Pegg and Frost add Cast Members for 'Paul'

A few days ago I reviewed Hot Fuzz, a hilarious comedy starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and directed by Edgar Wright. I mentioned that I hoped for a movie reunion of these three, since both Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead were so successful. Today, I discovered that two of these Brits, Pegg and Frost, are in pre-production on a movie called Paul that shows some promise. The film stars Pegg and Frost as two science-fiction fanatics who journey to Area 51 to test their conspiracy ideas. Once there, they run into, you guessed it, an alien. Paul will not be directed by Wright, but there's no need to worry. Superbad and Adventureland director Greg Mottola should adequately fill his shoes. Pegg and Frost wrote the script and I imagine it will be full of great humor directed at movies like Independence Day and Men in Black. Not that it will be a satire of Will Smith movies, but recent sci-fi action hits.

While the fact that Mottola, Pegg, and Frost are collaborating on a film is definitely enough to get me excited, more news has surfaced today that will boost this film's appeal. Seth Rogen, Jason Bateman, Kristin Wiig, Bill Hader, and Jane Lynch have joined the cast. Rogen, who has shown his voice-over skills in last year's Kung Fu Panda, will voice the titular alien Paul. It is unclear what characters the other recent additions will be playing, but it goes without saying that they are all extremely funny people. I can't wait to see how this turns out, although I'll go on record here saying that it sounds like it can't miss. Expect Paul to hit theaters sometime late in 2010.

Source: Variety