If you've only discovered
Simon Pegg and
Edgar Wright through their awesome-tastic movies
Shaun Of The Dead and
Hot Fuzz, you might have missed their earlier colaboration the slacker sitcom
Spaced (created by Pegg and
Jessica Hynes) that showed on British TV in the late nineties. Or like me, you might have discovered it at the time and followed their career ever since (sadly Hynes hasn't followed it up with anything worth talking about). Spaced has been back in the news recently though, when the news broke that a pilot for a US remake has been greenlit. And is to be directed by Charlies Angels helmer McG (shudder) .Pegg, Wright and Hynes have all spoken out against the project, (being dubbed 'McSpaced ') as they are not involved at all, and have not been consulted in any way. Which is frankly rude, but due to contractual factors, they are perfectly legally entitled to do. The project is blatantly cashing in on Pegg and Wright's movie success (poor Jessica Hynes is not even mentioned, depsite being an equal creator with Mr Pegg) without giving a penny to the creators. There's already a Facebook Group in protest, which you
can join here! As thousand already have!
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