First Burke and Hare Set Photos

Posted by Allan Ford 1 March, 2010 (1) Comment

Burke and Hare photo, Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis

A brand new batch of photos from black comedy Burke and Hare has just been released.

A comedic take on the true story of the 1828 Edinburgh body-snatchers William Burke and William Hare. These two Irish entrepreneurs discover that a dead body can fetch a hefty price when the demands of the leading medical professors Dr. Knox and Dr. Monroe reach beyond that of the local supply.

Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis play William Burke and William Hare respectively, also stars Isla Fisher, Tim Curry, Tom Wilkinson, John Cleese, and Stephen Merchant.

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Simon Pegg Cast in John Landis’ New Film “Burke and Hare”

Posted by Allan Ford 24 August, 2009 (0) Comment

Burke and Hare, Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg has signed onto the John Landis (Blues Brothers, Trading Places) black comedy “Burke and Hare,” according to Dread Central.

” Burke and Hare” is the story of William Burke and William Hare, Irish immigrants also known as the West Port murders, that robed graves to sell the bodies to Edinburgh Medical College for dissection between 1827 and 1828. Eventually the pair started to murder in order to get more bodies to sell.

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