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‘Pineapple Express 2′ Trailer Is J/K April Fools’ Day, ‘This Is The End’ Viral Marketing Instead (VIDEO)

By The Huffington Post News Editors

To celebrate April Fools’ Day and simultaneously viral market the new film “This Is The End,” Seth Rogen, James Franco and Danny McBride have put together a trailer for “Pineapple Express 2.” This time, they must assassinate Woody Harrelson (played by Jonah Hill, because obviously). Thug life, indeed.

“This Is The End” is Rogen’s apocalypse comedy where the actor cast his famous friends as variations on themselves (Franco, Hill and McBride are joined by Craig Robinson, Jay Baruchel and a cast of dozens). The comedy was co-written by Rogen and Evan Goldberg (“Superbad”) and co-directed by the pair as well.

“We thought it’d be funny to see really famous people die in super graphic ways,” Rogen said at WonderCon this weekend (via EW.com). “People were into it. At first we thought they’d be insulted or something like that — and some of them were — but most of them weren’t. They were into it.”

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at Huffington Post

WonderCon: This is The End of Seth Rogen

Funnymen Seth Rogen, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson previewed their apocalyptic comedy This Is the End for fans at Saturday’s WonderCon. Please be advised of some spoilers ahead due to the nature of the footage screened.

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The movie, scripted and co-directed by Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who was also at WonderCon, follows six friends trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unravels outside, dwindling supplies and cabin fever threaten to tear apart the friendships inside.  Eventually, they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true meaning of friendship and redemption. The cast also includes James Franco, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Michael Cera and Emma Watson.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies