NO PHOTO Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis are the stars of Burke & Hare, which unites the actors under the direction of John Landis. Based on the real-life exploits of Irish murderers William Burke and William Hare, who killed at least 17 people in Edinburgh in 1827-8, the film may not hew too closely to…
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Simon Pegg has Tweeted a link to the extended cast list for John Landis' Burke and Hare on IMDB. He indicated just one mistake on the roster - John Cleese will not be appearing - but called the rest of it "pretty spot on". Not only does this mean that Spaced's Tim and Daisy, Simon Pegg and…
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UPDATE: The Simon Pegg tweet from which the Andy Serkis info was 'sourced' has been deleted. Was this a case of announcing too soon and/or without authorization, or is something else in the works? Mark this one as 'uncertain' for now. Original article follows. Sad news if you were looking forward to seeign Dr. Who's…
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The world premiere unveiling of a freshly remastered digital print of John Landis' An American Werewolf in London was arguably the highlight of the Film 4 Frightfest last weekend. To accompany this, the festival also premiered Paul Davis' long awaited, self initiated American Werewolf retrospective documentary, Beware the Moon. Settling in for this double bill…
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John Landis is reportedly on the verge of production on a Burke & Hare film, with Simon Pegg on board to star. Burke and Hare, for those not in the know, were a pair of Irish immigrant murderers in early 19th century Edinburgh who sold on the corpses of their victims to the local medical…
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