25 Greatest Easter Eggs From The Last 20 Years Of Horror
13. Land Of The Dead
What bigger a gift could a film fan ask for, than to appear in a movie itself? Its a lifelong dream for some to be immortalised as the Guy Who Gets Hits By A Car, or the Impatient Person In A Lift, and the opportunity is even more gold-edged if it comes from a genuine icon of the film-making world.
Two of George Romeros biggest supporters were given that opportunity thanks to their own dedication to their idol. But rather than playing dodgy, superfluous cameos - they were snarling, beautifully made up zombies. As a pat on the back for their work on zombie send-up Shaun Of The Dead, Romero commended Simon Pegg and director Edgar Wright and invited them to take a role in his next undead instalment, Land Of The Dead.
Their moment in the gloom is brief, clocking in at around fifteen seconds, with the pair chained up as photo booth zombies patrons can pay to have their snap taken with - because that kind of monster abuse has always gone down without any hitches.