International 'Paul' Poster

Intergalactic comedy

By: Brad Brevet
Published: Tuesday, November 16th 2010 at 2:33 PM

Empire debuted the following international poster for the sci-fi comedy Paul, which will hit Stateside cinemas on March 18 through Universal. The film stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost with Seth Rogen voicing the alien you see in the poster as the story revolves around two British slackers who, after visiting San Diego's Comic-Con, go on a road trip to Area 51, where they encounter a small alien named Paul, who enlists them to find his way home.

Just below is both the official synopsis and the poster.

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) reunite for the comedy adventure Paul as two sci-fi geeks whose pilgrimage takes them to America's UFO heartland. While there, they accidentally meet an alien who brings them on an insane road trip that alters their universe forever. For the past 60 years, an alien named Paul (Seth Rogen) has been hanging out at a top-secret military base. For reasons unknown, the space-traveling smart ass decides to escape the compound and hop on the first vehicle out of town — a rented RV containing Earthlings Graeme Willy (Pegg) and Clive Gollings (Frost). Chased by federal agents and the fanatical father of a young woman that they accidentally kidnap, Graeme and Clive hatch a fumbling escape plan to return Paul to his mother ship. And as two nerds struggle to help, one little green man might just take his fellow outcasts from misfits to intergalactic heroes. Paul is directed by Superbad's Greg Mottola, from a story by Pegg and Frost. Joining the comedy's cast are Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Blythe Danner, Joe Lo Truglio, John Carroll Lynch, David Koechner, Sigourney Weaver and Seth Rogan as Paul.