Shaun of the Dead appear in the film. The strip was made available on the DVD release of "Shaun", along with two other strips that wrapped up "Plot Holes" in the film, like how Dianne escaped and survived the Winchester incident, and Ed's fate after taking refuge in the pub's basement. Shaun of the Dead Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 horror comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, co-written by Wright and Simon Pegg, and starring Pegg and Nick Frost. Pegg plays Shaun, a directionless Londoner who is caught in an apocalyptic zombie uprising. The film was a critical and commercial success and
Dawn of the Dead (2004 film) Wooley's Diner echoes Jim Baffico's character role Wooley. In the United Kingdom, "Dawn of the Dead" and "Shaun of the Dead" were originally scheduled to be released the same week, but due to the similarity in the names of the two films and plot outline, UIP opted to push back "Shaun" release by two weeks. It was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. The film grossed $59 million at the US box office and $102 million worldwide. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes offers the film a 75% approval rating from 185 critics and an average rating