Paul (2011)
Paul was the link movie connecting The Martian and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Linked through Kristen Wiig and Simon Pegg.
Both Kristen Wiig and Simon Pegg appeared in Paul.
About Paul
"Who's up for a close encounter?"
For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51. Fortunately, it contains the two earthlings who are most likely to rescue and harbor an alien on the run.
Directed by Greg Mottola
Written by Nick Frost, Simon Pegg
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Score by David Arnold
Movie trivia
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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost conceived the idea for Paul in 2003 during production on Shaun of the Dead and later took a road trip across America to harvest ideas for the script.
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The film is a parody of Steven Spielberg's films and science‑fiction fandom; after Pegg and Frost mentioned the project Spielberg suggested a cameo and appears as a 1980 speakerphone voice discussing ideas for E.T.
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Principal photography was mainly in the New Mexico desert with about 50 days of desert shooting, wrapped on 9 September 2009, and additional Comic‑Con scenes were filmed in July 2010 at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
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Paul was realised with CGI: Joe Lo Truglio served as a stand‑in during filming, Seth Rogen provided the voice and performed some motion capture, and Double Negative handled the animation and multiple visual effects.
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The cover art for the film's fictional comic book Encounter Briefs was drawn by alternative comics artist Daniel Clowes.
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Greg Mottola said the film was greenlit shortly before the onset of the Great Recession and had a budget around US$40 million; it ultimately grossed $98 million worldwide.
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