Martin Freeman and Simon Pegg star in first trailer for The World's End

From Radio Times

Also featuring Nick Frost, Paddy Considine and Eddie Marsan, the sci-fi comedy by Edgar Wright sees an epic pub crawl turn into an action-packed fight for survival

One recently journeyed across Middle Earth on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain; the other is about to delight cinema audiences worldwide as loud-mouthed engineer Scotty in JJ Abrams' sci-fi spectacular Star Trek Into Darkness. But Martin Freeman and Simon Pegg's recent encounter on screen took place in a far humbler setting: the fictional British town of Newton Haven.

Freeman and Pegg join Nick Frost, Eddie Marsan and Paddy Considine in the latest trailer for upcoming film The World's End. Directed by Pegg and Frost's regular collaborator Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead), the movie tells the story of five school friends who reunite in their hometown 20 years later to attempt to recreate an epic bar crawl. But their raucous journey to "annihilation" at fabled boozer The World's End takes a tricky turn when the quintet end up engaged in a battle to secure the future of humankind - think demon-eyed aliens, fire balls, dramatic car chases... and a trademark fence gag.

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Pegg, Frost, and Wright to cause 'The World’s End' July 19th

From Collider

The end of the world is arriving a bit earlier than expected for the folks across the pond. Director Edgar Wright’s highly anticipated upcoming film The World’s End was initially set for release in the U.K. on August 14th and in the U.S. on October 25th. The domestic release date was subsequently (and thankfully) moved up to August 23rd, but now that U.K. date has been moved up even closer to July 19th. Wright announced the move on his Twitter, saying “Prepare for barmageddon: The World’s End hits UK cinemas on July 19th!” The film is the third and final entry in the “Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy” from Wright, co-writer/star Simon Pegg, and star Nick Frost that began with Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. The story for The World’s End centers on five childhood friends ...

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