Have you been good today? After all, it is Good Friday. If you have behaved yourself (and, let’s face it, even if you haven’t, because this is the IntarWebz, and nobody knows), then you’re entitled to a little treat, as tweeted by Mr. Simon Pegg. We’ve been eagerly awaiting the first glimpse at footage from his latest acting gig, A Fantastic Fear Of Everything, and he’s just offered up the trailer. Take a peek below.
Directed by former Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills with a co-directing credit for Chris Hopewell, **Fantastic Fear **finds Pegg on nervy form as Jack, a children’s author switching up his career to become a crime novelist and diving headfirst into researching gruesome Victorian violence. Trouble is, Jack is a nervous wreck, and his new assignment sends him spiralling into a paranoid nightmare that forces him to confront all the lingering demons of his life. Among them? His love life, the laundrette and the origin of all fear… Oh, and a mysterious hedgehog.
From the looks of this, it could be a wild, weird little ride, dark humour blended with odd animation and an underpants-clad performance from the man himself. Also along for the ride are the likes of Paul Freeman, Clare Higgins, Amara Karan and Kerry Shale.
A Fantastic Fear Of Everything will be out on June 8, which is good news for everyone save those with a crippling fear of popcorn.