Simon Pegg seems to be one of the biggest and most-wanted actors in the business at the moment. Having just announced he’s to feature alongside his buddy Nick Frost in Edgar Wright’s THE WORLDS END, he’s also finished filming for the as-yet-untitled STAR TREK sequel AND he’s starring in this years A FANTASTIC FEAR OF EVERYTHING. Surely his schedule is packed? Apparently not enough, as it’s been confirmed he’s to play Hector in the upcoming HECTOR AND THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS.
Based on the book written by French author François Lelord, Pegg will play lead character Hector, a psychiatrist who’s stuck in a rut. Although very popular, his patients aren’t getting any happier. So on a quest to find out what makes people happy, Hector travels the globe, noting down everything that brings smiles to peoples faces.
Director Peter Chelsom is to take the reigns on this one – his most recent project was HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE. Hopefully, this will be nothing like that and with Pegg on-board, my hopes are high. Naturally talented in terms of making people laugh, he can easily pull-off quirky characters. Personally, I’d watch this just to see how he portrays Hector, particularly when dealing with his patients. I can imagine there’ll be many laughs on set!
HECTOR AND THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS, directed by Peter Chelsom, is currently in pre-production.
Source: Collider
Considering Jazmine grew up watching CARRY ON SCREAMING, THE LION KING and JURASSIC PARK on repeat for weeks on end, it made sense for her to study film at London South Bank University. It’s also a good thing that her course requires a lot of sitting down because she’s very accident-prone. When she’s not examining her bruises, she likes pretending that she doesn’t live in Southend-On-Sea and spends hours mindlessly blogging. Favourite films include BLUE VALENTINE, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND and TOY STORY 2.
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