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First Look: Focus Unveils Summer Slate, 'The World's End' and 'Closed Circuit'

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Focus Features will release two films this summer as counterprogramming aimed at the smart demo.

By Anne Thompson
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April 22, 2013 4:21 PM
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Edgar Wright's "The World's End," his next team-up with co-writer Simon Pegg and the third installment in the loose trilogy with "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz," has gone into production. All the Wright usuals are onboard, with Nick Frost, Martin Freeman (soon to be known to the world as Bilbo Baggins) and Paddy Considine joining Pegg in the cast.

By Beth Hanna
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September 28, 2012 3:43 PM
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Edgar Wright's "The World's End," the third film in his loose trilogy of comedies including "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz," has been officially greenlit by Universal. The film is currently in pre-production and will begin shooting this October in the UK...