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'Hot Fuzz' heats up
Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg reveal all about their 'Shaun of the Dead' follow-up.
Mar 2 2006
The TOMB caught up with Edgar Wright recently for a chat about all things horror, and while the 'Shaun of the Dead' writer-director was his typically chipper and forthcoming self on the subject, when the conversation turned to forthcoming feature 'Hot Fuzz', he became disconcertingly tight-lipped.
Well now a press release is out, and all our questions have been answered, including full plot details, which go something like this:
Police constable Nicholas Angel is good at his job; so good in fact, he makes everyone else look bad. As a result, his superiors at the Met have decided to sweep him under the carpet. So it is that London's top cop finds himself in 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, an oafish but well meaning young constable, who dreams of being Mel Gibson. 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.
Predictably, Simon Pegg will play Angel while Nick Frost is Butterman. As for the rest of the cast, it's a veritable who's who of British acting talent, including Jim Broadbent, Timothy Dalton, Steve Coogan, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine, Bill Bailey, Paul Freeman and Edward Woodward.
Production is set to start later in the year, and keep your eyes close to the TOMB as we'll have a slew of 'Hot Fuzz' exclusives coming soon.
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