Shaun of the Dead: book You’ve Got Red on You looks back at the film

On October 19th, 1984 Publishing will be releasing author Clark Collis’s book You’ve Got Red on You: How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life, which (as you may have deduced from the title) takes a look back at the making of Edgar Wright’s 2004 horror comedy Shaun of the Dead (watch it HERE). Copies of You’ve Got Red on You can be pre-ordered on Amazon, and the limited first edition of the hardcover contains red foil gilded page edges, foil cover elements, and a black satin ribbon marker.

The 424 page book has the following description:

How did a low-budget British movie about Londoners battling zombies in a pub become a beloved global pop culture phenomenon?

You’ve Got Red on You details the previously untold story of 2004’s Shaun of the Dead, the hilarious, terrifying horror-comedy whose fan base continues to grow and grow. After consulting dozens of the people involved in the creation of the film, author Clark Collis reveals how a group of friends overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to make a movie that would take bites out of both the UK and the US box office before ascending to the status of bona fide comedy classic.

Featuring in-depth interviews with director Edgar Wright, producer Nira Park, and cast members Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Bill Nighy, Lucy Davis, and Coldplay singer Chris Martin, the book also boasts a treasure trove of storyboards, rare behind-the-scenes photos, and commentary from famous fans of the movie, including filmmakers Quentin Tarantino and Eli Roth, Walking Dead executive producer Greg Nicotero, and World War Z author Max Brooks.

As Pegg’s zombie-fighting hero Shaun would say, “How’s that for a slice of fried gold?”

Collis had this to say about the book:

Shaun of the Dead is one of my favourite films and I thought I knew everything there was to know about it. I couldn’t have been more wrong. You’ve Got Red on You is full of never-before-heard tales of behind-the-scenes struggles, battles, and near-disasters. But it’s also the story of how a bunch of mates made their dream movie about people fighting zombies in a London pub and discovered that dream was embraced by audiences all around the world. I hope people have as much of a blast reading it as I did writing it.”

Edgar Wright says You’ve Got Red on You is

a really entertaining read and, if you’re a fan of the film, very illuminating on the struggles to not only get it made, but also to have the film be taken seriously. It doesn’t shy away from the hard times, but ultimately those are the challenges that made the film what it is. If you’ve ever wanted to make a movie, you’ll learn a lot in You’ve Got Red on You.”

With the 20th anniversary of Shaun of the Dead disturbingly close, it’s nice to see the movie being celebrated with a book like this.