Simon Pegg spoke out in favor of the Black Lives Matter movement, noting that a push for more diversity has been a long time coming in the entertainment industry. SIMON PEGG OPENS UP ABOUT HIS STRUGGLE WITH ALCOHOLISM AND RECOVERY: 'IT WAS JUST TERRIBLE'The movie sees the mostly comedic actor wading into some dense, dramatic subject matter — mental health. In the movie, he plays a music producer whose mental health suddenly deteriorates into showing signs of schizophrenia. In order to prepare for the role, Pegg did some work studying what people with that particular mental condition go through. “Which speaks to how little we value people with mental health issues in society.

Source: Fox News June 30, 2020 12:33 UTC