Award - winning British director Edgar Wright is best known in the United States for his feature
films Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World; he also directed the UK hit television series Spaced.
I have to say I LOVE
your films Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are two of my most favourite films!
But Edgar Wright's breakthrough
film Shaun of the Dead (2004) absolutely deserves to be on any list of the best 2000s horror movies.
Behind a fleet of police motorcycles, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, who rose to fame in cult TV series Spaced and
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Award - winning British director Edgar Wright is best known in the United States for his feature
films Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
Not exact matches
Speaking about the
film recently in Los Angeles, Cera — who in this
film, takes some refreshingly bold steps away from his usual one - note nerd persona — and co - writer / director Edgar Wright (who also did the zany cult classics
Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz) discussed the meaning of the
film, the stretching Cera had to go through for the role, and the way in which the
film's hyperkinetic action sequences are really just the same as the dance scenes in Grease or a Gene Kelly movie.
A couple of weeks ago we noted how
Shaun Bailey, the Conservative candidate for the newly drawn Hammersmith constituency, was stopped from having a public debate
filmed by one of his campaign team by his Labour and Lib Dem opponents.
(Er, well, this might not apply to Aardman's most recent
film,
Shaun the Sheep Movie, but even that one hangs together much better than Early Man does.)
Once gaining traction in Canada, Fisher proved that his talent would translate to the US market, appearing in the blockbuster Columbia feature
film BATTLE: LOS ANGELES, with his portrayal of rookie Marine Pfc.
Shaun Lenihan, opposite Aaron Eckhart.
Shaun isn't special ops, or a trained survivalist, or a superhero bitten by a radioactive spider, and in a way, one doesn't ever truly worry for her safety (she impressively scales a stone wall and a fance, while running around barefoot for a good chunk of the
film without stubbing her toe, too).
Patrick Cassidy followed in the footsteps of his actor parents Jack Cassidy and Shirley Jones and his brother
Shaun Cassidy and half - bother David Cassidy, by establishing himself as a frequent television and occasional feature
film star.
What follows is a standard cat - and - mouse game between
Shaun and the thieves» leader, Eddie (Billy Burke), that makes decent enough use of its domestic interior / exterior dynamic; the trash talk between the two underscores most of this, with Burke's character making do with corny, one - off lines like, «Moms don't run, not when their babies are trapped inside the nest,» providing the bulk of the
film's punch.
Of course, he does this in the same bravura directing style of his past
films, and with the rapid - fire comedy he and co - writer / star Simon Pegg brought to the first two parts of «The Cornetto Trilogy»,
Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.
The wraparound title of this trilogy sounds absurd, and the manner in which it was bestowed upon these three
films — «
Shaun of the Dead,» «Hot Fuzz» and «The World's End» — is almost as bizarre (the movies really don't have much to do with ice cream).
For my part, I missed the sense of real pathos the trio managed in
Shaun of the Dead — even the new
film's father / son dynamic seems played more for the gag Point Break connection than for any real emotion.
The
film was developed by filmmaker Edgar Wright (
Shaun of the Dead and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), who left the
film over disagreements with Marvel, and Joe Cornish (Attack the Block), with additional contributions from Adam McKay and Rudd.
Refreshing, in these times, to find a spoof on a genre of
films that isn't just a rattling off of pop culture references and obvious sight gags, though
Shaun of the Dead is still a favorite for many audiences.
Director: Edgar Wright Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman Edgar Wright's follow - up to «
Shaun of the Dead» is a bigger, busier, slightly less focused ramble through small - town cop - movie clichés, but it might just be the better
film, benefiting from a script packed with smart one - liners and neat riffs on everything from Hammer horror to cosy ITV dramas.
I've always admired stop - motion animation in general and the British Aardman Animations
films in particular — «Chicken Run,» «Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were - Rabbit» and «
Shaun the Sheep Movie» most recently in 2015.
Simon Pegg: «I met Nick Frost, my co-star in
Shaun of the Dead (and now in our new
film Hot Fuzz), when he was waiting tables in this branch of Chiquitos in 1994... no that's not right, 1993?
We'll have a full review from our own Jacob Hall who is down in Austin, Texas for the
film's premiere (among other things), but until then, fans can satiate their appetite for a new
film from the director of
Shaun of the Dead and Scott Pilgrim vs the World with the trailer for this new
film.
Young leads and debutant actors Conner Chapman and
Shaun Thomas are the injection of honesty and earnestness the
film doesn't need, but still yearns for.
The director, known for the distinctive style he developed in
films including
Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End, had co-written the movie's script with Joe Cornish.
Aside from that though, let's hope that the
film is a Wright classic that will stand alongside
Shaun and Fuzz for humour and accessibility.
Baby Driver is the latest
film from writer / director Edgar Wright (
Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs the World), and a new featurette reveals that the action flick about a getaway driver trying to get away from his chosen profession is chock full of real stunt driving, with real cars, on real locations, with real people.
Baby Driver is both written and directed by British filmmaker / wizard extraordinaire Edgar Wright (follow him @edgarwright), of the
films A Fistful of Fingers,
Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and The World's End previously.
Despite the
film's success and rumblings over the years of continuing the story, Pegg says a
Shaun of the Dead sequel was never really pursued.
Franco — who produced the
film with Jordan Yale Levine, Scott Levenson, Vince Jolivette, Iris Torres and
Shaun Sanghani — pushed his I Am Michael writer - director Justin Kelly to make the movie quickly.
This writer was lucky enough to catch the
film early at Comic - Con last month (read my glowing review here), and coming fresh off a double feature of
Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz at The Music Box Theatre in Chicago, I can't wait to see it again.
«Pristine» (2:00), «Life Under Water» (3:24), and «The Challenges of
Filming in the Arctic» (3:15) consider the filming conditions with some behind - the - scenes footage and reflections from director Greg MacGillivray, producer Shaun MacGillivray, and their cam
Filming in the Arctic» (3:15) consider the
filming conditions with some behind - the - scenes footage and reflections from director Greg MacGillivray, producer Shaun MacGillivray, and their cam
filming conditions with some behind - the - scenes footage and reflections from director Greg MacGillivray, producer
Shaun MacGillivray, and their cameramen.
«Life's a treat with
Shaun the Sheep,» goes the
film's Rizzle Kicks closing song, and never more so than on Oscar nomination morning.
Last night, attendees of South by Southwest were lucky enough to see the world premiere of Baby Driver, the latest
film from
Shaun of the Dead and Scott Pilgrim vs the World director Edgar Wright.
While English comedies of this sort can go the way of cute and light Feel Good Brit Flick (an often way too saccharine genre), they can also produce generally winning
films like «Billy Elliot» and «The Full Monty,» and production company Big Talk have an excellent track record, with «
Shaun Of The Dead,» «Attack The Block» and «Sightseers» among their triumphs.
Retaining the gentle, non-verbal comedy and daffy sight gags of the popular stop - motion TV series — itself a loose spinoff from Aardman's cherished «Wallace and Gromit» franchise — while assigning
Shaun and his flock an urban escapade more expansive than their usual short - form gambols, the
film should reward small fry and parents jaded by more synthetic kiddie toons.
The stop - motion
film was produced by Aardman («Wallace & Gromit,» «
Shaun the Sheep») and directed by Nick Park («The Curse of the Were - Rabbit,» «Chicken Run»), so, as you'd expect, it's beautiful to watch.
The
film privileges
Shaun as a supermom who's always one barefoot step ahead of the opportunistic crew, led by Eddie (Billy Burke), who spends more time psychoanalyzing her than actually getting anything done.
There's been a lot of zombie
films in recent years, so it's with some trepidation Continue reading
Shaun of the Dead →
28 Days Later,
Shaun of the Dead and the remake of Dawn of the Dead were the best zombie
films we'd seen in years, and I think everyone else should leave it alone for now.
But this would require a degree of invention that the
film seems uninterested in even attempting —
Shaun breaks in and out of the property with ease, hatches plans whose parameters never become apparent, and manages to be exactly where she needs to be at all times, basic continuity or physics be damned.
Part zombie horror
film and part romantic comedy, «
Shaun of the Dead» stars Simon Pegg as the 29 - year - old slacker
Shaun.
The
film pits the tenacious
Shaun (Gabrielle Union) against burglars attempting to steal a safe full of cash from her recently deceased father's (Damien Leake) sprawling Malibu ranch house, which is equipped with cameras, automatic locks, a drone, and a high - tech control room.
In celebration of the
film's release, Mike Relm has put together a remix video that mashes up all three
films in the Cornetto Trilogy:
Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End.
Edgar Wright has developed a massive Indie following, after making
films like Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,
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In the
film, Radcliffe's character Wallace becomes attracted to Chantry (Kazan), only to find out that she already has a boyfriend («
Shaun of the Dead» actor Rafe Spall).
Director Edgar Wright and actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite for a third
film following the successes «
Shaun of the Dead» (2004) and «Hot Fuzz» (2007).
The Hot Fuzz and
Shaun of the Dead creators reunite with Nick Frost for final instalment in loose trilogy of
films to begin production in autumn
Certainly not the amazing
film that many reviewers are claiming, (including the one above), it may well be enjoyed by those who loved
Shaun, more for the chance to see Pegg and Frost together again rather than on merit.
If «
Shaun of the Dead» is the most emotionally involving Cornetto
film and «Hot Fuzz is the most densely packed with laughs, «The World's End» is the richest to think about, a wonderful capper to this loose trilogy — but, needless to say, it's fine by me if Wright, Pegg and Frost ever want to make it a quartet.
It's incredible to think that in the short 10 years since the release of «
Shaun of the Dead,» the zombie comedy has practically become its own subgenre, even spawning several «rom - zom - coms» (romantic zombie comedies, a term coined during the marketing for that
film) in the process.
Shaun of the Dead, a
film in which every beat is perfect (that's not hyperbole; I 100 % believe that), turns ten - years - old today.