Three Flavours Cornetto
| Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Edgar Wright |
| Written by | Simon Pegg Edgar Wright |
| Produced by | Nira Park |
| Starring | Simon Pegg Nick Frost |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures (UK) Rogue Pictures (US) |
Release dates | Shaun of the Dead (2004) Hot Fuzz (2007) The World's End (2013) |
Running time | Shaun of the Dead (99 mins) Hot Fuzz (121 mins) The World's End (???) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £12 million |
| Box office | $110,613,166 (Worldwide) |
The Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy (also known as the Blood and Ice Cream trilogy)[1][2] is a series of films directed by Edgar Wright, written by Simon Pegg and Wright, produced by Nira Park, and starring Pegg and Nick Frost.
The first two films in the series are Shaun of the Dead (2004), "a romantic comedy with zombies", and Hot Fuzz (2007), a buddy cop action/comedy film. A third film, The World's End,[2][3][4] began shooting in September 2012 for a 2013 release.
Each film in the trilogy is connected to a Cornetto ice cream flavour – both of the films released to date feature scenes in which one of the main characters purchases a Cornetto of the appropriate flavour. Shaun of the Dead features a red strawberry flavoured Cornetto, which signifies the film's bloody and gory elements,[5] Hot Fuzz includes the blue original Cornetto, to signify the police element to the film,[6] and The World's End will feature the green mint choc-chip flavour.[2][7] The use of the three flavours/colours of Cornetto is a reference to Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colours film trilogy.[8]
Reception
Critical reception
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|
| Shaun of the Dead | 91%[9] | 76[10] |
| Hot Fuzz | 91%[11] | 81[12] |
| The World's End | - | - |
Box office
| Film | Release Date | Budget | Worldwide Gross | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | United States | |||
| Shaun of the Dead | 9 April 2004 | 24 April 2004 | £4 million | $30 million |
| Hot Fuzz | 14 February 2007 | 20 April 2007 | £8 million | $80 million |
| The World's End | 14 August 2013 | 25 October 2013 | - | - |
| Total | £12 million | $110 million | ||
References
- ^ Edward Douglas (16 April 2007). "EXCL: The Guys of Hot Fuzz!". Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ a b c "Hot Fuzz duo confirm third movie". BBC News. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ Elisabeth Rappe (22 May 2009). "Simon Pegg and Nick Frost Introducing 'Paul'". cinematical.com. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ Simon Reynolds (15 December 2010). "Wright to start World's End (2013)". www.digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ^ Shaun of the Dead DVD commentary
- ^ Hot Fuzz DVD commentary
- ^ "Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost Might Finally Finish Up Their Ice Cream Trilogy". I Watch Stuff. 2011-12-12. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ^ Elisabeth Rappe (3 April 2008). "Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg going to The World's End". cinematical.com. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ Three Flavours Cornetto at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ Three Flavours Cornetto at Metacritic
- ^ Three Flavours Cornetto at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ Three Flavours Cornetto at Metacritic
External links
Shaun of the Dead
- Shaun of the Dead at IMDb
- Shaun of the Dead at AllMovieInvalid ID.
- Shaun of the Dead at Box Office Mojo
- Shaun of the Dead at Rotten Tomatoes
- Shaun of the Dead at Metacritic
Hot Fuzz
- Hot Fuzz at IMDb
- Hot Fuzz at AllMovieInvalid ID.
- Hot Fuzz at Box Office Mojo
- Hot Fuzz at Rotten Tomatoes
- Hot Fuzz at Metacritic