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Why did Simon Pegg say he was 29 in this? He was 34


2004, he turned 34 in February. At his youngest, he could have been 33 when shot.

So why didn't he change the script to say that instead of 29? He didn't even look 29, he looked closer to 35.

I actually thought it was meant to be a gag and was expecting the staffer to say "29... bollocks" or something.

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How much of a drastic change do you expect there to be between 29 and 34?

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It can be drastic change for some.

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2004, he turned 34 in February. At his youngest, he could have been 33 when shot.

So why didn't he change the script to say that instead of 29? He didn't even look 29, he looked closer to 35.

I actually thought it was meant to be a gag and was expecting the staffer to say "29... bollocks" or something.


Are you familiar with what acting is?

You realise that a character can be a different age from the actor portraying him?

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I agree, he didn't really look 29 and was more like mid-30s. Simon is the kind of guy that always looks a few years older than he actually is. Like someone else said, it's acting and he has the right to be as old as he wants as the character. But I'm not sure why he couldn't just be his real age of 33/34 in the movie? In fact, that would make him seem more like the underachiever/lovable loser he was supposed to be in the beginning of the film. Maybe 29 seems like the age when one is "supposed" to start growing up and acting their age? Who knows.

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Call me crazy, but could it be because his character was 29?

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Simple answer: he's playing a character, not himself. We know this, he calls himself 'Shaun' not 'Simon'.

29 and 34 is not too much of a difference in ages for it to be a problem. It's nowhere near as bad as American teen movies that cast actors in their mid 20s to play 17 and 18 year olds!

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Generally those cast as teens look at least college age.

He looked more like 39 than he did 29.

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Ok fair enough if that's what you think. But did this do anything to harm your understanding or appreciation of the story?

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It's a movie. Yeah he may of been 34, but he was 29 in the movie, that's how movies are made, they make changes and it's all made up as well

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Damn, first we have 30 years olds playing teenagers, and now we have 34 year olds playing 29 year olds

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Has the world gone mad?

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yes

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🤣

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