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    The Treatment

    Edgar Wright: The World's End

    Director Edgar Wright confesses he originally pitched "Shaun of the Dead" as Mike Leigh's "Love is Sweet," but with zombies. Mike Leigh's take? "Well it certainly had zombies."

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    By Elvis Mitchell • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

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