The three-man team that brought us Shaun of the Dead, the first romantic comedy with zombies (rom-zom-com) and channel 4 comedy Spaced have finished filming their next feature film: Hot Fuzz. The film, written by director Edgar Wright and star Simon Pegg, hopes to do for police action flicks what ‘Shaun’ did for zombie films; make them very, very British. Here’s the synopsis from the official website:
“Top London cop, Police Constable Nicholas Angel (Pegg), finds himself reassigned to the sleepy West Country village of Sandford. With garden fetes and neighbourhood watch meetings replacing the action of the city, Angel struggles to adapt to his situation and finds himself partnered with Danny Butterman (Frost), an oafish but well meaning young Constable. Just as all seems lost, a series of grisly accidents motivates Angel into action. Convinced of foul play, Angel realises that Sandford may not be as idyllic as it seems.”
In the Hot Fuzz on-set video blog, Wright ponders why there’s never any British action films, and reckons Hot Fuzz will expore all of those reasons. Expect a lethal mix of Heartbeat, Spaced and Lethal Weapon. Hot Fuzz is scheduled for a February 2006 release, and trailers for the film are showing in some screenings of Miami Vice.
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walking leaf says:
This film will rock. I love Spaced and Shaun Of The Dead, so this new movie should be very entertaining.
Aug 16, 2006, 8:49 am