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Shooting Begins on Landis' Burke and Hare
Source: Shock Till You Drop
February 4, 2010
John Landis has begun principal photography on Burke & Hare.
Joining Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis, as graverobbers William Burke and William Hare, respectively, are Isla Fisher (Confessions of a Shopaholic), Jessica Hynes (Spaced), Tom Wilkinson (Batman Begins), Tim Curry (Stephen King's It), Ronnie Corbett, Reece Shearsmith (The Cottage), David Schofield, Allan Corduner, Bill Bailey, Hugh Bonneville, Michael Smiley and Sir Christopher Lee!
Landis describes the film as a "black romantic comedy" in spite of its story which is a comedic take on the true story of the 1828 Edinburgh body-snatchers Burke and Hare. These two Irish entrepreneurs discover that a dead body can fetch a hefty price when the demands of the leading medical professors Dr. Knox (Tom Wilkinson) and Dr. Monroe (Tim Curry) reach beyond that of the local supply.
That's quite a cast! This is Landis' first fictional feature since the '90s. He's spent the last decade working on short films, television projects (Masters of Horror) and documentaries (Slasher).
Joining Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis, as graverobbers William Burke and William Hare, respectively, are Isla Fisher (Confessions of a Shopaholic), Jessica Hynes (Spaced), Tom Wilkinson (Batman Begins), Tim Curry (Stephen King's It), Ronnie Corbett, Reece Shearsmith (The Cottage), David Schofield, Allan Corduner, Bill Bailey, Hugh Bonneville, Michael Smiley and Sir Christopher Lee!
Landis describes the film as a "black romantic comedy" in spite of its story which is a comedic take on the true story of the 1828 Edinburgh body-snatchers Burke and Hare. These two Irish entrepreneurs discover that a dead body can fetch a hefty price when the demands of the leading medical professors Dr. Knox (Tom Wilkinson) and Dr. Monroe (Tim Curry) reach beyond that of the local supply.
That's quite a cast! This is Landis' first fictional feature since the '90s. He's spent the last decade working on short films, television projects (Masters of Horror) and documentaries (Slasher).
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Posted by: Matthew H. on February 4, 2010 at 12:09:09
That is honestly one of my all-time favorite casts. Simon Pegg and Serkis together is awesome.
Posted by: Avigrus on February 4, 2010 at 15:09:42
Awesome cast - Bill Bailey is a classic too. This should be worth a laugh or ten.
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