT POINT IN THE FILM HE'S THE OWNER OF THE MILLENNIUM
FALCON.
AS A "STAR WARS" FAN GROWING UP THE IDEA OF THAT I WOULD BE THE
OLDER OF THE MILLENNIUM FALCON DOESN'T MAKE ME TONGUE TIED IN
ANYWAY ANYWAY.
I WAS EXTREMELY EXCITED.
I SHOT MY SCENES ON THE PLANET JAKU, WHICH IS SORT OF THE
DESERT PLANET.
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> I E-MAILED J.J. ABRAMS AND SAID THE MILENUAL FALCON, THE
EMPIRE PUT A HONING BEACON ON THE FALCON AND TRACED IT TO THE
REBEL BASE AT THE END.
WHAT IF THE HOMING BEACON WAS ON ABOARD, AND THEY USED IT TO
TRACK RAY TO THE PAL EXPAS CATCH UP WITH HIM THERE AND HAVE
ANOTHER SCENE?
AND--
AND J.J. WAS LIKE, "OKAY.
OF.
SO WE SHOT THE SCENE IN THE FILM WHERE UNCAR CATCHES UP TO RAY,
AND CHEWBACCA PULLS HIS ARM OFF AND THROWS IT ACROSS THE ROOM.
WASN'T IN THE FILM AT THE END BECAUSE J.J. REALIZED IT WAS
POINTLESS.
( LAUGHTER ) I WAS LIKE, "I DON'T CARE.
IT HAPPENED."
CHEW BOOKA PULLED MY ARM OFF.
END OF STORY.
FANTASTIC.
>> Stephen: THE NEW MOVIE IS "READY PLAYER ONE."
PEOPLE CALL IT A SCI-FI MOVIE.
YOU CALL IT A "FUTURE FACT."
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> SOMEONE SAID THIS THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE IT'S BASICALLY ABOUT
A VIRTUAL REALITY WORLD.
IT'S 2044.
THIS WORLD HAS BEEN CREATED.
EVERYBODY KIND OF GOES THERE BECAUSE IT'S MORE INTERESTING
AND MORE FANTASTIC THAN THE REAL WORLD IS.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SOCIAL MEDIA ALLEGORY.
IT'S A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN PROJECT YOUR OWN TRUTHS, CREATE
YOURSELF IN YOUR OWN WAY.
YOU KNOW THE KIND OF THING PEOPLE DO ON SOCIAL MEDIA THESE
DAYS.
>> Stephen: SURE, UH-HUH.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> I CAN JUST-- HAVING-- HAVING WATCHED THE MONOLOGUE-- JUST AS
A BRIEF DIVERSION.
IT MUST BE SO FUN TO BE A COMEDY WRITER IN AMERICA AT THE MOMENT.
SURELY YOU GUYS SHOW UP TO WORK REALLY LATE, READ THE MARINE AND
TRANSCRIBE IT AND SAY ON AIR, RIGHT?
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT YOU DO.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: I CAN TELL YOU THIS-- I-- I WILL-- I PROMISE
YOU I WILL NO WAY UPSET MY WRITERS TO SAY IT JUST WRITES
ITSELF, SIMON.
( LAUGHTER ) IT'S LIKE MEDICINE, THOUGH.
YOU HAVE TO-- YOU HAVE TO WRITE THE STUFF OR ELSE WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO WITH THE FEELINGS INSIDE?
>> AS WE IN THE REST OF THE WORLD COWER IN TERROR, IT'S A
REAL REFRESHING THING TO WATCH YOU EVERY DAY.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU!
>> FEELING OKAY WITH IT.
>> Stephen: WE DON'T FEEL OKAY WITH IT.
( LAUGHTER ) SHOW BUSINESS!
>> YES ANYWAY, NO.
>> Stephen: I'M LOOK FORWARD TO "READY PLAYER ONE."
>> FUTURE FACT.
IT'S A VERY LIKELY FUTURE FOR US.
IT'S A VIRTUAL REALITY.
IT'S ALREADY KIND OF THERE.
>> Stephen: KEEP IT LIGHT.
I MEAN IT'S NOT A HAPPY FUTURE.
>> NO, BUT I THINK WE COULD GET-- LIKE "BLADE RUNNER" THE
ORIGINAL WAS SET A YEAR FROM NOW AND WE'RE NOT THERE YET, ARE WE.
BUT WITH THIS IN 2044, I THINK WE COULD BE IN A PLACE WHERE YOU
GO INTO A VIRTUAL WORLD.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU DONE VIRTUAL REALITY?
>> YES.
BUT FEEL SICK BECAUSE THEY THINK THEIR BRIAN HAS BEEN POISEOND.
IF YOU FEEL MOVEMENT AND YOUR BODY IS STABLE YOUR BRAIN THINKS
IT'S POISON AND MAKES YOU THROW UP BECAUSE IT THINKS THERE'S
SOMETHING TOXIC IN IT.
THAT'S WHAT TRAVEL SICKNESS IS.
A GREAT FACT.
PEOPLE DOING VR AT THE MOMENT, PEOPLE ARE DOING A LOT OF
SPEWING.
LET'S GET THAT SORTED AND WE CAN LIVE INTO THE FAKE WORLD.
>> Stephen: IF THIS ONE DOESN'T GET SORTED I MIGHT GO
INTO THE FAKE WORLD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: "READY PLAYER ONE" IS IN THEATERS TOMORROW.
SIMON PEGG, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.