The film was first pitched as a black Ocean's Eleven that would pair producer / star Eddie Murphy with a who's - who of
black comic talent, and climax with a heist involving Donald Trump and the Trump Tower.
Not exact matches
Directed by Edgar «Spaced» Wright, co-written with Wright by Simon «Spaced» Pegg (who also stars as Shaun), and featuring other
comic stars from «Spaced» (Nick Frost, Jessica Stevenson), as well as from «
Black Books» (Dylan Moran, Tamsin Grieg) and even «the Office» (Lucy Davis), «Shaun of the Dead» is like a who's who of
talent from the most cutting - edge British TV sit - coms of recent times, which is why it is much funnier than British
comic films like «Bridget Jones» Diary», Johnny English and Love, Actually — and unlike those other films, «Shaun of the Dead» is nightmarish for all the right reasons.
Based on a script by Chris Galletta that finished high on the 2009
Black List, we're expecting an offbeat combination of «Moonrise Kingdom,» «Son Of Rambow» and» Where The Wild Things Are» (we may yet be way off...), and while the film has a trio of newcomers in the lead roles, there's some ace
comic talent in the supporting cast, including «Community» actress Alison Brie, and «Parks & Rec» duo Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally as some of the boys» parents.
Based on a
Black List - approved script by Chris Galletta, the story of three teenage boys who run away to live in a house in the woods mixes breakout new
talent like Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso and Moises Arias with beloved
comic stars like Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and Alison Brie.