variety.com - 11/12/2008
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"Superbad" helmer Greg Mottola will direct the extraterrestrial comedy "Paul" for Working Title and Universal Pictures. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the duo behind "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz," will star. Martin Campbell will helm "Nagasaki Deadline," an action thriller that Alcon ...
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Details Revealed: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Road Trip comedy Paul
/Film » Sci-Fi —
Want some more details about Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s next comedy? Paul will follow the two British geeks, who after visiting Comic-Con, go on a road trip to Area 51 where they encounter a small alien named Paul, who enlists them to help him find his way home. Written by Pegg and Frost, and directed by Greg Mottola (Adventureland, Superbad).
To recap: A sci-fi road trip comedy, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Greg Mottola, an Alien, Comic Con, Area 51?! I don’t know about you guys, but I think this sounds like a winner. Filmmaker Edgar ...
Simon Pegg's Alien Comedy Starts At Comic-Con... Then It Gets Weirder [Paul]
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... Simon "Scotty" Pegg is set to star in another science fiction movie, a comedy called Paul directed by Superbad helmer Greg Mottola. Pegg and frequent costar Nick Frost will play two slackers who go to San Diego Comic-Con and then decide to take a road trip to Area 51. There, they meet a small alien named Paul, who needs their help to get home. Pegg and Frost co-wrote the movie, which starts filming in April in New Mexico. [Variety] ...
Greg Motolla Discusses the CGI Character at the Heart of His R-rated Simon Pegg Comedy
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Greg Motolla’s Adventureland is to premiere at Sundance, but I’m going to mention it only briefly. Peter’s got all of that Sundance stuff sewn up very nicely - indeed, just a couple of days back he posted a new clip from the film. Instead, let’s us now get on the topic of Mottola’s next film, Paul.
Variety’s description of the film’s plot is succinct enough - “Story revolves around two British slackers who, after visiting Comic-Con, go on a road trip to Area 51, where they encounter a small alien ...
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Superbad helmer Greg Mottola will direct the extraterrestrial comedy Paul for Working Title and Universal Pictures, which will star Shaun of the Dead actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, Variety reported.
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