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David Tennant And Simon Pegg To Star In John Landis's BURKE AND HARE!
Beaks here...
According to Bloody-Disgusting, John Landis has announced that David Tennant, aka "The Tenth Doctor", will join Simon Pegg in BURKE AND HARE!
Pegg and Tennant will star as the infamous duo who supplied a British medical school with cadavers they either harvested from graves or murdered themselves. Variations on the story have been told in Val Lewton/Robert Wise's classic THE BODY SNATCHER and Freddie Francis's solid THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS. Landis's version will be based on a screenplay by Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft, whose previous credits include the non-horror likes of GOAL III, ST. TRINIAN'S, and ST. TRINIAN'S 2: THE LEGEND OF CURLY'S FRITTON'S GOLD. Not the most confidence-inspiring titles, but I can't imagine Landis would be able to get Pegg and Tennant involved if the script were complete rubbish.
While you're waiting for Landis to get started on his first feature since 1998's SUSAN'S GAME, you should absolutely check out his terrific Don Rickles documentary, MR. WARMTH. Here it is in its entirety via Hulu!
And if you're a truly committed Landis fan, you may or may not want to read this interview I conducted years ago for Collider.com (part one and part two).
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Met Landis at San Diego Comic Con a few years back - he was very gracious and animated hanging around and chatting with us for quite some time. Hope this one puts him back on the map!
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not so mighty now
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Without killing anyone with a helicopter. Nothing would please me more. Seriously though, he's long overdue for a comeback and he deserves it. I really hope this comes off.
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.. Landis definitely needs a comeback... and so do we! He's one of the best ones over at Trailers From Hell too. Funny guy that Landis.
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And add that it sounds to have some horror. Anyone know what kinda movie it is? Like horror comedy?
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Burke and Hare didn't rob any graves. They just murdered lodgers in their boarding house and local drunks and prostitutes and Knox apparently wasn't particularly concerned how the cadavers were acquired, only that they were as fresh as possible.
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Am I going crazy, or did I see a trailer for this or another movie on the same subject a few months ago? I think it was here, even.
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I guess Tennant is Hare. I had Pegg pictured as Hare and Frost as Burke. Oh well...
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You're probably thinking of the trailer for I SELL THE DEAD starring Ron Perlman...
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is what you're probably thinking of. That's got zombies in it. And that hobbit guy from Lost.
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so this is a comedy? sounds like some really dark stuff, this could be hilarious if they play it straight and don't go too slapsticky. and mr. warmth is a must-see for any rickles fan or anyone interested in "old hollywood."
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That is all.
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Can't see that shit.
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love these two guys. This is going to be an awesome pair-up.
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Well besides Basic Instinct 2 rushing immediately to mind...
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They both worked on the show, but Pegg worked with Eccleston.
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Well.. it wasn't that bad anyway.
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That is it, thank you! Ahhh, that was driving me crazy. It was one of those really cool sounding films that I heard about, never heard anything else about, then, unfortunately, forgot about. Time to bookmark! Thanks!
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Good ep.
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Landis has been AWOL for too long
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Oct 14, 2009 1:04:51 AM CDT
I don't like Simon Pegg anymore. There. I said it.
by christian_bale_trashed_my_lights
Loved Spaced. Loved Shaun Of The Dead. But, you know what? Pretty much everything else that he's done afterwards has been shit (with the exception of two movies i don't want to mention by name, which weren't classics but entertained me. The director of those movies was interviewed by Quint this week and saying his name causes a certain Talkbacker to appear like Candyman).
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He can do anything. He's Scotty, dammit!
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That was David Morrissey.
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Is a dirty little Tory cunt. And he looks like a child molester.
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His awful, over the top wannabe-funny performances ruined much of Dr. Who. And don't start with that "He did Shakespeare" crap again! So did Keanu fuckin Reeves.
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David Morrissey, not Tennant who did Basic Instinct 2. And by the by Tennant is all skin and bones, honestly. Love the guy, but he looks anorexic.
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He aint made a decent movie since who knows
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Either be a 'first poster' or be a contributor to the thread. You can't be both. At least i don't think you can. 'First' posters = your opinion does not matter. Just my thoughts...
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Oct 14, 2009 2:52:28 AM CDT
landis doesnt deserve a comeback, he deserves a bunk in hell
by winteralfs
You dont get a pass for killing 2 little kids and vic morrow no matter how funny Coming to America was. Even if the courts say your innocent.
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and this sounds awesome, Simon Pegg and David Tennant sound like they'd go well together
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...but only cos i'm in the uk
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has anyone else ever noticed how allot of his movies contain a hot chick and/or nudity? seriously, first there's "Catholic High school Girls in Trouble" in Kentucky Fried Movie, Belushi spying on the Sorority girls in Animal House, Carrie Fisher in Blues Brothers, Jenny Agutter in An American Werewolf in London, Jamie Lee Curtis in Trading Places, Sue Bowser's boobs in Into The Night and of course the "Royal Bathers" in Coming To America
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Seriously, throw me a bone here!Oh God I didn't mean your bone!!!!*Squelch*Ewwwww!
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no it's not a bad thing at all! I was just pointing out something interesting that's all....
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....and then you'd better duck or else get your head cut the fuck off by a helicopter.
"CLOSER!! MORE EXPLOSIONS!! CLOSER!!"
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so dont have your hopes up for the quality of this movie.
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Seriously, Tennant and Pegg in the same movie? There's is simply no way this won't be at least enjoyable...
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no extra s
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i have seen spaced. shaun of the dead. and hot fuzz. i would like to see him stretch his acting and put in a performance that stuns everyone. i have always found him irratatingly one note. he does the same thing with every role.
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Great casting!
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So much for getting the scoop there fellas!
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American Werewolf, Trading Places, The Blues Brothers are CLASSICS. Sure, he made some dross too but he is a major talent. And as for people calling him a murderer need to get back on their ritalin. What happened on the TWZ set was an accident. It was a horrible, horrible tragedy which I'm sure haunts landis each and every day. Give the man a break. This film should hopefully be a return to form.
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... I know because I saw him come out of the screening at Frightfest. Don't think he was very impressed - he overheard me talking about it and said "You liked that movie?!" Then proceeded to slag off the performances as being like "Amateur Theatre Hour". Yes, I liked I Sell The Dead, but if Landis can do better, not least with Pegg and Tennant joining him, I'm all for it.
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I'm guessing you've never watched the DOCTOR WHO episodes "The Girl in the Fireplace" and "Human Nature/The Family of Blood" or otherwise you'd be profusely apologizing to the rest of us for making such a bullshit statement.
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the Twilight Zone incident was a freakin' accident, people need to stop acting like he personally shot them or something...
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You win today's AICN Moron Award. Congrats.
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which would seem to indicate a quality script is not at the top of his agenda.
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Sorry, pal. I really didn't mean to offend you in any way. Wasn't aware of that rule... but i guess i am now. I'm not going to call you a worthless cunt or anything either.
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I still think Tennant should be involved...
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That Landis interview is excellent btw. Really well done and very insightful. The stories he tells are great.
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Big Finish productions produced a story called "Medicinal Purposes" as part of their Doctor Who audio dramas. The story featured the Sixth Doctor but David Tennant was also in the cast as Daft Jamie.
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Oct 14, 2009 10:32:22 AM CDT
GOAL III, ST. TRINIAN'S, and ST. TRINIAN'S 2!?
by talkbacker with no name
Oh fuck right off! Is Landis starting with a dud script from the start? because all those 3 films are really bad and it's all down to the writing. Landis, Pegg and Tennant sounds great though!
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But i'll put all my money on it being no better if not worse than the first one. I'm rooting for this big time. But this really leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
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...there is a Police History museum on the Royal Mile, at the back of which is a pocketbook made out of the skin of William Burke. It's TRUE!!
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... when he signed that ridiculous Polanski petition. Made me less able to root for his comeback on a personal level, which is a stupid thing to do for a celebrity anyway, so I guess I should be grateful.
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On what planet is that, Beaks? The guy is an overacting ham who's involvement in Dr Who has kiddified it to the point that half the audience are foetus's. The writing in that show is fucking awful, but you reckon he won't be involved if the script for Burke and Hare aint up to scratch? COME ON!! The guy will work for a coffee and a sandwich, regardless of the script.
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Doctor Who was a waste of Tennant's acting skills (as it was for every other good actor associated with it) because it is shite. Always was, always will be. Tennant was great in the BBC's adaptation of "Casanova", and as a transvestite barmaid/man in "Rab C. Nesbitt" so I have high hopes for this flick. Even with Pegg, who I'd agree is a bit 'one-note' but still enjoyable enough.
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absolutely fantastic. it ain't his fault the quality of the scripts was so uneven. (hello, the one where moaning myrtle becomes a square of cement?).
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One iffy ep doesn't equal uneven script quality. The plain fact is that WHO at its best is the best SF/fantasy television in the world. And now the guy who scripted three successive Hugo winners is the showrunner...
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Yeah, and those three consecutive Hugo Award wins for "The Empty Child," "The Girl in the Fireplace" and "Blink" are obviously proof of that.
Go and peddle your shite somewhere else.
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WHO has some lesser eps, but when it's good, it's fucking amazing.
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Sure, I Sell the Dead looks like it has all the production values of Evil Dead, but it is fun and the writing carries it just enough to succeed.
Slimy rogues and self-serving doctors, sounds like just the thing to take me away from life's cares and the daily news reports.
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I'm hoping for something that has the reckless, full-throttle kick of "American Werewolf..." But when Landis hits bottom, he really hits bottom. Exhibit A: "Beverly Hills Cop 3" The prosecution rests, your honor.
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all that overacting?
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That tragedy was not simply an accident, but an avoidable accident that was caused by Landis skirting around labor laws, and pushing FX past the point of dangerous. Their is a reason Spielberg disowned him. Bottom line is he made questionable decisions, took chances, risked the lives of 2 kids and Vic Morrow, and lost control of his set. He played loose and fast and gambled, and 3 people were killed. After the accident he has not been conciliatory and humbled, he has acted as if he were the victim, like a prima-donna and a martyr. A self absorbed arrogant ass in denial.
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/not_guilty/twilight_zone/1.html
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I think my left nut could win a Hugo award.
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Peg was a blast on Doctor Who. Really looking forward to them working again!
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Peg was in Eccleston Who, but he was still quite fun. Will be fun to see these guys work together.
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They didn't killed anyone until they almost got caught robbing graves. There are still towers in Scotland that were erected because of them around cemeteries. Once they couldn't sell dead bodies they made them and sold those. Also they were Irish so why cast two English guys? whatever
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I will see this, John Landis.
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Is the Prosecuting Attorney totally dropped the ball. Landis killed Vic Morrow and those kids with his arrogance and incompetence.
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Absolutely, FLESH AND THE FIENDS is the definitive "Burke and Hare" movie (Cushing's performance as Dr. Knox is one of his best). Skip the U.S. release, i.e. THE FIENDISH GHOULS (total abortion, it appears someone lost the final reel). The entire cast was flawless--including Billie Whitelaw, a stand-out as the town slut. When the mood strikes, sample CIRCUS OF HORRORS (not Hammer, but the British bombshells [all linked to horror] and Anton Diffring's icy performance combine for one exploitation lassic.
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I just had a geekgasm when I heard about David Tennant being cast in "Burke and Hare along with Simon Pegg. Simon and David are my two most favorite actors ever. I am a huge Dr. Who Fan. IMHO David was the best Dr. ever. Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are my most favorite movies of all time. Simon was awesome as Scotty in ST XI. I have all of David and Simon's TV shows and movies in my DVD collection. "Blink" and "The Long Game" are my two favorite Dr. Who episodes. Simon was fantastic as the Editor in "The Long Game". BTW, David Tennant is a Scot not English. He attended the same drama school in Glasgow as James McAvoy (one of my other fave actors). Burke and Hare were Irish immigrants. I think Burke's wife ran a rooming house and that is how they obtained some of the bodies. I plan to take the Burke and Hare tour when I visit Edinbourgh next year. Sorry haters, but John Landis is one of my favorite horror directors. I will be seeing this film when it comes out in theatres.
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It is Edinburgh. My spelling sucks this morning.
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And while we all wait for you to receive your inevitable Hugo Award for Best Performance by a Microscopic Testicle, the rest of us will be watching the world's longest-running science-fiction series, DOCTOR WHO.
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Sorry haters, but John Landis is one of my favorite horror directors. I will be seeing this film when it comes out in theatres.
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You can appreciate his work as a director, just like you can appreciate Polanski's work as a director, but acknowledge that his negligence was responsible for killing those 2 kids and Vic Morrow, and you just don't care enough for that fact to impact you choosing to watch any more of his films. Landis being an arrogant prick guilty of manslaughter and also an uneven, if relatively talented, director are not mutually exclusive facts. Just like Polanski made a masterpiece in Chinatown, but hes still a rapist. Does that fact make Chinatown any less of a movie? -
His behavior in the courtroom, e.g. tripping the (female) proecuting attorney, circumvented any sort of sympathy. Landis is, indisputably, a talented director of comedy. But his arrogance eroded his career. This is all documented in the book (chronicling the TWILIGHT ZONE/court case).
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Numerous members of his film crew testified against him stating he was an egotistical bully who repeatedly refused to listen to the mortal danger he was placing a 6 and 7 year old infant in,he lied to their parents about the obvious jeopardy he planned to put them in.He screamed "LOWER,LOWER,LOWER" through a megaphone to the helicopter pilot until it was 24 feet above the MASSIVE explosions he had insisted upon(as Morrow and the two infants stood underneath).He quipped "We may lose the helicopter".Vic Morrow and a 6 year old child were decapitated and the 7 year old child died instantly solely to feed his overweaning ego.To save his own skin he even had the nerve to turn up (presumably on lawyer's advice) uninvited or wanted at Morrow's funeral,walked up to the pulpit and said to the decapitated man's wife and children "Tragedy can strike in an instant,film is immortal!!".Afterwards,at his trial he relied on the jury's lack of knowledge of the workings of a film set to pretend other people were responsible for his fatal decisions as he simpered (for himself) on the stand.His part of the final film was SLATED.He still tries to blame everyone else and paints himself as the victim.Repugnant.
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