Edgar Wright: The Definitive Guide To Homages, Influences And References

Edgar Wright - Joe Cornish Edgar Wright is a friend of and frequent collaborator with Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish, who present cult BBC Radio 6 show Adam and Joe. With some assistance from Wright €“ with whom he co-wrote Spielberg€™s The Adventures of Tintin €“ Cornish has branched out into directing, with cult smash Attack The Block providing his debut feature. Yet both men have provided cameos in Wright€™s films, and that includes Shaun of the Dead. As you can see in the DVD features, Joe cameos as a zombie who is gunned down by the military in the rom-zom-com. Adam unfortunately didn€™t get a part in the cult classic, because he was on holiday at the time. He had to make do with a bigger part in a later film, which is something we€™ll discuss later€
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