Hes the guy who made shaun of the dead and paul, after all, and while both were funny and each had an element of romance they were not in any way to be considered sophisticated romantic comedies. This is the best film simon pegg has ever made, and hes made a lot of very very good films, lake bell as nancy, is fantastic in man up, you would never know she was an american, her british accent is flawless, its a lovely and very funny film, oh. Jessica is on her way to waterloo station to meet a man shes been set up with by a mutual friend, whom shell recognize instantly because hell also be carrying the same book. Simon pegg and lake bell begin filming man up in london. Nancy lake bell, no strings attached is a delightfully unconventional 30something singleton, who has. A smarter romantic comedy in man up simon pegg and lake bell star in an inventive romcom elevated by a script that reflects the true, eccentric workings of relationships.
The film has since been voted one of the best british comedies ever made by many, including empire magazine and channel 4. Simon pegg and nick frosts truth seekers series picked up. Bell plays an english woman in her 30s who is mistaken by simon pegg as his blind date. Shaun of the dead 2004, hot fuzz 2007, and the worlds end 20. The comic timing may be off in certain parts, but some of the best moments are pegg and frosts interactions with the foulmouthed, motioncaptured alien. In writing man up, morris, too, became a student of romantic comedy, watching and rewatching her favourite examples of the genre when harry met sally. He went on to cowrite and star in the three flavours cornetto film trilogy. Man up trailer starring simon pegg and lake bell film. Sparks fly between simon pegg and lake bell in this smart, engaging romcom. Star trek star simon pegg opens up about struggles with depression, alcoholism. Twitter unimpressed by simon peggs geek culture criticism. He began as a tv actor and gained success for spaced, which he cowrote with jessica hynes. Andy serkis on the jungle book and star wars at empire film awards.
Peter parker gets his powers big change transformation scene spider man 2002 movie clip hd duration. New clip and posters for simon peggs man up with lake. The 10 best simon pegg movies you need to watch taste of. Here, its jack simon pegg whos prone to public crying jags yet undeterred from seeking happiness, and its nancy lake bell, doing a passable english accent whos retreated from the world and prefers to sit. Simon pegg, 38, on the other hand, is riding a career wave that has taken him all the way to moviestar status, appearing in mission. Simon pegg has 19 books on goodreads with 24455 ratings. Simon pegg and nick frost have teamed up for a comedyhorror series about paranormal investigators titled truth seekers, and the show has finally found a distribution home on amazon prime video.
Man up is a 2015 britishfrench romantic comedy film directed by ben palmer from a screenplay written by tess morris, starring lake bell and simon pegg. When he finds her at waterloo station, they are both holding the same book six billion people and you. But a misunderstanding leaves nancy holding the book and standing in the exact spot where peggs nervously chatty jack, 40 and divorced, is looking for jessica. Man up has a couple of bits that dont quite work and the ending is just silly, but for the most part, pegg and bell carry this thing through sheer force of personality. Man up knows what it is, and the result is unexpectedly refreshing and exceedingly charming. The unique life story of one of the most talented and inventive comedians, star of shaun of the dead, hot fuzz, and star trek. With lake bell, rory kinnear, ken stott, harriet walter. In an interview with the radio times the man up actor, who is rumoured to have a cameo in the forthcoming star wars film. Man up 2015 nancy lake bell, a single 34yearold woman, meets. They were expected to start filming for new romcom man up at the beginning of 2014. Simon pegg plays jack, a 40 year old divorced man who has planned a blind date with a 24 year old girl. The film follows a single 34yearold woman bell, who after being mistaken for a strangers blind date, finds the perfect boyfriend in a 40yearold divorce pegg.
English actor, writer and comedian simon pegg was born simon john beckingham in brockworth. This film, directed by ben palmer, reaches a feelgood conclusion at an anniversary celebration for. A single woman takes the place of a strangers blind date. Lake bell plays the 34 year old nancy who is taking the train home to her parents wedding anniversary. Simon pegg and lake bell dance to duran duran in man up. Zombies in north london, death cults in the west country, the engineering deck of the enterprise.
He is best known for his starring roles in shaun of the dead, hot fuzz, the comedy series spaced and his portrayal of montgomery scotty scott in the 2009 star trek film. Watch the man up trailer starring simon pegg as a charming romantic who catches the eye of an unluckyinlove cynic, played by lake bell. Simon pegg born simon john beckingham on february 14, 1970 is a british actor and comedian who has had breakout success in a wide range of movies. Published on may 9, 2015 from the director of the inbetweeners movie and the producer of hot fuzz and paul, comes the feelgood british romantic comedy man up starring lake bell and simon pegg. Man up, despite the title, is just that, however, and its got a nice twist in the narrative. Telling a woman to man up doesnt exactly count as progressive, but at least the british romcom man up reverses gender stereotypes less clumsily than trainwreck did. Today i braved the wind and rain and there was a lot of rain. He came to public prominence in the uk as the cocreator of the channel 4 sitcom spaced, directed by edgar wright. And right on schedule, simon pegg and lake bell were spotted shooting a scene together in a london underground. A guide to meeting your mate in the modern world, which. Man up is a british romantic comedy about a man and a woman who meets on a blind date. Simon pegg and nick frost are writing their next project.
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