Sometimes, in a zombie apocalypse, you need a plan. A plan like “Take car. Go to Mum’s. Kill Phil. Grab Liz, go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for all of this to blow over.”
2024 is the 20th anniversary of the release of Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead. Starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the film helped reinvigorate the zombie genre by working in healthy doses of romance and comedy. It then spawned two spiritual sequels (Hot Fuzz, The World’s End) and launched the careers of everyone involved. It’s a big movie, a big anniversary, and to celebrate, Focus brought the film back to one of the places that launched it, San Diego Comic-Con.
io9 was invited to visit a recreation of the Winchester Tavern, Shaun and Ed’s favorite haunt, at Comic-Con and found a space littered with Easter Eggs. Shaun’s flowers are in the trash. Chairs are stacked up by the windows. There’s a zombie in the jukebox. It’s a very cool space that, really, is an elaborate store selling special Shaun shirts, pins, and most importantly, a special beer by Beer Zombies Brewing Company. You couldn’t drink it in the bar cause, well, it didn’t have a liquor license, but it was cool nonetheless.
Here are a few images from inside the Winchester at Comic-Con 2024.
Online reservations for the experience are closed, but they are accepting walkups. If you’re at Comic-Con head to 520 Fifth Avenue or visit this link for more info.
On, and the movie itself is coming back to AMC Theaters from August 29-September 5. Head here for more info on that!
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