“Hot Fuzz” and “Shaun of the Dead” star Simon Pegg is poised to play Scotty in the new Star Trek movie. The British comic has been offered the role of the chief engineer, played by James Doohan in the classic TV series, his manager has told BBC News. The film, directed by “Lost” creator JJ Abrams, focuses on the early lives of Captain James T Kirk and Mr Spock.