Simon Pegg says followers hoping and ready for Shaun of the Lifeless 2 must neglect in regards to the concept of a sequel and transfer on
Lots of followers have been clamoring for a sequel to the 2004 zombie romantic comedy Shaun of the Lifeless (watch or personal it HERE) from the second they first noticed the top credit on that movie to begin to roll. We right here at JoBlo even pitched an concept for a follow-up with an episode of our video collection Present Me the Sequel! However whereas Shaun of the Lifeless star Simon Pegg admitted that he as soon as “jokingly” wrote a remedy for a sequel that will have been referred to as From Nightfall Until Shaun, as a result of Shaun of the Lifeless director Edgar Wright “thought it will be humorous to do the movie once more, however with vampires”, he and Wright have each made it clear over time that they actually have no real interest in making a sequel. And through a brand new interview with The Guardian, Pegg has stated it’s time for followers to let go of their Shaun of the Lifeless 2 hopes and transfer on.
Directed by Wright from a screenplay he and Pegg wrote collectively, Shaun of the Lifeless has the next synopsis: Shaun is a 30-something loser with a boring, simple existence. When he’s not working on the electronics retailer, he lives along with his slovenly greatest buddy, Ed, in a small flat on the outskirts of London. The one unpredictable aspect in his life is his girlfriend, Liz, who needs desperately for Shaun to develop up and be a person. When the city is inexplicably overrun with zombies, Shaun should rise to the event and defend each Liz and his mom.
Pegg performs Shaun, and was joined within the solid by Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, and Penelope Wilton.
Talking with The Guardian, Pegg stated, “If I ever do an Instagram Dwell or no matter, persons are all the time like, ‘I would like Shaun of the Lifeless 2 in my life.’ And I’m like, ‘No, you don’t f*cking want Shaun of the Lifeless 2! The very last thing you want is Shaun of the Lifeless 2! It’s completed. Transfer on!’“
Pegg and Wright had completed the tv collection Spaced collectively earlier than engaged on Shaun of the Lifeless, and went on to make the buddy cop film Scorching Fuzz and the alien invasion movie The World’s Finish collectively. They do intend to make one other film collectively sooner or later, however Pegg says, “No matter Edgar and I do subsequent, we’re not going to depend on what we’ve completed earlier than. I like the concept of pissing folks off. There’s one thing enjoyable about torching every little thing. All the pieces that folks suppose we’re, that’s what we gained’t be. We must always simply do one thing that nobody’s anticipating… however nobody desires!“
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