This Is the End
| This Is the End | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
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| Cinematography | Brandon Trost |
| Edited by | Zene Baker |
| Music by | Henry Jackman[1] |
Production companies | Mandate Pictures Point Grey |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 106 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
This Is the End is an upcoming apocalyptic comedy film written by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Jason Stone, and directed by Goldberg and Rogen in their directorial debuts. It stars James Franco, Jonah Hill, Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, and Craig Robinson as fictional versions of themselves in the aftermath of a global apocalypse. The film will be released on June 12, 2013.
Plot
After a series of cataclysmic events ravage Los Angeles, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, and Craig Robinson must face the true meaning of friendship and redemption as the world ends around them.[3]
Cast
The cast includes the following, all of whom portray fictional versions of themselves:[3]
Production
This Is the End is based on Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse, a short film created by Rogen and Baruchel in 2007.[5]
During production the film was titled The Apocalypse,[5] a name later changed to The End of the World. The film entered post-production in July 2012.[5][7] The name changed on December 20, 2012, to This Is the End, upon the release of its first trailer and poster.[8]
In March 2013, the release date was pushed forward two days to June 12, 2013.[9] On April 1, 2013, Sony Pictures released an April Fools Day trailer for Pineapple Express 2, which was in fact a teaser trailer for This Is the End.[10]
Soundtrack
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This Is the End: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack of the film. It will be released on June 11, 2013.[11][12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Take Yo Panties Off" | Snoop Dogg & Craig Robinson | 5:06 |
| 2. | "Step Into a World (Rapture's Delight)" | KRS-One | 4:50 |
| 3. | "End of the Beginning" | Black Sabbath | 8:07 |
| 4. | "A Joyful Process" | Funkadelic | 6:17 |
| 5. | "Love in the Old Days" | Daddy | 4:18 |
| 6. | "When the Shit Goes Down" | Cypress Hill | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Watchu Want" | Belief & Karniege | 2:57 |
| 8. | "Easy Fix" | K. Flay | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Spirit in the Sky" | Norman Greenbaum | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" | Backstreet Boys | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Please Save My Soul" | Church Friends Choir featuring Pamela Landrum | 2:07 |
| 12. | "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston | 4:33 |
| Total length: | 48:43 | ||
Reception
Owen Gleiberman gave the film a letter grade of "A", saying:[13]
"You could sit through a year's worth of Hollywood comedies and still not see anything that's genuinely knock-your-socks-off audacious. But This Is the End (opening June 12) truly is. It's the wildest screen comedy in a long time, and also the smartest, the most fearlessly inspired, and the snort-out-loud funniest."
Kevin Jagernauth of Indiewire, was less glowing:[14]
"Your mileage with the movie will depend on how much you like these guys to begin with, because even if you're a fan, the one joke premise has a hard time sustaining a full length movie....When Seth and Jay first venture outside in the early part of the film, when the apocalypse first arrives, it's funny and exciting because we're seeing them react to something absurdly extraordinary. But when 'This Is The End gets confined to Franco's house, we're just left with these five guys playing off each other with single note variations on their real selves, and there are only so many ways it can be spun....This Is The End is a vanity project that hopes that audiences will enjoy hanging out with Seth and the gang as much as they like hanging out with each other."
References
- ^ "Henry Jackman to Score 'The End of the World'". FilmMusicReporter.com.
- ^ "THIS IS THE END (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- ^ a b Chitwood, Adam (December 20, 2012). "First Red-Band Clip and Poster for Seth Rogen's THIS IS THE END Starring Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Danny McBride, Jonah Hill, and Many More". Collider. Archived from the original on December 20, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Bricken, Rob (April 2, 2013). "The new This Is the End redband trailer contains Michael Cera's graphic death. That is all". io9. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on December 20, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d Chitwood, Adam (April 6, 2012). "Aziz Ansari Joins Seth Rogen in THE APOCALYPSE". Collider. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Find out what the Backstreet Boys are doing in L.A. today". On Location Vacations. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Aziz Ansari Joins 'The Apocalypse'". Spill.com. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ Lussier, Germain (December 20, 2012). "'This Is The End' Red-Band Teaser Clip and Poster: Seth Rogen's End Of The World Comedy Debuts, Before Possible End Of The World". /Film. Archived from the original on December 20, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Bettinger, Brendan (March 28, 2013). "Release Dates for Seth Rogen's THIS IS THE END and KON-TIKI; Tina Fey/Steve Carell Comedy MAIL-ORDER GROOM Delayed". Collider. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "PINEAPPLE EXPRESS 2 – Official Trailer – YouTube". Youtube.com. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ^ "This Is The End: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Explicit]: Various: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – This Is the End (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various Artists". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ Owen Gleiberman (June 8, 2013). "This Is the End Movie Review". EW.com. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ^ "Review: 'This Is The End' Starring Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, James Franco & Danny McBride". The Playlist (blog). Indiewire. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
