Meeting Simon Pegg
Things have been quiet on the BGR front for the past few weeks. We are still waiting to hear back from some festivals, and have to enter more festivals as they open up their submissions. We are also hard at work on our next movie, Red Scare. You can see Red Scare information at www.indiegogo.com/red-scare. We have already raised over $3,000 and have some more to go to our goal. Please spread the word.
So, tonight, me, Isaac, Loarina, Tony, and Tony's girlfriend went to the Strand Bookstore in NY because Simon Pegg was signing his new book there. As soon as I heard that he was signing in NY, I knew I wanted to go. I have been a huge fan of Simon Pegg's since Shaun of the Dead, and have followed him since. I would be lying if I said that BGR wasn't at least slightly influenced by Shaun of the Dead... Everyone who made BGR LOVES Shaun of the Dead.
Since we have gotten our BGR DVD's I have sent a few copies of the movie to a few celebrities through their agents and production companies. But that's a gamble. Who knows if the people working there will pass the DVD's on. So, when I saw an opportunity to put the DVD into Simon Pegg's hands, I jumped at the chance.
We waited in line for awhile, blah blah blah, yadda yadda yadda. Eventually we were able to get the books signed. When I went up, I asked if I could give him a copy of the DVD. I told him how much of an influence he was on us, etc. He said he would give it a watch. He also said that I sort of looked like him on the BGR cover. I tried to explain that it wasn't intentional, but even my cast and crew never believed that one.
So, yeah, one of my favorite actors/filmmakers has a copy of my movie. That is a pretty big deal for me.
Some pictures!
