The newly released International trailer for the sci-fi, adventure comedy
Paul further fleshes out the surprisingly elaborate scoop of the film and we are genuinely excited that there might be more to this movie than what initially met the eye. Maybe this isn't just a broad, slapstick, R-Rated dick & fart jokes film, centered on a foul-mouthed alien. Maybe this might be something special. We're huge fans in these parts of director Gregg Mottola's
Superbad and
Adventureland, and also of writers/actors Simon Pegg/Nick Frost's collaborations
Shaun of the Dead and
Hot Fuzz, and although the latter are never quite as good in movies not written & directed by Edgar Wright, we can't see Mottola not knocking this out of the ballpark. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5ipZwwQPcY Plus there's
Seth Rogen voicing a particularly impressive CGI alien (which doesn't seem as jarring this time round, maybe we are now used to it),
Kristen Wiig, Jason Bateman, Bill Hader, Jane Lynch and
Sigourney Weaver. And they all look on their game here, especially Bateman who seems oddly comfortable here as an E.T. chasing Man in Black. Paul lands from the sky in the UK on February 14th, with a US release following on March 18th.