According to Collider, the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival will feature three highly-anticipated films among its list of screenings–Paul, Conan O’Brien and The Beaver–however each one are anticipated for very different reasons. The anticipation for the sci-fi comedy Paul has already given the movie a bit of a cult status, partially due to the cast, which includes Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Seth Rogen. The story, also written by Frost and Pegg, involves two buddies traveling across America who happen to find an alien trying to escape from the top-secret base at Area 51. Conan O’Brien: Can’t Stop is a continuation of the fantastic year the television host has  [ Read More ]

Universal Pictures released the latest domestic trailer for the upcoming film “Paul” by director Greg Mottola (Adventureland, Superbad) and starring Seth Rogen (Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom, The Green Hornet), Simon Pegg (Star Trek 2), Jane Lynch, Sigourney Weaver (Avatar), Nick Frost and Jason Bateman (Arrested Development). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Paul. Synopsis: Two British buddies (Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz’s Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) head out on the road in search of Area 51 after attending a comic convention, only to encounter a cute little alien (voiced by Seth Rogen) along the way in this comedy from Working Title and Universal  [ Read More ]

Watch a brand new first looks featurette for the upcoming film “Paul” by director Greg Mottola (Adventureland, Superbad) and starring Seth Rogen (Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom, The Green Hornet), Simon Pegg (Star Trek 2), Jane Lynch, Sigourney Weaver (Avatar), Nick Frost and Jason Bateman (Arrested Development). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Paul. Synopsis: Two British buddies (Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz’s Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) head out on the road in search of Area 51 after attending a comic convention, only to encounter a cute little alien (voiced by Seth Rogen) along the way in this comedy from Working Title and Universal  [ Read More ]

Watch a killer new extended movie trailer for the upcoming film “Paul” by director Greg Mottola (Adventureland, Superbad) and starring Seth Rogen (Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom, The Green Hornet), Simon Pegg (Star Trek 2), Jane Lynch, Sigourney Weaver (Avatar), Nick Frost and Jason Bateman (Arrested Development). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Paul. Synopsis: Two British buddies (Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz’s Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) head out on the road in search of Area 51 after attending a comic convention, only to encounter a cute little alien (voiced by Seth Rogen) along the way in this comedy from Working Title and Universal  [ Read More ]

Check out the latest international movie poster for the upcoming film “Paul” by director Greg Mottola (Adventureland, Superbad) and starring Seth Rogen (Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom, The Green Hornet), Simon Pegg (Star Trek 2), Jane Lynch, Sigourney Weaver (Avatar), Nick Frost and Jason Bateman (Arrested Development). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Paul. Synopsis: Two British buddies (Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz’s Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) head out on the road in search of Area 51 after attending a comic convention, only to encounter a cute little alien (voiced by Seth Rogen) along the way in this comedy from Working Title and Universal  [ Read More ]

Here’s the latest UK movie trailer for the upcoming film “Paul” by director Greg Mottola (Adventureland, Superbad) and starring Seth Rogen (Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom, The Green Hornet), Simon Pegg (Star Trek 2), Jane Lynch, Sigourney Weaver (Avatar), Nick Frost and Jason Bateman (Arrested Development). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Paul. Synopsis: Two British buddies (Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz’s Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) head out on the road in search of Area 51 after attending a comic convention, only to encounter a cute little alien (voiced by Seth Rogen) along the way in this comedy from Working Title and Universal Pictures.  [ Read More ]

Yahoo! UK released this brand new international trailer for the upcoming film “Paul” by director Greg Mottola (Adventureland, Superbad) and starring Seth Rogen (Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom, The Green Hornet), Simon Pegg (Star Trek 2), Jane Lynch, Sigourney Weaver (Avatar), Nick Frost and Jason Bateman (Arrested Development). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Paul. Synopsis: Two British buddies (Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz’s Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) head out on the road in search of Area 51 after attending a comic convention, only to encounter a cute little alien (voiced by Seth Rogen) along the way in this comedy from Working Title and  [ Read More ]

Check out a new movie still of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in the upcoming film “Paul” by director Greg Mottola (Adventureland, Superbad) and starring Seth Rogen (Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom, The Green Hornet), Simon Pegg (Star Trek 2), Jane Lynch, Sigourney Weaver (Avatar), Nick Frost and Jason Bateman (Arrested Development). Synopsis: Two British buddies (Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz’s Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) head out on the road in search of Area 51 after attending a comic convention, only to encounter a cute little alien (voiced by Seth Rogen) along the way in this comedy from Working Title and Universal Pictures. Superbad’s Greg Mottola directs  [ Read More ]

Watch a brand new movie clip “Ladies and Geltlemen” from the film “Pirate Radio” by director Richard Curtis (Love Actually) and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Sturridge, Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords), Talulah Riley, and January Jones (Mad Men). Synopsis: “The Boat That Rocked” is an ensemble comedy in which the romance takes place between the young people of the ’60s and pop music. It’s about a band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that, incomprehensibly, preferred jazz. The Count, a big, brash, American god of the airwaves;  [ Read More ]

You can check out a slew of video blogs from “Paul”, the upcoming sci-fi comedy film from “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz” stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, right here. The film follows two friends, nerdy UFO enthusiasts who take an RV trip to the infamous Area 51. While on the way there, they actually encounter a real alien, voiced by Seth Rogen, who calls himself Paul, and the trio end up on a wild ride of an adventure. “Paul,” directed by Greg Mottola, has a tentative release date of 2010 and stars Pegg, Frost, Rogen, Bill Hader, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Sigourney Weaver, and Jane Lynch. Stay  [ Read More ]

Paramount and Sony Pictures have announced the release date for the long-awaited 3-D motion capture feature film “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn”, directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, and produced by Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy. The film will be released by Paramount in the U.S. on December 23rd, 2011. The film stars Jamie Bell as Tintin, a young reporter who constantly gets involved in high-adventure and intrigue in the search of good stories, and Daniel Craig as Red Rackham, the film’s villain. The cast also includes Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Andy Serkis, Gad Elmaleh, Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more  [ Read More ]

Variety reports that Steven Spielberg will wrap 32 days of filming on Tintin this week in which he will then hand the project to producer Peter Jackson. Jackson, who is in charge of the film’s special effects, will work on the effects for 18 months. Spielberg originally obtained the rights to Tintin in 1983, but has not felt special effects have been up to par to what was needed until he saw Jackson’s work on the Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong, which is why the two have paired up for the project. The Tintin comic book series is about a globetrotting teenaged boy reporter. Tintin originated in  [ Read More ]

In August, it was announced that British duo Nick Frost and Simon Pegg were going for round three, this time with their film Paul. More details have be released about the exact plot of the film, in which two friends (Frost and Pegg), after visiting Comic-Con in San Diego, go on a road trip to Area 51 where they discover an alien named Paul, who asks the duo to help him find his way home. Unlike Pegg and Frost’s other films, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, Pegg and Frost have penned the script for Paul, rather than Pegg and Edgar Wright, the director of the first two films.  [ Read More ]

Simon Pegg announced on his MySpace page that Director Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland) will direct Nick Frost and Pegg’s new movie, Paul. This will be the first film the two will star in that isn’t directed by friend and director Edgar Wright. Written by Pegg and Frost, Paul is about two British comic book geeks that get into an adventure across America. “Friends” Actor David Schwimmer was originally set to direct the flick. In addition to this news, Pegg says that he won’t be able to star in Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film Inglorious Bastards as was previously reported. “Much to our mutual disappointment, I won’t be appearing in QT’s forthcoming  [ Read More ]