Tag: Shaun of the Dead
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How Finn Wolfhard’s ‘Hell of a Summer’ Pushes Beyond the Horror Genre
Horror films can embrace so much more than just horror. Comedy, romance, action, and much more can all be packed into a film made to frighten. For their directorial debut, Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk aimed for more than just a simple horror flick with Hell of a Summer. A throwback slasher comedy set at…
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Edgar Wright’s 10 Favorite Comedy Movies, Ranked by Letterboxd
Edgar Wright may have moved away from making comedies in recent years, given Baby Driver was mostly focused on action/thrills, and Last Night in Soho was a psychological horror/thriller film, but he’s still largely known for his more humorous movies. The films in the Cornetto Trilogy — Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The…
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Edgar Wright’s Unmade Movies, From ‘Ant-Man’ to a ‘Shaun of the Dead’ Sequel
Many, many directors have careers filled with passion projects that never got made, scripts that died in early development, or projects they were attached to briefly before departing. Edgar Wright has a lot of those misses in his back catalog, but the “Shaun of the Dead” and “Baby Driver” director can rest comfortably knowing that…
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Mondo’s The World’s End Vinyl Score Soundtrack Completes The Cornetto Trilogy Swirl Set
“We want to be free! We want to be able to do what we want to do! We want to get loaded, and we want to have a good time. So that’s what we’re gonna do. We’re gonna have a good time.”What better way to have a good time than sitting down and spinning some…
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The Best Zombie Movies Ever Made
When you’re putting together a list of the biggest taboos in Western culture, death itself might not make the cut. But it should: North Americans and Europeans are chronically averse to facing death. Too many of us quietly believe if we follow the right workout regimen, eat enough kale, and take the right expensive supplements…
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10 Most Underrated Horror Comedy Movies of the 2000s, Ranked
While the genres of horror and comedy may appear to be complete opposites, time and time again, films have shown that the two genres complement each other perfectly. The 2000s especially was a decade home to some of the most well-regarded horror comedies of all time, from massive hits like Shaun of the Dead and…
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Simon Pegg Says People Don’t ‘F*cking Need’ ‘Shaun of the Dead 2:’ ‘Move On’
Since its release in 2004, Edgar Wright’s “Shaun of the Dead” has grown to become one of the century’s most beloved comedy films. But as popular a touchstone as the film remains, co-writer and star Simon Pegg has made it clear that a sequel to the zombie rom-com isn’t on his to-do list in the…
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Simon Pegg Agrees We Don’t Need ‘Shaun of the Dead 2’
We may live in a world where reboots and sequels are peddled out on a seemingly endless conveyor belt, but one person who won’t be following that trend is Simon Pegg, who has confirmed that fans won’t be seeing a follow-up to his beloved 2004 film Shaun of the Dead any time soon. The actor,…
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‘I’m not that geeky guy any more’: Simon Pegg on comedy, action heroes and staying at home
Simon Pegg has called time on the nerdy stuff, and says he’d rather watch Succession than sci-fi. As for his A-list status, friendship with Tom Cruise and box-office pulling power – well, he’d take Hertfordshire over Hollywood any timeLast summer, the actor and writer Simon Pegg and the writer-director Edgar Wright holed up for a…
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Simon Pegg on Tom Cruise’s Death-Defying Stunts and ‘The Boys’ Season 4
From Spaced to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Simon Pegg has been to some incredible places throughout his career. The British star became an international sensation with his beloved zombie apocalypse rom-com Shaun of the Dead in 2004, paving the way for opportunities he could only imagine in jest. Collider’s own Steve Weintraub…