Simon Pegg looks back at Shaun of the Dead: ’We literally paid the zombies a pound’ | British GQ
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- Simon Pegg looks back at the iconic pub scene from Shaun of the Dead in British GQ's Action Replay. As the Hollywood actor critiques the scene, learn some fascinating Shaun of the Dead trivia, such as the zombie extras, who were all paid about a pound to turn up...
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Simon Pegg looks back at Shaun of the Dead: ’We literally paid the zombies a pound’ | British GQ - Zábava
It actually scares me to remember that it isn’t the mid 2000s anymore and Simon Pegg has actually aged...
Same here, Saw this in movie theaters when i was in 6th grade and will never forget it! Still my top 10 favorite movies ever.
yes he has..
Its nice to see someone saying this about him. Most people seem to not be able to remember that this film is around 15 yearsold and think the poor guy is extreamly ill. Meanwhile he looks like your avarage overworked, tired old British guy. Plus he is almost 50.
its a scary thought
And Diane is now Auntie Hilda in Netflix's new Sabrina Spellman's show :c
"Extras often moan, but these ones were doing it on purpose"
Why do people get so many likes just from saying the same thing in the video?
@@yayeet4842 because it's funny
@@yayeet4842 He's quoting a hilarious and true point of filmmaking. People who also liked that bit often like the comment for it. I think the real question is, why don't you give the comment a like? As stated above, it's funny.
- me 2019
Told myself i would stop reading comments if i saw this line darn didnt even het past five
One of the greatest comedies of all time
Don't you mean the greatest comedy trilogy?
One of the best movies of all time.
@@NumaanTahir they're all great but I really only can rewatch Shaun of the Dead. The other 2 aren't as funny or engaging to me.
@@RenewedRS fair enough i really enjoy both hot fuzz and shaun of the dead
@@RenewedRS worlds end is better
Kids... he’s not bored. He’s not tired. He’s a near 50 year old man being lit mercilessly by the GQ cameraman, watching s film he’s watched more in an editing bay than you’ve ever watched anything in your whole life (including your childhood phase of rewatching a Disney movie every day for a year).
Also training with a trainer for some new movie apparently. That’s why he’s so thin/muscular
He’s seems like a loser now
I used to watch shrek then when it finished I would watch it again
@@stephanusghibellino He's British. Our 50 is Hollywood 70.
Theres literally another video by the same channel in the recommended videos to the side that has simon pegg seemingly doing the exact same thing and commenting on Shaun of the Dead the same year this video was released, so he's probably done loads of these
If I had a pound for every time I have rewatched Shaun of the Dead, I’d have a cracking time on the fruit machine
XD Same
I'd have all the zombie extras! 😂
Fruit machine? -hamburger person
On behalf of all Americans, I ask you this question, "What?? 😂😂😂"
@@Crv977368 basically a slot machine in a pub (bar)
“We all thought it would be funny to relentlessly beat and old man to death whilst ‘Don’t stop me now!’ played.” - Simon Pegg on Shaun of the Dead
Taiwanlight Undead
He was right. It was funny.
@@chaosmastermind better than the obvious another one bights the dust.
Make Shaun of the dead part 2
From dusk till Shaun 😂
Yer maybe Ed brakes out and starts a new plage
Or night of the living ed 😂
Ethan Skys that’s a horrible idea, good movies don’t need sequels.
Itzz Maxiboyy brilliant 😂
Thank GOD they aren't American so they won't do this.
Why does everyone want everything redone and remade untill we all hate it? Why can't we leave something brilliant alone?
"I'm quite all right, Barbara, I ran it under a cold tap." - Bill Nighy's performance was Oscar-worthy.
How were the neighbors?
A bit bitey.
the very obvious one that may have flew over everyone's head was that Shaun's mum is named Barbara and Ed shouted to the phone saying "WE'RE COMING TO GET YOU BARBARA!"
The British answer to everything, "run it under cold tap"
@@MindOfJigsaw1 😂
@@derrinballard7239 😂
"it's on random" most insignificant yet best line in this scene. I laughed so loud.
Isha Aguilera I never got why it was so funny XD
Like it’s on random so the next song wasn’t picked by a person, but is that the joke? I don’t get it >_
@@DeathnoteBB I think it's reference to earlier in the film when Eds trying to comfort Shaun after Liz dumps him and a super soppy song comes on, can't remember the name of it but it starts "If you leave me now, you'll take away the biggest part of me". The same comments are made then about it being on random
I remember being a kid coming home from school right across from this pub they shot in and just seeing zombies on their lunch break 😂 if only I knew who Simon Pegg and Nick Frost were at that age!
That would have been class😂👌
@Top Lobster It was turned into flats right after! The scene at the end where they burn it down really happened!
R/thathappend.
chodeman it probably did, mate
@@chodeman2708 you murdered them with facts and logic
I still associate Dont Stop me Now with Shaun of the Dead. Everytime the chorus comes on I think of the clicking with the switches and the light outside. Love this movie so much.
And this new generation will associate it with the Sonic film, which isn't a bad thing, they're a bit young to be watching this yet I think XD
Roadent1241 Or the Queen movie
@@DeathnoteBB Well that one's obvious XP
Makes me wanna dancefight a zombie with a pool cue in the Winchester
Hardcore Henry beats it in the category of "best use of Dont Stop me now juxtaposed with ultraviolence" imo.Although I do thing this one was first.
"Return of the living Ed" should be the sequel!! Ed gets loose and wreaks havoc on London!! Shaun to the rescue!!
Or at least a short film bonus
And he becomes the king of the zombies
That's actually a pretty cool name for a sequel
Everyone says he looks depressed and bored. But he just looks really really tired.
It's called ageing.
Its called being british
@@aburakuma4600 its their stereotype?
Most actors are tired of movies they've done or interviews aren't their specialty..
Also it isn't a British stereotype, he used to smoke during his mid 20's and quit a few years later so he will look like that.
@@aburakuma4600 Typical response from someone that has never been to Britain
Such a talented guy and so funny, this is a brilliant movie
Alden Clarke oh yeah, when was that? That was 5 years ago
@@tjayw03 Whens he going home.
Simon Pegg is honestly my hero. Hes a massive geeky nerd who has gotten to make fun goofy movies and take part in the biggest geekdoms ever. Hes a hard worker who treats all the people around him fantastically based on the reports. I love the man
I mean Simon Pegg , Nick Frost and Edgar Wright is the best trio in the movie world you just cannot beat them
Their movies are fantastic and Edgar is a straight up genious when it comes to movies
genius*
Saccharine of irony, misspelling the word genius.
Agreed. Love them all. Unfortunately Worlds End doesn’t get the love it deserves though.
@@paulypoobrain2929 The World's End had the best acting of the three, Hot Huzz was the best overall qualtiy film, and Shaun was the most fun imo.
neisan92 well said
I'm glad Simon has cleared up the Boogaloo/Winchester issue, as a North London native I've had many arguments with friends over this AND I WAS RIGHT.
What is the official story on that? A lot of American fans of the Cornetto Trilogy never understood the Pub situation in real life.
@@xTWOTONTIMx well, there is a pub in Highgate (near where I live) called the Boogaloo, which used to go by a different name and it's apparently where Shaun of the Dead was conceived. The confusion comes because there is a pub called The Winchester that's not that far away, so people think that is the pub the movie is based on, but it's all lies and deception!
@@HeawyMedal Ah, Sounds like I need to come down to the Boogaloo
@@xTWOTONTIMx for sure, also part of shaun of the dead was filmed nearby, the scene where he goes to the shop, the address of the shop is 96 Weston Park, Crouch End, London N8 9PP, check it out on street view!
Looking a tad depressed and worn out. Hope he’s feeling okay...
He lost a lot of weight for a film recently.
Depression comes with being British
Evan Walsh lol it happens to everyone
If to you that looks like a depressed people I don't know in what kind of culture you live in.
@@dellzincht exactly, that plus the fact that he's nearly 50! Let the guy age
Shaun of the dead and zombieland are two of the best zombie movies
Edit:these are my opinions
DocDuck I'd also add 28 days later
Debatable but they are good.
DocDuck Total different but Dawn of the Dead 2004 is the best zombie movie ever made.
DocDuck if you don’t mind foreign films you should watch the train to busan
They're the best zombie comedies imo, but not necessarily the best zombie films ever
I love his phrasing when talking about breakdancing - "This explosion of creativity in the Bronx in 1977, that by 1982 had made it up to Gloucestershire" -it's like he's narrating a documentary.
I have watched this countless times and it never gets old.
peanutbutterballs yes it did just like dogs can’t look up 🧐
it's only been out a week
Boogie Man he’s talking about the movie :)
This movie is a classic. Enough said.
Yea boiiiii
So is all the cornetto trilogy
“And that was the lsat time we saw Steve the stuntman”
The freackin’ killed him for that shot
7:19 "2 seconds is a returning motif in the movie if you didn't already know that. why would you?"
maybe simon because this is one of the finest movies in british culture and everyone who's seen it has seen it twenty or more times and we pretty much know every line in the movie, thank you very much
Nope, I've seen it 2 or 3 times that's it
@@dannydbrown90 didn't ask mate
“One of the extras, he was really tall and he was standing next to a light”
Good ‘ol dad joke
I don't get it
@@eliaszelaya7608 nobody explain
Wait now im confused
James -_- what
James -_- ...Don’t think it was a joke. Lights are hot...
The comedies of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost were amazing. One more?!
Jay B Search for “Slaughter House Rulez” it’s a new film currently in production by the two!
@@SargentZombieHunter0 in production? It came out last year, wasn't very good, and wasn't written by Pegg nor Frost, merely released by their production company. Edgar Wright also had nothing to do with it.
I have a theory that both pegg and frost And Gervais and merchant will all collab in the ultimate reunion quintumveret
IAmRedherrings Imagine that!😳😳
They are writing another horror comedy together for I believe a 2020 release. It is set in Sweden
This scene helped make this movie so dear to me. Like Simon said, it’s like a precursor to Baby Driver. I absolutely love how everything going on in the scene is timed perfectly to fit the music and it suits the overall parallels going on in the film. This is my favorite movie ever.
dogs CAN look up
Big Al was full of it.
Yup, but hearing this supposed 'fact' made me question myself, and I double checked using my pet dog haha!!! Shaun Of The Dead semi convinced me that I'd never noticed that my dog couldn't look up!!!
I think it’s pigs that can’t look up
@@Isa-qh3ue I cant even double check that one haha!!!
hianedae I brought this up to drunken men and got to enjoy them debating this for 4 hours straight. 😂
saw him in kefalonia, greece, looks sound, respected him and his family and didnt go over, if i were to say anything to him though it would definitely be: me strolling by, stopping him, pointing at his shirt and saying "youve got red on you", then casually walk past.
Hahahaaaaaaaaaaaa that would be hilarious 😂
Brilliant.. 😁
Kefalonia is his favourite hoilday destination, I saw him there 15 years ago and same scenario
Yeah, like you’d be the first...
I was pleasantly surprised by Shaun Of The Dead, it was funny, Simon made me cry, omg, it was mindblowing lol
Pleasantly surprised. Crying. Mindblowing. Make your mind up.
I don’t know why but every time Simon smiled when watching the scene made me happy because you could truly see how proud he was of his and Edgar’s creation and rightly so!
Simon looks kind of sad or depressed in this interview.
One_Psychotic_Summer its becous hes british🤣jk. But honestly he looks more tired like some sort of jetlag
@@Anamamma1 I am British and.....you are correct haha
More like he doesn’t wanna be their
@@Josh-gw4ys I hate to be "that guy" but "there". Hey, it is Sunday and I am bored. Lol
Master Plan noob
Simon stopped the bag of that pub claiming he wrote about it 😂
I had already left school by the time Simon joined. wished I had the privilege. good mention to Upton St Leonards
I thought he was Brockworth
@@mattday7337 He was but Upton and Brockworth aren't that far apart www.google.com/maps/dir/Brockworth,+Gloucester/Upton+St+Leonards,+Gloucester/@51.8404341,-2.1869599,15.25z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x4871053959523489:0x49a99024774280c6!2m2!1d-2.1608329!2d51.846509!1m5!1m1!1s0x4871058814c388c1:0xa0d8b266793ed30!2m2!1d-2.1988439!2d51.834344!3e0
OK, which celebrity did you go to school with top-trumps, Tom Hardy was in my class...
He looks depressed I wanna give him the hug for all the effort he put through.
One reason I love this movie is that this movie wasn’t scared to let the main character have everything taken away from him unlike most movies when the character losses something then nothing else
I love how this movie repeats many used quotes over and over throughout and its hilarious every time!
"You've got red on you"
I've had and watched this movie for years and I'm still not done laughing at it. Still cracks me up every time 😁👌🏻.
"HE'S GOT AN ARM OFF!!!"
NovaxRed “in the garden, ......there’s a girl..”
That was so funny
Shaun of The Dead is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE movies ever! And I've seen every movie that Simon & Nick have done together! They are amazing!
The Cornetto Trilogy is great
One of the best comedies/horror flicks ever. I watch it at least once or twice a year.
Never heard anyone pronounce diegetic sound like that before 😂
Never heard anyone say diegetic sound before
@@jjvince8563 Diegetic sound is audio which is actualised within the scene, as in it produced within the filmed universe, able to be heard by the characters. Non-diegetic sound is audio which is created externally from the universe, such as background music (radio's and instruments within the scene count as diegetic), eery sound effects and etc.
how would you pronouce it?
@@aaronsinson3263 thanks for playing along
@@ec1888cfc Die-ah-dje-tic
“Yes! In the head!”
*hits Shaun in the head*
“Aaaahhh!”
Just recently watched my Spaced boxset again.
Still brilliant, still cracks me up when Brian is disappointed not to see Father Christmas stood behind the door when he opens it, only Tim.
Simon Pegg looks Hollywood healthy- what I mean is, very unwell.
larry larrkin I read another comment saying he’s lost a lot of weight for a new film coming up or summat
He has been on a massive work out with a personal trainer, he is very skinny but also very ripped, it is for a new role in an upcoming movie.
Alcohol does that
He probably ain't eating any children
Right? Why does he look so tired and prob hence why he is shall we say the opposite of "bubbly" its like awww man i was hoping his happyness would be more equivalent to how cool i/we think he is :/
wow the actual bar named “the winchester” just got charbroiled
Can we just appreciate his acknowledgment of such small environmental autheniticies such as the tinsle in the jar to aid the conveyance of his character...
Someone’s read a dictionary...
@@jockmcgraw5547 me scared of big word
In English, please
@@pootisspencer5029 lol why are people acting like he cited shakespearean literature for his comment. Literally none of the words he used aren't still used in modern day.
@@omnistellar5647 Because the tinsel didn't convey anything about his character, it was set-dressing and said something about the pub, but nothing about Shaun's character. So Nathan is just chucking words out.
This is still one of the best movies
I love Simon Pegg but am I the only one that felt he didn't want to be there (shooting this video)?
Jack Darrer same
I think most celebrities act like this when some CZcams company asks them to talk about something for 10 or so minutes. I'd be very bored aswell
nitronica “Some CZcams company” its from GQ 😂😂😂
@@smallslimboy the first time I hear of them
You want him to be fake and act excited?
I used to binge watch this movie when I was younger , I loved how it was a good zombie movie AND a good comedy .
Watched this a million times! Every time it’s on TV you can’t help watching it! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
I'd love to see a Spaced reunion.
Me too
Im not sure it could work, realistically. Edgar sure thinks it wouldn't.
No, as much as I love it it ended well. Only progression would be Tim and daisy getting together and that would spoil the whole thing
When i was 14 when this came out i remember me and my best friend snuck into the theater to see it. miss those days
5:55 Reasons why I love Edgar Wright. Also amazingly done in Scott Pilgrim.
Thank you for doing this, Shaun of the dead is in my top 3 all time movies.
Edgar wright is a cinematic god
One of the greatest Zombie Comedies Ever!
My number 1 movie of all time, great acting, superb dialogue, excellent script and, perfect directing....
An absolute classic. Thankyou so much Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. This will never get old. ❤
I mosdef got more than a pound to be a zombie. Mosdef the best cast and crew and set I have ever worked on... what an experience. We shot at Ealing studios, had fry ups every morning and sore contact lens.
Simon is my favorite actor, I wish he could make movies like this
It's weird how old he looks but also how young as he was in shaun of the dead
In English pls fella 🤣
Well Shaun of the Dead did come out 16 years ago in 2004
I'd happily be paid a pound to star in any of his films 😂
Isn't a pound 1.00?
@@miaduckett4857 That is correct
Roger's car It is £1.
Could happily get a Greggs sausage roll with that~
Spaced was a great show
Hilarious, I was just thinking about this sequence the other day. Any time that song comes on the radio now this is what I think of lol
And kingsman
Imagine being able to play a zombie in this legendary film, what an honour.
One of the greatest comedies ever! Love it, great to hear Simon go in depth on a scene, would love to see
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Thank you for all of this especially now during quarantine! Deeply heartfelt
This scene was the first time I ever heard 'Don't Stop Me Now' and then that song became my favourite song for a good number of years.
He looks vacant, with a hint of sadness
I see what you've done, nice.
I'd be too if I lived in England. Not enough sunshine for me.
Nice
Well done lol
yeah that’s what being english does for you
I knew it was a returning motif!! Literally one of my favorite films. Everyone did so well.
My favorite movie of all time. I have no idea how many times I’ve watched it since 2004.. and I still find something new every now and again. A truly brilliant film.
I dont think hes sad, i think hes feeling nostalgic.
Side note- Edgar Wright is an incredibly talented director
I’d love to see a Mitchell/Webb & Pegg/Frost collab. I think that would be interesting. Similar dry humour
This is all I want in life
Never realised I wanted those guys to collab until your comment. That would be amazing.
add Gervais + Merchant as well
And Gervais/merchant
Gregor Carlin no
thanks alot to the channel and Simon Pegg to add such awesome information about the scenes of my favorite zombie film, can't count how many times i watched this film since it was released, again thanks for the good content.
Absolutely Brilliant! I've watched this film at least 35 times by now and Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are both heroes.
7:46 hey wow i love her face there too
2:21
He still laughs at this scene after probably seeing it a million times
This scene was the reason the Free Bird Church scene from Kingsman exists and for that I am incredibly thankful. Both are amazing cinematic masterpieces of scenes imo.
I remember watching this film as a kid and being genuinely terrified by the impending doom of the whole pub section. I loved this film so much.
one of my favorite movies of all time
I must have seen this movie up to a dozen times more or less and still surprises me: I Don think I noticed the two seconds recurring joke. Man do this films go far and beyond. Great video
This was my favorite scene haha so funny to hear about all the behind the scenes and editing from Simon.
Shaun Of The Dead was a zombie masterpiece.
A classic.
Jesus I’ve watched the film like a million times and there’s still so much I miss
(Jesus thought it was funny too, when we watched it together) ;)
I *lovelovelovelove* this man.
This has literally been one of my favorite films! I have it on dvd and I’ve watched it at least 7 or 8 times😍 I can just watch it again and again!
The smile on Simon's face when the music starts. Pure nostalgia.
I hope Simon understands that I'm a HUGE fan of this movie and the way they'd repeat scenes with different variables. I absolutely loved it and noticed every bit of it!!! It was very similar to the cop one he made,
One of my favourite films
My late husband and I discovered Spaced and I always will remember how much we just adored it. It makes me so sad and so happy.
I could just listen to Simon Pegg narrate all of his movies, all the way through, on repeat for the rest of my life, and I'd never get bored
And that was the last we saw of Steve the stunt man absolutely sent me. Pegg is a legend.
Why is this just now showing up in my recommended?
I saw just today, 5 months after you
I beat you both😂
Now just needs to do the whole movie like that! Still hands down his best work!
Shawn of the Dead classic. Simon Pegg legendary. One of my favorite movies and actors. Mr. Pegg is incredibly talented from perfect comedic timing to serious drama. The best.
i love this movie, has got to be my all time favorite "zombie movie". i can watch this movie over and over and it never gets old and is always funny
This scene was so hilarious when I saw it for the first time in theaters. Whenever I hear Don’t Stop Me Now I think of this scene! 😂
I love everything about Shaun of the Dead. Had to have watched it like 100+ times
When this movie came out on DVD I watched it so much that I learned every single line in the movie.
I could probably still quote the whole thing.
Such a classic!
when people ask how i am i 90% say "surviving" i got that from this film years ago and it's now just habit.
Lol I'm Spanish and I say always that haha since I watched this film