Simon Pegg Replaces Bill Nighy as the Voice of Reepicheep
Posted June 20, 2010 8:45 am by Tirian
Simon Pegg, the new voice for Reepicheep
NarniaWeb has learned from a production source that Bill Nighy has been dropped from The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and has been replaced by British actor Simon Pegg. Best known for his role as Scotty in the 2009 Star Trek film, Pegg has also appeared in Band of Brothers, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, and How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.
This is not the first time that a major character in the Narnia film franchise has been recast. Fans will remember that Brian Cox was originally set to voice Aslan, but in July 2005 he was replaced by Liam Neeson.
Here’s a brief clip of Simon Pegg speaking with TIME magazine:
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What on Earth? Simon Pegg replacing Bill Nighy who replaced Eddie Izzard?! What is going on?!
To quote Eustace in the trailer – "This just keeps getting weirder and weirder!"
To quote the Dufflepuds: "You said it, Chief! No one could have said it neater or better! Keep it up, Chief, keep it up!"
Very nice. =D
LOL I know!
Well, it was briefly talked about the voice of Reepicheep being replaced some time ago, but it never said who would be taking on this extrordinary roll, nor did it have any background on this person.
I think it was the Chief Dufflebud that said the.
actually i think that was dufflepud who said that.
No, no, that was Eustace. Besides, why would a Dufflepud say that? He LIVES in Narnia!
Sorry guys but that was NOT Eustace that said that.
@Lutra’s Pearl: How do you no?? Why would the duffer Be saying that? and Eustace Looked confused anyway. and it’s his first time in narnia… haha i’d probably say the same thing!
the way i came up with that it wasn’t eustace is that Eustace’s voice is deeper in the beginning part of the trailer, and the voice was high pitched, also it may be taken from a different part of the movie, who knows. and i didn’t want to create a fight when i posted the first comment. we are all untitled to our own opions, and we’ll just have to wait to see the finished product.
HA HA! 😀 I totally agree. What is going on? It looks like Reepicheep’s voice is hard to find! Poooooor Reepicheep. . .
"Keep it up, Cheif, keep it up!" 🙂
I didn’t think the Reep in the trailer sounded like Nighy
Wow! I don’t have much of an opinion, as Eddie Izzard has been replaced, and that’s that, but, regardless, this is still so unexpected!
Strange!
you guys are kidding! really! I’m just so confused.. there is something REALLY weird going on with this movie! "this place is gettin weirder and weirder!" is this a late aprilsfools-joke? Is this a bad dream or what?
I’m just shocked right now!
!!!
What is going on here? Something very strange has been in the air for the past month.
Is this a good sign or a bad sign?
That’s what I want to know–is this good or bad? Was his voice the one we heard in the trailer? And why do they keep recasting Reepicheep? This is just so confusing!
I think Pegg sounds more like Izzard then Nighy does. I’m happy with the change
There’s like a curse or something over the character of Reep, they just can’t stick with any single actor… this is really weird!!
Don,t worry. From what I’ve heard, they’ve really only recasted Reepicheep once, but they’ve announced it several different times in several different ways.
It’s a good sign! Simon Pegg! Yay!! This is totally awesome news! Simon Pegg is a comedian at heart just like Eddie Izzard. Bill Nighy is a great actor, but it just didn’t seem right. Simon Pegg is perfect for this! I wonder if it was him that we heard doing the voice of Reepicheep in the trailer, didn’t sound like Nighy.
Yeah, I was wondering if that was Nighy’s voice in the trailer…it didn’t sound right. But anyway, I don’t think this is much cause for worry–since they’re in post-production stage already, they probably replaced Nighy with Pegg a long time ago but never actually officially announced it. I mean, why would you have someone coming in to voice the character for a year, and then randomly switch him 6 months before the release date?
Anyway, I liked how Reep sounded in the trailer. It was close enough to Eddie’s voice, but just rougher and "older," which is what they were going for, since Reep is obviously older (and mice do age faster than people). I think it fit perfectly. I know Lewis always described Reep as having a "shrill" and "piping" voice, but I could never quite hear that in my head. Plus, for movie purposes, they don’t want to make Reep look totally ridiculous by having him have a voice that is way too high-pitched.
I agree Alambil and Tarva, Reep should have a shrill and piping voice. Like Bill Nighy’s!!!
ditto!!! this is SOOOO weird :S
Wow. Just wow. The production of VDT has been so strange. Between the horrible trailer, uninteresting poster, odd theatre stand, misleading synopsis, and most of all the double recast of Reep from Izzard to Nighy to Pegg, this may have been the oddest period of my life.
This late into production?!?! Besides, Pegg isn’t a good choice at all.
Liam Neeson was announced as the voice of Aslan less than five months before the release! He replaced Brian Cox.
Very true, GP, but the production of LWW was fairly routine compared to VDT. It’s insane how quiet Fox was and then in a few days there is more major news than I can handle at once.
Its not the late really cause I mean we have only seen the trailer so who knows how much of the cgi characters have been done.
I wonder if they just used eddie izzard’s voice in the trailer because all he says is your majesties, which he also said in pc, cause it sounded so much like eddie
thats what i was thinking, i was hoping it wasnt him because it sounded a lot like him…but there was another line in the trailer that reep said when he was climbing the mast. that wasnt in pc. so idk what is up
i don’t think reepicheep actually said anything when on then mast i think that was Coriakin, but then agian i might be wrong
I think he will do a better voice for Reep than Nighty, because he voiced the weasel with an eyepatch in Ice Age and that fits Reep more than old grim Davy Jones.
I guess there will be another replacement soon. Just kidding
Oh, he was the weasel in Ice Age 3? Hmm…maybe he’ll work out good then. But only time and more movie footage will tell.
Bill Nighy’s normal voice sounds absolutely nothing like that of Davy Jones, which just goes to show you how good a voice actor he is.
And if Simon Pegg makes his Reepicheep sound anything like that irritating weasel character in Ice Age 3 i will be very upset. Just simply awful.
Well, I don’t mean that I want Reep to sound like the weasel. Not at all! I just thought…well…I don’t know…Simon Pegg can do enthusiastic small animated creatures???
I just hope right now that he can do a voice for Reep that can be at times energetic, at times more serious and dignified. I just really hope this is a good sign and not a bad sign that they keep recasting Reep! Maybe they’re trying to get him just right, and taking great care with his character. That could be a good sign…
Yeah, I’m really confuzzled right now.
so…..who’s voice was it in the trailer? Because whoever it was, they sound very much like what Eddy Izzard sounded like in Caspian. I think this guy can definitely sound like Izzard much better than Nighy, so I tend to think he’s the one they had in the trailer.
I’m curious too! Whose voice was that in the trailer?
I think it’s Simon Pegg. 🙂
WOW, that’s, well, strange. I just got used to Bill Nighy. But is this the voice we heard in the trailer, because that one seemed alright.
Oh, and my reepicheep voice test doesn’t make sense anymore.Darn it!
At least with the Bill Nighy re-casting it was clearly a big positive step up from a comedic actor to a dramatic actor, which could only have benefited Reepicheep’s more serious narrative elements in VDT. But now we are going back to a comedic actor? An a comedic actor who isn’t even as good as Eddie Izzard? I really don’t get it. Why not just stick with Eddie in that case?
What are you talking about? (*shocked*) Simon Pegg is hilariously funny in a lot of the stuff he’s done. (Spaced, Big Train etc.) Btw, what’s this "best known for his role as Scotty in Star Trek (2009)" nonsense all about? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen the genius work of Edgar Wright? I mean, comon people! Shaun of the Dead & Hot Fuzz are two of the best films ever made in their respective genres.
I just find most of Simon Pegg’s comedy output (Spaced in particular) to be incredibly overrated. And most of his mainstream acting output (Mission Impossible 3, Star Trek etc) to be more irritating than anything else.
First impression: I like this voice a little better than Nighy’s. But right now I’m just in shock.
What?! Okay, this is starting to get ridiculous.
I think he’ll be fine. While watching the trailer, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the voice of Reepicheep sounded more like Eddie Izzard’s rendition in PC than I had been expecting it to, which I think works a little better as far as consistency goes. Pegg also has a pretty animated (no pun intended) voice (or can have-I realize he was pretty sedate in the clip above). When you’re voicing an animated character, you need to get the emotions across. Subtle acting changes don’t travel through the mic the same way they do on camera. And Reep’s got a pretty broad range of emotions/scenarios in this. I’ll go in looking to like the movie no matter who’s doing the voice (remember the good old days when animated characters were voiced by people we’d never heard of so it was simply that character’s voice?) As someone said in another thread, don’t condemn the movie before you’ve seen it.
what is it with reepicheep???? this is his third voice! why was bill nighy dropped? (i can’t wait to hear what aslan was originally going to sound like ;-))
I’m surprised this announcement didn’t mention Izzard.
Lets all play "Musical Voices"! 😛
im in!! 😀
Oh, COME ON! I hate it when films do this sort of thing! Recasting just changed the whole movie practically! Bill Nighy is also one of my favourite actors, too! Not. Cool.
Anybody else notice that both Bill Nighy and Simon Pegg were in Shaun of the Dead together?
Wait a minute!!!
On the official site it said Bill Nighy… at least it did yesterday.
nevermind now it says "TBA"
So who was Reep’s voice in the trailer, then?
Wait a minute, isn’t that the dude from that sci-fi movie that said, "I like this ship…it’s exciting!" when someone got punched in the face?
Star Trek? Yeah, that’s him.
yep, except he put on a scottish accent. hence the name ‘scotty’.
Yeah – as Scotty in the recent Star Trek remake. Except there he was doing a (really bad) scottish accent, which (you would hope) he wouldn’t be doing as Reepicheep.
Not sure who’s voice that is in the trailer, definitely doesn’t sound like Nighy, but doesn’t sound all that like Pegg either. Then again, its often hard to match an unknown voice to a face, especially when they may be effecting an accent or any other such change in their usual voice.
Actually, Simon Pegg did a pretty excellent Scottish accent in "Star Trek" – that is, a Glaswegian Scottish accent. As the character is actually supposed to be from Linlithgow it’s not perfect, but I think that’s being a bit too picky. 😉
Anyway he did a lot better than Mel Gibson.
You think Gibson was bad?
Try imagining The Governor of California trying to wrap a Norse accent around his native Austrian. If you can’t, watch about five minutes of "Conan the Barbarian".
From what I hear they had to cut an entire scene because instead of saying "plundering" it came out "blundering".
I have just one question: so the voice of Reepicheep we heard in the VDT trailer is Nighty or Pegg’s voice?! Somebody, please, help me understand this weird dilemma?!
unfcortunately the only ones who’ll probably be able to tell you that are the production crew.
Wow. I LOVE Simon Pegg as Scotty in Star Trek. I hope he does a good job as Reepicheep. I like his voice better than Eddie Izzards personally. And I thought Bill Nighy’s voice was a little deep for Reepicheep. Was that his voice in the trailer?
well, i have to say i sure like his voice alot better than Bill Nighy, and i think he will do a better job at doing Reepicheep. i just dont understand why they must change so much, but it’s really not their fault if an actor decides not to do it or something else comes up and they cant do it. im not all freaked out like some people. sometimes there’s just some things they have to do and change to make a success, and im not going to get mad over something i cant fix. Narnia fans, at least be happy there is a Reepicheep at all!
These things happen. Whatever the reason, I want Reepicheep to be the best he can be both in animation and voice. 🙂
Don’t know why director Michael Apted and the producers made the decision but I’m sure they want the best for Reepicheep as well. Time wil tell…
Well I’m just keeping my chin up and hoping for the best, and when the movie comes out, then I’ll decide.
Man…wow. I have never seen so much change in one character before. well congrats to Simon Pegg for making it in and I wish you the best of luck and hope you aren’t replaced! = D = P!!
I think we should give Mr. Pegg a chance. It’s not really fair to say that he won’t do the role justice simply because most of his work leans more towards a kind of comedy. Especially when that kind of comedy requires for the roles that he’s in to be very dramatic. Something else to consider is that with the exception of "Scotty" from the new Star Trek movie we’ve actually seen very little of Pegg outside the comedy context (ah, yes, I stand corrected, he was also a bad guy in an episode of Doctor Who some years back), so we really have no grounds to say with any real evidence that he’ll do a poor job with Reepicheep. I think he definitely has the potential to do the role justice as he’s neither limited to comedy nor to drama.
He had some rather dramatic moments in Spaced, as well, even though most of that show was comedy.
[And in regards to something someone said about his accent in Star Trek being inaccurate for where he was supposed to be from — that’s several centuries in the future; accents will definitely have changed by then]
????? That was…..unexpected. I can’t even come up with anything to say.
O wow, that is very interesting- but hey! I am glad they ended up wit Liam Neeson!
with* haha
Ummmm…this seems rather late. Still, I’m sure he’ll do a great job. I liked him as Scotty. 🙂
Haha I love Simon Pegg! He was awesome in Hot Fuzz 🙂 I don’t think they’d use Nighy’s voice in the trailer if they weren’t going to use it in the actually film.
Okay, I saw this guy as Scotty in Star Trek. He did a superb job I thought. Still, this really makes me wonder why they didn’t use Eddie Izzard again. I mean, why not stick with what worked? There must have been a road block on Izzard’s part – a contractual thing or perhaps he simply wasn’t available.
So what, are they going to re-record everything? *rolls eyes* Because there were some Reep lines in the trailer… (Just shows how different the trailer will be from the film.)
That was Simon Pegg’s voice in the trailer, not Bill Nighy’s. I’d say Nighy was replaced some time ago, it was only publicised now. 🙂
do you know this for a fact?
wolfloversk: No, I don’t know it for a fact, but it’s a common practice in filmmaking industry that the producers don’t always reveal casting (and other) decisions immediately to the public. It makes sense, and would also explains the fact that Reep’s voice in the trailer sounds an awful lot like Simon Pegg. 😉
Eh…what the heck?! Oh well, the Aslan replacement turned out fine, so hopefully this will too.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, what do you mean by ASLAN replacement? (worried look)
Narnian Meerkat says:June 20th, 2010 on 6:54 PM
Whoa, whoa, whoa, what do you mean by ASLAN replacement? (worried look)
REPLY
Sorry! Didn’t mean to freak anyone out! I meant when Liam Neeson replaced Brian Cox for the role of Aslan in 2005.
Ohhhhhhh. . .Okay. I never heard of that. You see, my sisters and I didn’t know about Narniaweb.com until AFTER we saw The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Okay. I’m calm now. 🙂
What is going on! Oh, I liked Nighy – he has such an amazing voice. Pegg – well, I like him, but as Reepicheep? I can’t decide, I haven’t had a problem with any of these actors, but I have an issue with this uncertainty!! So, who was it in the trailers then?
I don’t know who Simon Pegg is. . .:P
Good. This guy is much better than Nighy. Maybe they recognized that.
Hey, is your picture a drawing of a green version of Saphira from that movie Eragon? I like that movie! 🙂
Interesting…I’m curious as to why they changed actors once again.
He sounded like Eddie Izzard in the trailer. I’m not to worried.
Here we go again. How many times are they going to replace this poor character.
Very strange…not sure what to make of it. I wonder if that was his voice in the trailer.
I like Bill Nighy better, as an actor, but right now I have no opinion as to who would be a better voice for Reepicheep…I’m just going to wait and see. ^_^
That’s the spirit Mr. Anderson. 🙂
WOW!!! so then the chief dufflepud or eustace whoever said it was right! it DOES keep getting wierder and wierder!!!
can they just make up their minds!!!
YEAH!!!
at least the role keeps being replaced by other great actors, and not sucky ones. 😛
Ahhh… That explains things. 🙂 That Reepicheep’s line in the trailer "Your Majesties", I thought "Hold on, that’s not Bill Nighy! Have they used Eddie Izzard’s voice from the first film or what?" I think it’s a good thing, because Simon Pegg’s voice is a lot closer to Eddie Izzard’s than Bill Nighy’s is. And Pegg is a great actor, too, so I’m quite happy with the choice. 😀
Yeah I do agree that Simon’s voie is really close to Eddie’s, but still. I would really like Bill to do it. He would make Reep sound more couragess and tough. And, since Aslan taught him that lesson of humilty, he would sound wiser I guess. Oh, well. A voice is a voice.
If they change his voice again I’m going to scream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh great. More cotten wadding for my ears.
Ha, ha! Okay, that’s funny Puddleglum, but lets try not to be mean here, okay? Thank you! 🙂
No intent on mean. Simply being ready for the more emotional human response. As well as the Centaurs, fans, elves, etc.
hm, does it work?
Okay. Just making sure that were all friends here and not enemies. 🙂
Omac,
What? Did you say something?
The real trouble in using wax, and cotten is when you want to remove it all without taking out your own ear wax.
hm, I see. i might try that.
MAN!!!! I wish Bill Nighy will do iiiiiiiit! That just SUCKS. . .
No wonder Reepicheep in the trailer didn’t sound at all like Bill Nighy. By the way, I found a new name for me, who was Haggith Tarkheena. It is now Narnian Meerkat. Like it?
(finishing comet) 🙂 I just love Meerkats. I actually made up a Meerkat Knight in Narnia who first appears in Prince Caspian. His name is Meerephy, and he is a good natured, kind meerkat. 🙂 He also has 3 brothers who are also knights named, Leo, Ian and Eagle-eye.
Oh, and they are not 12 inches high like normal meerkats. I made up that the Talking Meerkats are 30 inches tall.
Meerephy is good friends with Reepicheep, who trained him to be a good sword fighter. 🙂
Interesting! Never heard of a Narnian meerkat. now I have.
The filmmakers should put them in the movies 😉
Have you ever seen Meerkat Manor?
coolness. we can use u small type in the battle. 🙂
Perhaps they would do well in tunnel fighting with the dwarves.
yup. boy could i use some oats or a bag of sugar right now..
Oh, yes Puddleglum! That would be awesome and perfect! The Four Brave Meerkats (as whom I call them) would be perfect to do that because they are good at tunnels.
You guys are giving me good ideas. Thanks! 🙂
Sugar with your oats?
Do centaurs brush their teeth?
not in my time..
Yes wolfloversk, I have heard and seen Meerkat Manor. I love that show! 😀 And yes, they really should put Talking Meerkats in the Narnia movies. It would be cool!
Did you guys ever make made up charecters? Thank you for your comets! 🙂
Ha, ha! Funny Omac the Centaur. You’re awesome.
and to you, my small friend. 🙂 (and in answer to your question yes i make many. including my name, the centaur.)
Ooooo! Tell me about your made up charecters oh mighty Omac! 🙂
I pretend that the Talking Meerkats didn’t become talking at all until near the end of the Golden Age.
And, in the Horse and His Boy, their’s this lone, gruffy looking Meerkat, named Mr. Gruffle. He’s a Achenland desert Meerkat. Since Meerkats live in deserts, I pretend that Meerephy (when he was a pup) and his family used to live in the deserts of Archenland, but then they decided to move to Narnia. Soon after, alot of Meerkat families moved to Narnia, because they thought it would be nice their, and they would be closer to Aslan. 🙂
I’m sorry, am I talking too much for you? 🙂
Hey, Omac, we could pretend Meerephy and his three brothers are friends with your centaur. 🙂
haha no, there are a lot of squirrels near my house.. big talkers. 🙂 I suppose meerkats are the same way? anyway, sure. (a centaur would be far to polite to turn down a friend request.) 😉
feldon: a griffin. fiddle glim: marsh wiggle. Morgwrath: minotaur. torshin: faun.—- these are the main creatures. 🙂
oh, and a half Man half Merman. he looks like a man, but can swim just as good as a merman. or something like that. 😉 made a great spy during the reign of the telmarines.
Oh, awesome! 😀 That griffin sounds cool. Feldon. . .like the name. My sister and I made up griffins too. Aryoch, who is the Leader of all Griffins who appears in LWW, and his brother, Aquilla, which means "Bird of Prey" I think.
It seems to me that you like to make up chareceters who are strong and bold. 🙂 Thats awesome. 😉 I mostly like making up charecters who are Talking Animals and mythical creature/animals.
And your half Man and half Merman sounds familar to what my sister and I made up. They’re people, but water people. Kinda like Nyads, but not spirits.
Ya thats probably because they are all around the time of the telmarines, tho Omac was alive into the reign of king Rilian.
Sure, I guess some meerkats are big talkers. . .:D
welcome back Haggith Tarkheena. 😉
I don’t know what they think they are doing! I LIKED EDDIE IZZARD! HARUMPH! Poor reep,they can’t find the right voice for him! Why do they keep on changing?
Well, I liked Simon Pegg as Scotty, so I for one approve, if only because so much more can go wrong in making a film from a beloved book. Come to think of it, Prince Caspian probably suffered from too many people not being replaced after LWW…seriously, I approved of Bill Nighy but this is not going to hurt.
Im really not liking this. Eddie should do it
Wow. That’s an interesting change but Simon Pegg is very good. He’s also playing one of Detective Thompson in next year’s Tintin movie.
um, i’m confused.. can some1 tell me why? I thought they already finished filming and all that kind of stuff long ago! and the trailer?? do they switch it?! ahh! ………..hm, thats interesting. cool.
I don’t care who voices Reepicheep. I care, very much, that they stuck in the White Witch, for no good reason, AGAIN.
What do you mean AGAIN? She should have been in "Prins Caspian!
Okay…interesting 🙂
This is indeed weird! But quite good in a way since Simon Pegg might do Eddie Izzards voice even better than Bill Nighy! He´s almost as funny as Eddie Izzard as well!
Bill Nighy voice on the trailer was perfect. It was Lucy who I could not understand. You wait two years for a trailer and the second line you hear is poorly delivered. Everytime I watch the trailer it spoils the whole thing for me. Let the actor use her own voice instead of the one they are using in the trailer. Not using Nighy who really did match up to Eddie Izzard’s voice is unbelievable. Simon Pegg performance ruined Star Trek and he is going to ruin this one as well.
aslan1980, that was definitely NOT Bill Nighy’s voice in the trailer. And I don’t know what you mean by poorly delivered lines in the trailer – I could understand them all perfectly, and I’m not even a native English speaker! I suggest you clean your ears… 😉
I always thought the first speech by Reepicheep was Eddie Izzard being reused from Prince Caspian and the second speech was Nighy. If you listen to the first line Lucy speaks it is rushed and not spoken clearly. By trying to speak with a cut glass english accent she runs the words into each other and it is just hard to understand. It sounds like they are still dubbing this film so maybe they should fix it.
Simon Pegg is really funny and was one of the BEST things about an otherwise only okay movie like Star Trek.
A little harsh isn’t it? Did Pegg’s 15 minutes of screentime as Scotty really ruin the whole Star Trek movie for you?
That obviously wasn’t Nighy in the trailer. I think Pegg will do fine.
Wow they better hurry up and get all the voice overs done for Reepicheep; the movie’s coming out this year!
King ReCastian And The Voice Of The Dawn Trailer…
I’m just as confused as anyone, but PLEASE don’t blow things out of proportion at this stage. As long as Reepicheep is voiced well, does it really make a ton of difference who does it?
Oh, yeah. I definatly agree. 🙂
Well, it is pretty confusing why they’re just replcing Reepicheep’s voice, but… ah, well, it’s a change I don’t mind provided there aren’t any other leading-to-major changes tagging behind.
confusing indeed. so whose voice was that in the trailer? Simon Pegg’s or Bill Nighy?
and why is it that they’re not getting Eddie Izzard back?
oh and not that i doubt Pegg’s caliber (he is such a great actor. hello Hot Fuzz?!?! :D) but if he’s gonna start having Reep sound like Scotty i’m gonna laugh out loud so much whenever he talks the cinema people will throw me out.
I have no idea why they would replace his voice because repicheeps voice was perfect, but ive seen simon pegg in many movies including Star Trek 2009 in which he was amazing, so i have no doubt he will do a good job
Amazing? That’s a pretty loaded word to describe a good acting performance.
Considering the entire cast in Star Trek was amazing, it’s not that loaded. I think he’ll do an amazing job as Reepicheep, as long as he doesn’t sound too different =)
I Loved him in Star Trek, so maybe it isn’t that bad of a change. But in the trailer it sounded like the other guy. So, what are they going to do? And what was wrong with the other guy???
Again though, I loved him in Star Trek, "I LIKE this ship. It’s so exciting!" lol
he looks like a mouse.. That’s a good thning I think? :p
Who cares who does Reep, as long as it sounds like him? That’s all that matters to me, is that he /sounds/ like Reepicheep!
"Beam me up Scotty!"
"Captain, I’m givin it all she’s got!"
Funny how the news says he is best known by those movies, and I can only see him as Shaun from Shaun of the Dead and Tim Bisley from Spaced.
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!
He is best known for the roles you mentioned but NarniaWeb is hardly going to encourage it’s members (many of which are rather young) to watch movies/TV series with strong language – no matter how creative and well-written they are.
just because you mention it does not mean your supporting it. Like if Heath Ledger was in a role for narnia (yes he’s dead humor me) and they mentioned him playing in Brokeback Mountain it doesn’t mean Narniaweb promotes same-sex relationships.
I think Simon Pegg will do just fine as Reepicheep. The first time I ever saw Pegg was actually as a self-serving, corporate-like villain in "Doctor Who", and he did it so well I was surprised to read that he was actually known for comedy. He also has a nice enough narrative voice (see all of the "Doctor Who Confidentials" from the Eccleston season). I believe he’ll be just as good as Izzard was.
I’m just glad they didn’t, you know, recast Lucy or something.
WOW! That’s a great choice! (Little homage to the STAPLES commercial. Hee Hee.) But seriously, I am MUCH more comfortable with Simon Pegg voicing Reepicheep, than Bill Nighy. Simon’s perfect! I thought he was absolutely adorable as BUCK THE WEASEL in ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS. They’re a lot the same, too! Buck was a charming, smooth-talking swashbuckler, just like Reepicheep! This is a wonderful, pleasant surprise! I’m very happy with this Reepicheep! Now…. set sail, Dawn Treader!
WTF! Repicheep is suffering an identity crisis lol.
Funny!
But I really do think he sounds like he could work.
If Pegg did the voice in the trailer, it’s spot-on with Reepicheep in Prince Caspian. The continuity is much better this way… Now if only they would have kept Caspian’s accent, all would be good. 🙁
Sweet niblits I love this guy, his accent is so cool I can’t wait. 🙂
Okey-doke, I am officially completely confused! Reepicheep voice recast… twice! *looks to make sure that it isn’t April 1st* Is this a joke? What in the name of fishballs is production trying to do?
Well, at least nobody else has been recast.
kind of random to change voices to Bill Nighy and then drop him before he even records as Reep in a movie officially… but I think I like it. I was initially concerned that, although Bill Nighy is a great actor, his voice was too deep for Reep. Simon Pegg is a great choice in my opinion. a much better voice
Was he the voice of Reepicheep in the trailer? Or was that Bill Nighy?
oh geez. i pray it wasnt pegg’s voice in the trailer. i cant stand "trailer Reepicheep"’s voice
ok i went back and listened to Reep in the trailer, then to Pegg’s Time interview. Trailer Reep’s voice sounds a little bit too high & smooth to be MY REEPICHEEP. Pegg’s voice is slightly lower and more gravely than Traler Reep, so unless they whipped out voice tweaks, I think it might be Nighy
I don’t understand why everyone is adverse to the idea of Reep’s voice being high and squeaky. Lewis described it as "shrill and piping," aka, sort of like a real mouse’s. Why everyone expects for him to have a deeper voice is lost on me.
I was really excited about having Bill Nighy in this role, but I can live with Pegg.
Ok, this is weird. Somehow sombinging like my 2 favorite things (star trek and narnia). I do think Simon Pegg is a much better choie than the other guy… just in my opinion .
i know, i love star trek and narnia so can’t wait for december 10th
I sure am going to miss the actor who first voiced Reep.
Even if the newest one is supposed to be better.
relieved! nighy didn’t seem the right voice. but pegg might just be the runner up from izzard. so i’ll just have to wait and see