Run, Fatboy, Run

''It's kind of like a comic version of Rocky,'' explains David Schwimmer of his feature-directing debut, about a down-and-out guy (Shaun of the Dead's Simon Pegg) who enters a marathon in an attempt to win back the fiancée (Thandie Newton) he left at the altar five years ago. ''We talked a lot about changing the title at some point, 'cause [Pegg's] got a nice beer belly, but he's not fat fat,'' says Schwimmer. ''But it brought a smile to people's faces, so we just kept it.''

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