The teaser trailer is now online for paul, the latest film from comedy duo simon pegg and nick frost the pair cowrote the script, which appeared on the 2008 film industrycompiled black list, which includes some of the best unproduced screenplays. Simon pegg simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Simon pegg touted for steven spielbergs ready player one offers. The worlds end is a 20 science fiction comedy film directed by edgar wright, written by wright and simon pegg, and starring pegg, nick frost, paddy considine, martin freeman, eddie marsan and rosamund pike. Simon pegg run fatboy run signed authentic 8x10 photo.
Simon pegg and nick frost have admitted that the chances of them making a paul sequel are slim the duo revealed that they had come up with a followup idea for their alien road movie. Mar 18, 2011 he comes in peace, man, despite the ensuing havoc, and it takes only time and six packs of beer for this computergenerated space invader and his fully human costars, graeme willy simon pegg. The project is the first series from its stars sony. The three flavours cornetto trilogy also known as the cornetto trilogy or the blood and ice cream trilogy is an anthology series of british comedic genre films directed by edgar wright, written by wright and simon pegg, produced by nira park, and starring pegg and nick frost. The funniest movie of 2011 so far, paul is an extraterrestrialroad trip comedy that knows how to tickle the funny bone. The same cant be said for paul s peripheral characters. The teaser trailer is now online for paul, the latest film from comedy duo simon pegg and nick frost. Paul by greg mottola greg mottola, simon pegg, nick frost. Simon pegg celebrity profile check out the latest simon pegg photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Paul film cell simon pegg nick frost area 51 limited edition alien comedy gifts. Simon pegg is the godfather to costar blythe danner s granddaughter, and gwyneth paltrow s daughter, apple martin danner is paltrows mother. English actor, writer and comedian simon pegg was born simon john beckingham in brockworth, gloucestershire, to gillian rosemary smith, a civil servant, and john henry beckingham, a jazz musician. Simon pegg and director greg mottola recently held a press dinner to discuss the bluray and dvd release of their fantastic comedy paul, which will hit the shelves on august 9. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world.
Greg mottola, simon pegg, kristen wiig and nick frost introduced their new film paul from the paramount theatre stage sunday night to a highly enthusiastic audience eager for some geek comedy. Simon pegg and nick frost are on disappointing form in a scifi comedy that never reaches. Simon costarred, with nick frost, in their cowritten feature film paul with cast including seth rogen and sigourney weaver. Joining the comedys cast are jason bateman, kristen wiig, bill hader, blythe. Simon pegg and nick frost, best known for their onscreen teamups in shaun of the dead and hot fuzz, cowrote and costar in the upcoming comedy paul. Weirdly, 2011 has for me been dominated by cool fringe benefits involving simon pegg and paul. Earlier this year i got to interview pegg, nick frost and greg motolla at area 51. The team behind the cult tv series spaced venture into film with a likeable zomromcom that pits a bunch of london slackers against the undead. Simon pegg and nick frost shows us how british comedy works.
Take je zde pritomny geek humor, jenomze pegg ani frost zkratka budou vzdycky vypadat jako anlgani pivari, a ne jako nerdi. Pegg then went on to star in the david schwimmerdirected feature film, run fatboy run, and as the antihero, sidney young, in how to lose friends and alienate people, alongside kirsten dunst and jeff bridges. Starring simon pegg and nick frost, paul tells the story of two geeks who come across an alien named paul hence, the title while road. Simon pegg and nick frost hot fuzz, shaun of the dead reunite for the comedy adventure paul as two scifi geeks whose pilgrimage takes them to americas ufo heartland. The 2011 sciencefictioncomedy, paul, was directed by greg mottola and cowritten by simon pegg, nick frost, and seth rogen. Graeme and clive simon pegg and nick frost play two overage fanboys from england who breathlessly embark on their dream trip to america. Apr 16, 2020 amazon boards simon pegg, nick frost series truth seekers truth seekers, a comedyhorror series about paranormal investigators starring nick frost and simon pegg, will bow on amazon prime video, which has landed international rights to the show and will launch it as an original. Most recently simon and nick starred together again in the incredible, the worlds end which simon cowrote with edgar wright. On filmmaker commentary with greg mottola, simon pegg, nick frost, bill hader and nira park.
The character of paul is so endearing and the kind of person we would all like to know. Off bloopers the evolution of paul simon s silly faces. Hes humble, smart and a fine actor whos provided some of the best laughs in over a decade. Being a geek, i know guys exactly like the two main human characters and can relate to them. This is a brilliant piece of writing which owes much to the original plot.
Since then, theyve gone on to produce hit films like shaun of the dead, hot fuzz, and the worlds end. Simon pegg and greg mottola paul interview collider. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. There they meet a smartass alien, paul voiced by seth rogen, who takes them on an insane road trip. He came to public prominence in the uk as the cocreator of the channel 4 sitcom spaced, directed by edgar wright. Joining the comedys cast are jason bateman, kristen wiig, bill hader, blythe danner, joe lo truglio, john carroll lynch. They started out with spaced, a surreal sitcom from the 90s. Paul is a great movie, though it is not simon pegg s and nick frosts best movie, it takes a lot to top shaun of the dead. Kirk tries to live up to his fathers legacy with mr. I saw the premier in the uk of this film and have seen it many times since. The character paul was so nicely made, and the textures of his skin, face and eyes was off the charts. Jun 19, 2011 simon pegg and director greg mottola recently held a press dinner to discuss the bluray and dvd release of their fantastic comedy paul, which will hit the shelves on august 9. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Simon pegg and nick frost are writing their next project.
In 2007 film run fatboy run, pegg famously played outofshape dennis. Simon john pegg ne beckingham, born 14 february 1970 is an english actor, comedian, writer, producer, singer, standup comedian and director. New dvd and bluray releases for movies with simon pegg. Further, steven spielberg, who does a cameo voiceover in the film talking to paul on speaker phone, is gwyneth paltrow s godfather. While in area 51 they pick up a hitchhiking alien named paul who is excellently voiced by seth rogen. Simon pegg biography, age, family, career nick frost and net.
Dec 17, 2010 the uk trailer for greg mottolas paul has landed online. A guide to simon pegg and nick frosts onscreen chemistry. Aug 10, 2011 collider goes to dinner with simon pegg and director greg mottola to talk about the paul bluray release. Film talks to simon pegg and nick frost about paul posted on thursday, march 17th, 2011 by germain lussier if you love movies, you could sit and talk with simon pegg. The pair cowrote the script, which appeared on the 2008 filmindustrycompiled black list, which includes some of the best unproduced screenplays. Feb 12, 2011 h aving had cultish fun with the zombie horror flick shaun of the dead and the cop movie hot fuzz, simon pegg and nick frost have crossed the atlantic to work with an american director. Feb 04, 2011 frost and pegg in their latest film paul. In paul, hes given as much heavy lifting to do as pegg, and both score. Simon pegg, nick frost and edgar wright have made three films together. Paul is a 2011 science fiction comedy film directed by greg mottola, written by simon pegg and nick frost, and starring an ensemble cast headed by pegg, frost, and the voice of seth rogen as the. He went on to cowrite and star in the three flavours cornetto film trilogy. Its not exactly hilarious, but enough of the jokes are amusing that theres no denying this is an effective comedy it reminds me a lot. Having said this simon peggs film paul comes a great deal closer than any other film featuring an alien life form left here on earth by mistake than any other.
In my opinion this is a film that can never be equalled let alone surpassed. Pegg made his name, both as a writer and as a costar with frost, by transplanting american genre films onto his native british soil. The origin story of paul, simon pegg and nick frosts new scifi comedy about two english guys who encounter a goofy alien in the american southwest, began on the soggy u. The trio of pegg, frost, and wiig have their humour contrasted with the serious, alien hunter, zoil played by jason bateman, who, in turn, is assisted by two dimwitted special agents played by bill hader and joe truglio. In the film, it follows five friends who discover that there is an alien invasion in their old home town during an epic pub crawl wright has described the film as social. Simon peggs five favorite films may 10, 2018 read on for simon peggs updated list of five favorite films. Two series of spaced were broadcast on channel 4 in 1999 and 2001, and three years later pegg and frost teamed up again for shaun of the dead. Film talks to simon pegg and nick frost about paul film. Simon pegg born simon john pegg is an english actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Simons new appearance is different to how his fans will be used to seeing him in other films such as paul and run fatboy run. Amazon boards simon pegg, nick frost series truth seekers truth seekers, a comedyhorror series about paranormal investigators starring nick frost and simon pegg, will bow on amazon prime video, which has landed international rights to the show and will launch it as an original. If pegg and frost are truly going to have any staying power on the big screen, its high time they.
Comic con in san diego, and then they plan to rent an rv and tour such american landmarks as roswell, n. Sep 16, 2012 simon pegg and nick frost interview each other and answer questions from viewers about starring in their movie, paul. Simon pegg and nick frost hot fuzz, shaun of the dead reunite as scifi geeks taking a pilgrimage to americas ufo heartland. Starring simon pegg and nick frost, paul tells the story of two geeks who come across an alien named paul hence, the title while roadtripping across the us. Inspired by their mutual adoration for steven spielbergs e. Having said this simon pegg s film paul comes a great deal closer than any other film featuring an alien life form left here on earth by mistake than any other. Paul follows two british tourists in america, graeme pegg and clive frost who are traveling crosscountry to visit all of the most famous ufo sightings in america. Search, discover and share your favorite simon pegg gifs. Jul 11, 2016 pegg cowrote the film as well, and it was a fun adventure as the two leading characters tried to help paul stay one step ahead of the government and escape planet earth with his life. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the federation one planet at a time.
Simon pegg and nick frost, best known for their onscreen teamups in shaun of the dead and hot fuzz, cowrote and costar in the upcoming comedy paul, which is scheduled for release on march 18. Paul 2011 spaz attack scene 110 movieclips youtube. Simon pegg, kate ashfield, lucy davis, nick frost, dylan moran, bill nighy, penelope wilton, peter serafinowicz, jessica stevenson. Its funny, because i am generally not a fan of seth rogen, simon pegg or jason bateman, but in this particular film, they all do a great job and it all works. The movie stars simon pegg, nick frost, jason bateman, kristen wiig, sigourney weaver, jane lynch, bill hader, and has seth rogen as the voice of paul.
His best known roles are spaced, shaun of the dead, hot fuzz and paul. He was educated at brockworth comprehensive secondary school. Film talks to simon pegg and nick frost about paul posted on thursday, march 17th, 2011 by germain lussier if you love movies, you could sit and talk with simon pegg and nick frost for hours. This marks the first film together between danner and pegg. He got famous in britain as the cocreator of the channel 4 sitcom spaced, directed by edgar wright. In the film, the comedy duo plays british nerds road tripping. Simon pegg and nick frost are a comedy duo unlike any other, who work as a trio with filmmaker edgar wright. Also the latest dvd release dates with movie stats, cast, movie posters and trailers. The 10 best simon pegg movies you need to watch taste of. Paul, the next hilarious adventure from comedy giants simon pegg and nick frost.
Thankfully paul brings geek humor to the masses a bit more effectively than the dismal fanboys did just a few years back. Simon pegg reveals six pack after undergoing intense six. Simon pegg, jimmy carr join audible comedy podcast locked. Starring pegg, frost and the voice and motion capture of seth rogen, the film plot focuses on two science fiction geeks who meet an alien with a sarcastic manner and an appetite for alcohol and cigarettes. Nick frost and simon pegg in paul given their track record, thats a disappointment. Simon pegg talks about his new film paul, how his and nick frosts characters differ from their previous films, his character graeme willy and how everyone is an alien in the film. Simon pegg and nick frost, who costarred in hit british comedies shaun of the dead, hot fuzz and paul, have formed the film and tv production banner stolen picture. Simon pegg, nick frost, kristen wiig premiere paul. Paul movie poster starring simon pegg and nick frost. Youll be hard pressed to find another well respected and likable actor other than tom hanks, perhaps.
Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful romulan from the future creates black holes to. This is a brilliant piece of writing which owes much to the original plot line of et with many surprises along the way. Paul movie recut into a horror trailer by clint alexander simon pegg and nick frost hot fuzz, shaun of the dead reunite for the comedy adventure paul. The trilogy consists of shaun of the dead 2004, hot fuzz 2007, and the worlds end 20. Simon s new appearance is different to how his fans will be used to seeing him in other films such as paul and run fatboy run. Episode iv a new hope 1977 92% id go with the first star wars just because that was the source of it all, even though empire is essentially a slightly more grownup, often seen as the better film. Simon pegg s character wears a shirt featuring robert kirkman and cory walkers superhero character invincible.