May 27 2009'Paul' Puts Together Comedy Supergroup
The Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz teaming of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in a sci-fi buddy comedy directed by Superbad/Adventureland director Greg Mottola. That's the line-up for Paul, and that's already a pretty promising movie. I'll pack up the family and see that one. But that deal just got a little sweeter, friends. Variety is reporting Seth Rogen, Jason Bateman, Jane Lynch (the tall, short-haired blonde mole from Arrested Development and other funny things) and half the Adventureland cast have been added as well:
Universal and Working Title Films have added Seth Rogen, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader and Jane Lynch to the cast of "Paul."Pegg and Frost, who wrote the script, will play two science-fiction fanatics on a road trip whose conspiracy dreams come true when they trek to Area 51 and encounter the title character, an escaped alien.
Rogen will provide the voice of the alien.
This thing is really shaping up to become what we "in the business" call "a movie with funny, talented screenwriters, a proven director, and a strong, genre-appropriate cast." Let's all see it opening weekend in select cities.
Reader Comments
1. Natalia - May 27, 2009 12:32 PM
AWESOMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEE
2. max - May 27, 2009 12:42 PM
OH YEAAAAAAAA!!!!111
3. Stuey - May 27, 2009 12:45 PM
Seth Seth Seth....tsk tsk, Hollywood has already gotten to you. Look at the weight drop just to be in the in crowd. You were born to be the fat funny sidekick. Don't ruin it and become the skinny headliner.
4. Don Knotts - May 27, 2009 2:46 PM
seth rogan isn't and never will be funny. I want to beat the shit out of him.
5. Charlie Caligula - May 27, 2009 3:06 PM
That photo belongs on a dartboard. His fifteen minutes can't be over soon enough.
6. Anon - May 27, 2009 3:54 PM
Edgar Wright not directing?
Won't be as good as it should then.
7. jaime - May 27, 2009 4:45 PM
looking forward to it!
8. Darth - May 27, 2009 5:40 PM
Sorta comedy Dream Team.
9. jake - May 27, 2009 8:56 PM
greg will do fine, or better wright always brings that actiony feel to a movie and it might get a little played out. i don't wanna see another hott fuzz or shaun of the dead with a new cast.
10. James Ellroy - May 27, 2009 10:38 PM
It'll suck. It'll play out as a bunch of "funny" people trying very hard to be funny but end up trying way too hard and only come across as smug and thus failing spectacularly.
Rogan can't piss off soon enough either, just look at that picture, look at it, wouldn't you just love to smack that with a fish? Ah uh uh uh(thats a rogan chuckle in case you's are wondering) Ah uh uh uh. that it, thats what he does folks. Ah uh uh uh. He's a genius. At least Will Ferrell gave us a few good movies before getting found out.
Bateman though, he rules.
11. Mladen - May 28, 2009 1:59 AM
Don't worry folks, there's still plenty of time for 50 cent and Rob Schneider to somehow get involved in this... Maybe Nicholas Cage will find a way to ruin it too?
12. Anon - May 28, 2009 11:22 AM
I want to see another Fuzz/Dead.
Don't forget spaced worked so well because of the team working together which included Wright.
13. frank - May 29, 2009 12:04 AM
Jeez, where's this hate coming from? Rogen has been hysterical in just about every role.
I just watched Donnie Darko for the first time since 2002, I flipped my shit when I saw him in it. He even goes Ah uh uh uh.