Paul - More video blogs from Simon Pegg & Nick Frost's new alien film

Simon Pegg teaches Bill Hader the English way to brew and consume the perfect cup of Tea.

Greg Mottola returns Simon Pegg and Nick Frost to a question from their SPACED days... Do/Can Dogs look up?

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost share a countertop chat with Jane Lynch while on one of the sets from 'Paul'

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Paul - Photos from Simon Pegg's and Nick Frost's alien film

Peggster.net have lots and lots of photos from behind the scenes of the Greg Mottola directed film, Paul.
Paul is the story of two British slackers (Pegg and Frost) who after visiting Comic-Con go on a road trip to Area 51 where they encounter a small alien named Paul (Seth Rogen), who enlists them to help him find his way home. Jason Batemen and Bill Hader play Government agents who are chasing Paul. Sigourney Weaver is also starring in it.
A recent look at the script suggest it is going to be very funny with lots of cool pop culture references. However, Pegg and Frost do look a little different from the character descriptions in the script (although they may not have been in costume for the photos).
I really like these photos. They give a good feel for the shoot and always good to see the cast and crew behind the camera. The photo at the bottom shows Rogen doing an Andy Serkis with the motion capture suit.


Check out the rest of the photos over at Peggster.net. How do you feel about the film after looking at the photos?

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Paul - The script for Nick Frost and Simon Pegg's new film has been seen

Rich Johnston over at Bleeding Cool has seen the script for Paul. This is the film where Pegg and Frost play two blokers who visit a comic convention and end up meeting an alien called Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen). Then it turns into a bit of a road trip featuring Sigourney Weaver, Jason Bateman and Bill Hader amongst others. It is directed by Greg Mottola and is due to start filming soon. They will be doing some shooting at the San Diego Comic Con, so if you are going keep an eye out for them. Here's what Rich has to say about it.

This script is chock full of gags, bursting at the seams. Comedy of repetition, plenty of pull-back-and-reveals and overflowing pop cultural references including one Back To The Future gag that had me gasping for breath I laughed so hard. But these references aren’t surface, they are used to describe the relationships that the characters have with each other. Why use words to explain how you feel, when you can just find a common episode of Star Trek that does the job a lot more effectively. It’s honest, it’s true, yes it’s mocking but in a way that both validadates and celebrates both the actual reality and the often unrealised potential of the geek lifestyle. Damn it if the screenplay isn’t moving and poignant in places. But mostly it’s Simon Pegg and Nick Frost revisiting their past screen partnership performances, the friends who know each other so well, forgive the other’s eccentricities as their own are forgiven and would likely die for each other. As long as they were trying to Capture the Flag. No one does bromance like these boys. It’s not surprising that Paul is the character who seems, well, most normal most of the time.

Sounds like it could be another excellent comedy from the Pegg / Frost duo.

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Bill Hader, Anna Farris, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann - The Honeymooners

Another great photo from Vanity Fair. Photographed by Norman Jean Roy in Los Angeles.
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Apatow to make Slasher film? Straw Dogs meets Halloween meets Home Alone meets Monster Squad!

Judd Apatow must never sleep or is actually a cartload of chimpanzees sat at an infinite amount of typewriters. He just keeps whacking out films and things everywhich way. CHUD has news of his latest idea involving Bill Hader (Superbad). This one won't be a stoner comedy. Nope instead it will be a slasher movie (well maybe a stoner slasher movie). Hader had this to say about it:

"It's partially Straw Dogs meets Halloween meets Home Alone meets Monster Squad." Sounds cool and I am a fan of at least two of those films. "Judd met with us and said, 'I want to do a horror movie with you. I want to see you in a slasher movie.'"

Hader had this to say about the actual story: "It is definitely about guys nowadays, that idea that you watch fucked up shit on TV… You watch fucked up reality shows, I love true crime shows. The idea of that thing coming to your house, and what do you do? I would shit my pants. That's basically what the movie is about. What if that guy decided to come to your house? What would you and your dipshit friends do about it?"

I like the idea of this, but still very early days for the film (if it gets made at all). Could be both very funny and scary.

What would you and I do if one of those nasty serial killers came calling at your house? Which one of Apatow's acting crew would work well as a serial killer?
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