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Our favorite British zombie fighters, Shaun and Ed from Shaun of the Dead, received the LEGO treatment from Flickr user Yatkuu. Re-created in this scene is the entire gang ready to battle the undead in front of their local pub, The Winchester. Yatkuu doesn't just wield toy bricks for zombie vignettes; check out his Flickr page for a Stargate, Batman, and "No Bricks For Old Men" scene. Source: Read more
Oh, how I love these guys! Anyone who has seen Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz is probably familiar with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's hilarious, satiric ways, and fans of the duo will be happy to know that they're back at work on another comedy. This time the premise and location are both distinctly American. Pegg wouldn't reveal too much to MTV Movies Blog, but he did say this: "It's called Paul Read more
I'm embarrassed to admit that I've never seen Shaun of the Dead, because after merely watching the trailer for Hot Fuzz, I'm ready to declare filmmakers Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright two of Britain's most valuable exports. In their new comedy, which hits theaters this Friday, April 20, Wright (who also directed the best fake trailer in Grindhouse) and Pegg are lampooning an oft-ridiculed world — Read more
Simon Pegg is taking on the horror genre again, with his familiar comedic spin, of course. This time, the Shaun of the Dead scribe is playing a children's book author who's trying to reinvent himself as a crime novelist. Unfortunately, his background research into the lives of murderers causes his deepest phobias to reach epic levels. Though it seems to be in the same vein as a lot of the Read more
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Captain America: The First Avenger Chris Evans stars as Steve Rogers, a weakling who participates in a government experiment that transforms him into super soldier Captain America. Armed with his newfound powers, he fights on behalf of the US Army to stop German forces — all while finding the time to romance soldier Peggy Carter (Haley Atwell). The film has all the perks of a superhero movie, Read more
In Paul, British comedians and frequent costars Nick Frost and Simon Pegg reunite for the first time since 2007's Hot Fuzz. Frost and Pegg costar as Clive and Graeme, two sci-fi fanboys on vacation in America to catch Comic-Con before heading off on an alien-inspired road trip. The buddies are having the time of their lives stopping by UFO-related landmarks, but their trip takes a momentous turn Read more
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have brought us awesome films like Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead, and their latest project, Paul, hits theaters tomorrow. They star in the alien-themed movie alongside Seth Rogen, who plays the title extraterrestrial, and the hilarious duo of Bill Hader and Joe Lo Truglio. A tea-drinking Nick and Simon talked about hatching their latest script idea and their own Read more
Bill Hader and Joe Lo Truglio are two of the comic forces of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's upcoming movie Paul, which features Seth Rogen as the voice of the title alien. Joe and Bill were on hand for the film's recent junket in NYC, where both actors talked about their admiration for Shaun of the Dead masterminds Simon and Nick. Bill was fresh off a weekend of work on SNL, while Joe opened up Read more
If you're a fan of Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz, then the latest from producer Edgar Wright might be right up your alley. In Attack the Block, a group of British inner-city kids are forced to band together when their neighborhood falls under alien attack. Like Shaun of the Dead, the film looks like a horror movie spoof with plenty of one-liners. Cue references to Ghostbusters and 9-year-olds Read more
