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Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg And Nick Frost To Begin Shooting THE WORLD'S END This September!
Beaks here...
At long last, the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy shall draw to a close.
According to Deadline's Michael Fleming, Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are set to begin shooting THE WORLD'S END this September. As on SHAUN OF THE DEAD and HOT FUZZ, Wright will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Pegg. The film will be produced by Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner and Big Talk's Nira Park, while Universal will likely distribute (Fleming says Uni also has to greenlight the movie, but this is expected as the film will be modestly budgeted).
Along with the vague start date, Deadline also scored what I'm pretty sure is the first extensive logline for THE WORLD'S END. Here 'tis:
20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hell bent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by mate Gary King, a 40-year old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their home town and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub, The World’s End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind’s. Reaching The World’s End is the least of their worries.
In other words, a remake of TELEFON.
There was renewed speculation this week that Wright's long-in-development ANT-MAN might be his next movie to go before cameras, but that iron will evidently remain in the fire for now - as will the NIGHT STALKER film he's developing with Johnny Depp and an original project currently titled BABY DRIVER. Frankly, I'm happy THE WORLD'S END won out. It's been four years since HOT FUZZ, and I was beginning to worry that Wright, Pegg and Frost might never be able to sync up their schedules long enough to make a movie together.
According to Deadline, THE WORLD'S END will arrive in the spring of 2013. Suck on that, Mayans.
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I'm in!
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May 9, 2012, 6:36 p.m. CST
Good news. I dig Pegg and we need more movies to keep stupid Antman in development hell.
by Logan_1973
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Loved Shaun of The Dead and Hot Fuzz, bring on the drunken fight for the future!
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Good to see them back.
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May 9, 2012, 6:43 p.m. CST
Not to be a douchenozzle but Hot Fuzz was 5 years ago not 4
by DirtyDingusMegee
But regardless I'm happy they're finishing it off.
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May 9, 2012, 6:46 p.m. CST
Hell yes. Fuck Ant Man! Fuck him in his stupid micron-sized ass!
by Aiden Blackwell
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I'd rather have this trio cranking out amusing-but-overrated comedies than sully the Marvel brand by bringing a lame character to the big screen.
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Even if this lands somewhere in the middle I'll be pleased.
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He's a one trick flick. Everything he had was seen in Spaced and he's just rehashed the same tricks ever since. Plus, Scott Pilgrim wasn't much cop.
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May 9, 2012, 7:29 p.m. CST
I'm crazily excited about this and will punch anybody who says different in the face and/or balls.
by Thomas
Fair warning.
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when you start filming get us in for a lock in!
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May 9, 2012, 8:37 p.m. CST
Want to know how the world will end? Email me $19.95 to find out now!
by MooseMalloy
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May 9, 2012, 8:42 p.m. CST
LOVE Hot Fuzz! LOVE Shaun of the Dead! LOVE Spaced! BRING US THE WORLD'S END! You know, before it really ends.
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
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. . . but am I the only one who thinks an Ant-Man flick by Wright would kick all kinds of ass?
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Fucking Christ! Shit or get off the pot!
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May 9, 2012, 9:13 p.m. CST
This sounds fantastic! I can't wait but I'd like a tad bit more info on what they
by moonlightdrive
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May 9, 2012, 9:14 p.m. CST
This sounds fantastic! I can't wait but I'd like a tad bit more info on what they're hinting at
by moonlightdrive
...and now hit return.
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Wait.........Beerfest!!!!!!!!
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May 9, 2012, 9:44 p.m. CST
@ nice marmot. Edgar Wright could make a great Ant-Man, the world is just full of trolls...
by ThulsaBoom
...or they haven't seen 'Scott Pilgrim' yet. And cast Nathan Fillion as Henry Pym already!
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...er...so to speak. Please have Lizard Men!!
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I'm insanely excited about it, not crazily. And strangely my balls and/or face feel fine. Empty promises.
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I'm up for anything from the Wright/Pegg/Frost trifecta.
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May 9, 2012, 11:49 p.m. CST
I'm one of the few that feel Hot Fuzz was even more genius than Shawn of the Dead.
by sweeneydave
Shawn was such a loving hilarious homage. Fuzz was the perfection of it.
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and a great movie, but I actually agree that "Hot Fuzz" is a better movie. If only because "Shaun" was a great horror comedy but "Fuzz" was about 4 - 5 genres all rolled into one. And, to me and most everyone I know, they pulled it off. I don't care what anyone says, Wright is my favorite director and I've enjoyed everything he's ever done. I will most likely love this movie.
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as is Scott Pilgrim... Shaun of the Dead's probably my least favourite of the three but still a fun film.
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May 10, 2012, 1:35 a.m. CST
Filming begins in september, released spring 2013 thats a damn short turn around. This will end up getting bumped until sept-oct 2013 you wait and see.
by harryknowlesnothingaboutfilm
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It's a Rock n Roll pub just down the road from me in Camden in London (although I'm sure there are loads all over the UK). Underneath is a music venue called "The Underworld".
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..but the alley way from Spaced where they have the finger gun fight is just next to the World's End (outside the Black Heart pub to be exact). I'd love to know which Camden drinkerys are going to be part of this "epic pub crawl". If the movie ends up any good I can see its route being recreated on a few drunken adventures..
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I've just punched myself in the cock. HAPPY NOW!!??
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You'd think that once they had sobered up, they'd realize how much of an asinine and infantile concept this is. But then again, Simon Pegg is involved - the man probably thinks that everything he does, is cinematic genius. Paul has to be one of the worst moments, in the history of cinema. The man should be fined for making such a bloody rectal discharge of a film.
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is located in Knaresborough, Yorkshire...so for those in the UK or planning a visit, pop in.. however, if memory serves, the place was in need of redecorating last time i was there.
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His 'comedy take' on Scott was fucking cringe inducing. Everything else in that film was perfect but he ruined the entire thing. I am hoping he plays it straighter in the next one. I was hoping they'd recast but sadly not. Couldn't give a toss about the new film, all Pegg has done, along with Frost and Wright is rehash Spaced in various forms. One trick pony.
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Nightstalker.
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May 10, 2012, 5:49 a.m. CST
Be cool if Sandman made a cameo at the end when they finally reacj the pub on question...nawww!
by mdk
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May 10, 2012, 5:55 a.m. CST
*a 40-year old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens*
by barry convex
Cigarette end? Shouldn't that be fag end?
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Loved SOTD, Hot Fuzz was okay and The Worlds End sounds interesting. I wonder if they will put in, 'the woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep'?
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And HOT FUZZ is a far better film than SHAUN OF THE DEAD. Troof!!
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May 10, 2012, 7:40 a.m. CST
I think in the US a 'Fag End' may be misconstrued to mean something else.
by harryknowlesnothingaboutfilm
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Now, after all this time, you're saying you're happy he's instead doing a movie about a some friends going to a bar?? Yeah, sounds great. Make Ant-Man, you dick! Bad enough he wasn't in the Avengers, he needs to be in the sequel! Screw your drunk friends!
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As much as I liked Paul, it was missing some of the magic :)
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Shaun and Hot Fuzz are comedy/homage masterpieces. However when they have been apart (Wright, Pegg and Frost) we got the likes of Scott Pilgrim and Paul, both of which were overhyped but turned out mediocre. So great news that they are joining up forces again and hopefully the result will be spectacular!
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Must suck to be you. Miserable bastard.
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Wright clearly has no intention of actually making the film.
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that I didn't think Hot Fuzz was all that great?
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May 10, 2012, 1:25 p.m. CST
So it's Stephen King's 'It' with beer and fart jokes?!
by Roman Troy Moronie
I'm in. Love Shaun and Hot Fuzz. Shaun in infinitely quoteable... and the outtakes ... some of the funniest I've ever seen. Simon and Nick doing one of the scenes as Michael Caine and Sean Connery ... or Simon and Peter doing a scene as John Lennon and Paul McCartney... good stuff.
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I really cant stand Pegg, hes the same 1 trick pony and a cock, Star Trek wouldve been even more epic if he hadnt showed his ugly talentless mug in it. Wright and Frost are better off without him, I hated SOTD and avoid any films with Pegg in. After Scott Pilgrim, which was awesome I do think Wright could do a good Ant Man or superhero flick, just keep Pegg out of it!
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No, you will not. Though you have a dissenting opinion from mine, you managed to present it in a way that didn't make you sound like a complete knob. You made it clear that it was your opinion, you didn't use a bunch of big (misspelled) words to prove what a smart film-nerd you are, and you didn't directly insult anyone (talkbacker or filmmaker). From me you get praise. I respect your opinion, and would love to hear your reasoning for it.
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I love Shaun of the Dead. Love it. LOVE. IT. I can watch it any time, any where, it's just one of those films, like Jaws, that I can just pick it up anywhere and give it a go, and be happy. And so when Hot Fuzz came along, I was ecstatic. I thought it had to be even more of the same greatness that I loved in Shaun. And I can't even get through the whole thing. I swear to God, I have tried like a dozen times, but I simply cannot even FINISH it, it loses me very early on, and I get bored or fall asleep. I WANTED to like it, I really really did. And I figure, as much praise as gets heaped on it, it must just be me, it must just be something I am not 'getting'. So what's the deal? What IS it that is so great about it? And don't just say it is an homage, a mash-up of several genres - I have read that a thousand times already, it doesn't MEAN anything. What is it that is so compelling about that movie?
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May 10, 2012, 3:38 p.m. CST
oart three of the "Blood and Cornetto" Trilogy!!! HELL YEAH!
by MariusXe
Waited for an announcement for quite some time there, fellas.
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That is all.
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I'll take that challenge. Aside from the whole "genre-mashup" thing, which you said you've been bashed over the head with so I won't dwell on, there's a few things most fans of the flick tend to like. Also, most of them can be tied back to "Shaun" as well, so even if you still don't like the film, hopefully you'll have a better understanding of why we do. 1) What "Shaun" did for zombie-flick tropes, "Fuzz" did for buddy-cop action movies. In both, you get the feeling that the movie is both a send-up and a love letter to that genre. 2) Wright and Pegg are the kings of the callback (some, not me of course, would say to a fault). In "Shaun", you have recurring jokes like "You've got red on you", "Dogs can't look up", and "I'll stop doing it when you stop laughing". "Fuzz" has these in abundance, though if you haven't gotten to the end, you probably didn't catch most of them. 3) Wright is, almost inarguably, one of the most detail-obsessed directors working today. In "Fuzz", as in "Shaun", the movie bares repeated viewings to notice little jokes, things that match up or represent other things, and tiny sound cues or visual touches. Like I said, I know that isn't going to change your mind, and that's fine. Your opinion is your opinion. But maybe you just have a better vibe for why so much of us dig it. In a lot of ways, it's "Shaun" jacked up to the extreme, with cops and murderers instead of zombies and their victims.
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is a shit infested pub in Camden. Why anyone would want to make their way there is beyond me!
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I actually didn't like it all that much the 1st time round. But repeat viewings have totally convinced me. I enjoy it way more than Shaun of the Dead now. Shaun of the Dead kind of fell apart once the gang made it to their local pub. And the last act literally had nowhere to go. But Hot Fuzz starts slowly and builds and teases until everything goes complete apeshit. Timothy Daltan is fucking having the time of his life in that movie and I love every minute of his sneering smarminess. Plus you just have to love Belloq dressed as a priest with twin handguns screaming FUCK OFF GRASSHOPPER!
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First thing that came to mind when I thought of Brits, a pub, and the world ending. Paper bags on head optional.
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May 11, 2012, 12:33 p.m. CST
How are all of you so cynical that you think an Edgar Wright "Antman" wouldn't be stupid fun?!
by Rowsdower.ZabRowsdower
Wouldn't expect him to show up in an Avengers sequel or nothing, but as a stand-alone it'd be ridiculous in the right hands - er, Wright hands. Sorry.
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