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Simon Pegg’s in Cruise control at the moment, lensing the latest “episode” of the “Mission : Impossible” franchise.
Talking to The Herald-Sun, the “Hector and the Search for Happiness” star said he’s enjoying once again playing ‘schlubby IT guy’ turned agent Benji- and suggests we’ll see the character undergo somewhat of a makeover (personality-speaking, anyway) in “Mission : Impossible 5”.
You’re shooting Mission: Impossible 5. Are you enjoying catching up with your secret agent alias, Benji?
It’s nice to be able to play a character more than once. It’s becoming more and more common these days — cinema is taking a leaf out of television’s book, becoming more episodic. I like Benji; he has evolved from his first appearance in M: I III where he was a schlubby IT guy to being an agent, to being an agent who now would have been in the field for four years. It’s fun to revisit him at these different stages.
So will you turn up in M: I 5 looking like Dwayne Johnson?
(Laughs) Not quite. I think Dwayne Johnson has the monopoly on looking like Dwayne Johnson.
Christopher McQuarrie is lensing the latest instalment of the “M:I” brand so it’s safe to assume we’ll be getting something gritty and more character-driven than the last couple.
