LONDON, May 18 (UPI) — Daniel Craig will reportedly cameo in {i:Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens}.
Fellow English actor Simon Pegg inadvertently revealed the news in {link:an interview: “http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/6456715/Daniel-Craig-is-a-Stormtrooper-reveals-Simon-Pegg.html”,nw} with The Sun. Pegg {link:was spotted on set: “http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/film/exclusive-helidubai-pilot-says-working-on-star-wars-was-the-most-exciting-experience-of-his-life”,nw} with director J.J. Abrams in May 2014, and subsequently rumored to appear in the film.
“I wasn’t a Stormtrooper. Daniel Craig, he was a Stormstrooper,” he told the British publication before adding, “I shouldn’t have said that.”
Craig {link:is currently filming: “http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-32777018″,nw} new James Bond movie {i:Spectre} in London. The upcoming installment marks the 47-year-old actor’s fourth appearance as the fictional British secret service agent, and opens in theaters Nov. 6.
{i:Star Wars: Episode VII} takes place 30 years after {i:Return of the Jedi} (1983), and released {link:a second teaser trailer: “http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2015/04/16/Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-debuts-new-teaser-trailer/9021429212801/?spt=sec&or=en”,nw} in April. The movie premieres Dec. 18, and features original actors Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill.
Pegg will next appear with Ophelia Lovibond in British romantic comedy {i:Man Up}. The 45-year-old actor is also scheduled for {i:Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation} with Tom Cruise, {i:Absolutely Anything} {link:with late actor: “http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2015/05/04/Robin-Williams-voices-dog-in-first-Absolutely-Anything-trailer/8261430760039/”,nw} Robin Williams and {i:Star Trek 3} with Chris Pine.