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Hector and the Search for Happiness
Pegg plays Hector, an eccentric yet irresistible London psychiatrist in crisis: his patients are just not getting any happier! He’s going nowhere. Then one day, armed with buckets of courage and an almost child-like curiosity, Hector breaks out of his sheltered vacuum of a life into a global quest to find out if happiness exists. More importantly, if it exists for Hector. And so begins a colorful, exotic, dangerous and hysterical journey.
Source: Collider.com
Categories: news, Tags: A Fantastic Fear of Everything
“A Fantastic Fear of Everything” is comes to North American cinemas on 7 February 2014. But you can watch it TODAY with iTunes!
“A Fantastic Fear Of Everything” is the brand new comedy with an outstanding leading performance from master of comedy Simon Pegg. Pegg plays Jack, a children’s author turned crime novelist whose research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has made him a wreck, afraid to go out, terrified of being murdered. When Jack is thrown a career life-line by his agent, and a mysterious Hollywood executive takes a sudden interest in Jack’s script, what should be his ‘big break’ rapidly turns into his ‘big breakdown’ as Jack is forced to confront his worst fears; among them love, laundromats and serial killers.
Categories: news, Tags: Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, The World's End
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for The 19th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The winners will be announced live at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony on Thursday, January 16, 2014 from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. The show will be broadcast live on The CW Network at 8:00 PM ET/PT. Two hour pre-show coverage will also air in various local markets before the awards ceremony.
“The World’s End” has two Critic’ Choice Awards nominations! Congrats!
BEST COMEDY
“The World’s End”
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Simon Pegg – “The World’s End”
Source: criticschoice.com
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A FANTASTIC FEAR OF EVERYTHING
Jack (Simon Pegg) is a children’s author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck, persecuted by an irrational fear of being murdered. When Jack is thrown a lifeline by his long-suffering agent, and a mysterious Hollywood executive takes a sudden and inexplicable interest in Jack’s script, what should be his “big break” rapidly turns into his “big breakdown” as Jack is forced to confront his worst fears; among them love, laundromats and serial killers.
Available for purchase on iTunes on 7 January 2014.
Limited cinema release on 7 February 2014.
Categories: news, Tags: Absolutely Anything
Simon Pegg joins Pythons in sci-fi comedy
11 December, 2013 |
Directed by Monty Python’s Terry Jones, Absolutely Anything features the voices of John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Robin Williams.
As the Monty Python revival continues apace, it has been confirmed that Simon Pegg is to star in sci-fi comedy Absolutely Anything, directed by Python alumnus Terry Jones and featuring the voices of fellow Python’s John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin along with Jones himself and Robin Williams.
Bill & Ben Productions today confirmed that Pegg, seen recently in Star Trek Into Darkness, The World’s End and Mission Impossible 4, is aboard the movie.
Pegg said: “As someone whose love of comedy was hugely informed by Monty Python, the chance to work with Terry was a gift. Meeting your heroes is one thing – working with them is something else.”
He will play Neil Clarke, a disillusioned school teacher who suddenly finds he has magical powers, bestowed upon him by aliens.
The aliens will be voiced by Cleese, Gilliam, Jones and Palin. US comedian Robin Williams will also star as the voice of Clarke’s faithful dog. Additional casting is underway.
Jones commented: “Simon Pegg is the absolutely perfect Neil.”
Pre-production starts Feb 2, with principal photography commencing in London on March 23, ahead of a sold-out reunion of the Monty Python troupe at the O2.
Sales, production and finance company GFM Films are handling worldwide sales and the AFM saw them close pre-sales with Icon (Australia), Svensk (Scandinavia), Myndform (Iceland), Telepool (German-speaking), Exponenta (CIS), ECS (Middle East), Shaws (Singapore) and VTI (former Yugoslavia).
Partner at GFM Films, Fred Hedman, said: “Distributor reaction to the script and creative elements at the AFM was terrific – a very positive start.”
Production finance has been secured by Absolutely Anything PLC.
The film is being produced by Ben Timlett and Bill Jones at Bill & Ben Productions. Jim Acheson is to design the production’s costumes and set.
Industry heavyweight Mike Medavoy, who previously worked with Terry Jones on Life Of Brian and Erik The Viking, will exec produce with Chris Chesser.
Timlett said: “We are extremely excited that Terry Jones’ and Gavin Scott’s script will soon be brought to life.
“Their collaboration has created a laugh-out-loud storyline, wonderfully quirky characters and dialogue that not everyone will be expecting.”
Source: screendaily.com
Categories: news, Tags: Kill Me Three Times
Simon Pegg gets his El Mariachi on for his new role, playing a ruthless assassin in Kriv
Stenders’ crime thriller “Kill Me Three Times”. “I personally believe comic actors make the best kind of villain,” said Stenders on why he cast the goofy Brit for the role.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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