Today 3 different email newsletters gave me the chance to win tickets to “the new movie from the team that brought you Hot Fuzz.” I felt a public service announcement was needed to counteract all the misinformation.

Pretty much the only similarity between Hot Fuzz/Shaun of the Dead and Run, Fat Boy, Run is that they all star Simon Pegg in the lead role. (And a cameo from Dylan Moran)

Hot Fuzz/Shaun were written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright and directed by Edgar Wright. Although set in London, RunFBR was written by US comedian Michael Ian Black and directed by David Schwimmer (you know, from Friends).

The poster for RunFBR states it was written by Simon Pegg, but he only adapted the US script to make it more palatable to a UK audience. (”Pegg was employed as a co-writer to “polish” the US script and make it work in a London setting … Pegg agrees that the movie is “absolutely” pitched at the American market” “http://www.theage.com.au/news/film/running-gag/2008/02/28/1203788546008.html)

To be honest, i’m not all that interested in seeing a romantic comedy that shows a “fairy-book” view of what life is like in London and that is heavily sponsored by Nike (”The film’s marathon is called the Nike River Run, Dennis is given a box-fresh set of Nikes by his landlord and, at times, it appears that the capital itself is sponsored by the sports giant.” see link above). Maybe when it’s on DVD…

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