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Pegg, Landis team for 'Burke And Hare'

Published Monday, Aug 24 2009, 14:18 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Pegg, Landis team for 'Burke And Hare'

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Simon Pegg is to lead the cast of John Landis's black comedy Burke And Hare.

Blues Brothers and American Werewolf In London helmer Landis informed Dread Central that he has recruited Pegg to star in his forthcoming project, scripted by Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft.

Burke And Hare will detail the gruesome West Port murders that happened in Edinburgh between 1827 and 1828. Killers William Burke and William Hare sold the bodies of their 17 victims to the Edinburgh Medical College for research purposes.

Pegg recently appeared in Star Trek and voiced a character in Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs. He can next be seen in road comedy Paul alongside regular collaborator Nick Frost.

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