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Mar 2022
1h 41m

Simon Pegg 😜

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Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Mission Impossible) tells Justin about the day he fell in love with Nick Frost, then they nerd out about Star Trek, Spielberg and horror films. Plus Simon talks about what it's like to work opposite Tom Cruise.

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