Shaun Of The Dead star Simon Pegg sent Star Wars and James Bond fans into a frenzy yesterday.
The actor hinted that Daniel Craig could make a surprise cameo in the new Star Wars film The Force Awakens.
Shaun Of The Dead star Pegg himself was rumoured to be appearing as a Stormtrooper in the new movie, but he denied it in The Sun.
“I wasn’t a Stormtrooper,” he said. “Daniel Craig, he was a Stormtrooper.”
He then added: “I shouldn’t have said that.”
Cue massive speculation and excitement on the internet.
Daniel Craig is gonna be a stormtrooper in the new Star Wars film pic.twitter.com/YEjEedoja7
— Joey Farrell (@JoeyFarrell11) May 15, 2015
Daniel Craig to appear as a Stormtrooper in the new Force Awakens film…. Epic #starwars #forceawakens
— Charlie Irons (@CharlieIrons) May 15, 2015
It'll be obvious which Stormtrooper is Daniel Craig in the new Star Wars bc he'll intro himself with, "The name's Trooper. Storm Trooper."
— kevinbiegel (@kbiegel) May 15, 2015
But Pegg clearly soon regretted his slip, as he moved to clarify he was only repeating a rumour he’d heard elsewhere.
He told the website Collider: “Why is everyone leaping on this? It was a rumour last summer, wasn’t it? I read it in the paper. It may be untrue, like most of the other rumours, like Cumberbatch and Cruise being in it.”
Still, just because it’s a rumour doesn’t mean it’s not true…
