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8 May 2013 9:41 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
The trailer has landed for Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's comedy about a group of mates attempting to finish a legendary pub crawl after 20 years – only to walk into an alien invasion
It's been a time of ups and downs for the writing team behind The World's End, director Edgar Wright and star Simon Pegg, since the duo's last film, Hot Fuzz, brought the buddy cop genre to a small town in rural Gloucestershire back in 2007. Wright won critical acclaim for the wonderfully dry, visually splendid Canadian comic book caper Scott Pilgrim vs the World but saw his rather expensive film become one of 2010's most high-profile box-office turkeys. Pegg has become Hollywood's go-to guy for comedic Brit sidekick roles in blockbuster sagas such as Star Trek and Mission: Impossible, yet struggled a little when placed centre-stage in middling fare such as last year's A Fantastic Fear of Everything and 2011's off-kilter Paul. »
- Ben Child
8 May 2013 9:41 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The trailer has landed for Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's comedy about a group of mates attempting to finish a legendary pub crawl after 20 years – only to walk into an alien invasion
It's been a time of ups and downs for the writing team behind The World's End, director Edgar Wright and star Simon Pegg, since the duo's last film, Hot Fuzz, brought the buddy cop genre to a small town in rural Gloucestershire back in 2007. Wright won critical acclaim for the wonderfully dry, visually splendid Canadian comic book caper Scott Pilgrim vs the World but saw his rather expensive film become one of 2010's most high-profile box-office turkeys. Pegg has become Hollywood's go-to guy for comedic Brit sidekick roles in blockbuster sagas such as Star Trek and Mission: Impossible, yet struggled a little when placed centre-stage in middling fare such as last year's A Fantastic Fear of Everything and 2011's off-kilter Paul. »
- Ben Child
20 March 2013 4:54 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
As we wait with bated breath for the arrival of a new trailer tomorrow, Paramount Pictures has released to new images from the wildly-anticipated sci-fi sequel Star Trek Into Darkness, the first of which gives us a look at Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto), while the second features Benedict Cumberbatch's (Sherlock) mysterious villain John Harrison.
Star Trek Into Darkness is directed by J.J. Abrams, and sees Zoe Saldana (Avatar), Karl Urban (Dredd), Simon Pegg (A Fantastic Fear of Everything), Anton Yelchin (Fright Night), John Cho (Total Recall) and Bruce Greenwood (Flight) reprising their roles from the 2009 reboot, while Trek newcomers include Alice Eve (Men in Black 3), Noel Clarke (Doctor Who) and Peter Weller (RoboCop). The film opens in the UK on May 9th, ahead of a North American release on May 17th. »
- Flickering Myth
9 February 2013 4:07 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Renewed interest in 'lost' sci-fi movie Lord of Light, the best worst films, and an update on the Florida Versailles
Argo for that
Hoping to continue its good awards form at the Baftas tonight is Argo. Ben Affleck's film is also back in cinemas, mopping up anyone who may have missed it first time around. Also increasingly hopeful with every new victory is Barry Ira Geller, the original author of the sci-fi screenplay within the film of Argo. Affleck's film is, of course, based on the true story of the CIA posing as a film crew, and Geller's 1979 screenplay, which the CIA subsequently acquired, was originally supposed to be made into a movie called "Lord of Light", based on a 1967 novel by Roger Zelazny. To date the film remains unmade. Ownership appears a bit of a mess, as the CIA bought the script to use as cover for its hostage rescue, »
- Jason Solomons
4 items from 2013
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