Comic-Con: Alien Comedy PAUL Lands in San Diego

The cast of the film Paul is quite the ensemble of comedic talent. First, there’s the writers/stars of the film, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Their last two films together (Shaun of the Dead & Hot Fuzz) are hugely popular in humor circles. They wanted to write a movie about being in America and finding an alien, and after 8 years, finally got it done. Bill Hader, who in the film plays an FBI agent alongside Joe Lo Truglio, was joking around and embracing the ridiculous nature of his idiot federal agent role.

Arrested Development stars Jason Bateman and Jeffery Tambor also sat in on the panel. Bateman plays the head FBI agent tracking Simon and Nick across the States, and Tambor is a science fiction writer the stars come across at Comic-Con. Director Greg Mottola was on hand, as well as Sigourney Weaver who is a high ranking government official. Last but not least, the voice talent for the alien character Paul, Seth Rogen took the stage and made everyone laugh.

The cast and crew of Paul brought with them footage from the film for the audience to enjoy. It begins with the main characters walking towards the San Diego Convention Center for Comic-Con. They meet Jeffery Tambor’s character at a signing booth then head out on the road. They witness a car accident, and discover an alien nearby. From there, we see them come across the FBI, other wacky characters and the whole time Paul is foul-mouthing lines at pretty much everyone he comes across. Expect a lot of buzz about Paul when it hits theaters March 18, 2011.