Comic-Con: Sigourney Weaver once turned up as Batman and no one noticed

'She's 6 foot and incredibly imposing, so she probably drew as much attention in disguise as she would have without it'

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It can all get extremely manic for the fan-beloved actor treading Comic-Con soil.

No safety, no breathing room, no privacy, and no anonymity. Thankfully, Comic-Con also happens to be one of the rare locations in the world where an individual can happily hide in a Stormtrooper outfit and stroll about utterly uninterrupted.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Simon Pegg reveals that he's a regular when it comes to hidden disguises on the Comic-Con floor and that he once got the iconic Sigourney Weaver involved in the fun, too.

"When I came with the film Paul in 2010, Sigourney Weaver was with us, and she went out on the floor as Batman — she had the full cowl on," Pegg stated. "She's 6 foot and incredibly imposing, so she probably drew as much attention in disguise as she would have without it, but she was able to wander around and have a look about."

Pegg also listed some of his own disguises over the years: from a Joker mask from The Dark Knight - "I was really sweating" - to a tongue in cheek reference to his own work. "In 2013, I was in New Zealand on the press tour a few days before Comic-Con, and somebody — a prop builder — had given me a homemade Shaun of the Dead Boba Fett helmet. It had a little cricket bat in place of the antenna. So I had this brilliant mask, and I thought I'd hide in the light and go as a Shaun of the Dead Boba Fett."

"I got this T-shirt with the red tie and the "My Name Is Shaun" badge because I thought it would be a bit cheeky. The helmet smelled a bit funny, like resin glue, but I had a nice run of Comic-Con in it. But then someone came up to me and said, "Can I have your autograph?" I was like, "How did you know?" Then I realized I had my accreditation on, and it said "Simon Pegg" in big letters. I turned it around and walked around for about 40 minutes with impunity."

Indeed, the actor's learnt from his mistakes and believes himself to be somewhat of an expert in the art now. "I've learned various lessons about keeping cool: Don't go dressed as a Stormtrooper because it's going to get very warm; wear something light and cool. Move fast, and don't wear your name badge. I feel I've lost a certain amount of freedom to have that privilege to walk around the floor unfettered, but it's fun to walk around the floor and look at people wearing masks and wonder if there's someone you might know under there."