Martin Freeman And Eddie Marsan Join Edgar Wright’s ‘The World’s End’
InEdgar WrightandSimon Pegg’s upcoming filmThe World’s End, five friendsattempt to relive a bar crawlthey did 20 years prior. We know that Pegg andNick Frostwill be two of the friends, completing theCornetto TrilogywithShaun of the DeadandHot Fuzz, and recentlyPaddy Considinewas revealed as the third. Wrighthas been shootingfor a few weeks now, yet the identities of the final two friends remained a mystery.Empire Onlineis now reporting the group of friends will be completed byMartin Freeman(The Office, Sherlock, The Hobbit) andEddie Marsan(Sherlock Holmes, V for Vendetta) making an already awesome sounding film exponentially better. Read more after the jump.
Empire Onlinebroke the news of the casting and while they aren’t sure that Freeman and Marsan roles are specifically as the fourth and fifth friend with Pegg, Frost and Considine, it’s likely.Rosamund Pikeis also playing the sister of one of the characters and a presumable love interest. Let’s all get on the same page with the story:
Rumor has it the film turns into asci-fi, invasion, apocalypsetype movie but there’s been no official confirmation on that.
Freeman is quickly becoming one of the biggest stars in the world and this film, initially rumored for release in Spring 2013, could likely be his first post-Hobbitmovie. A great get for Wright. He also had a hilarious cameo inShaun of the Deadas the alternate Shaun (which was at the height of hisOfficefame)
Marsan is one of those “that guy” actors that appears in a ton of movies, doesn’t get a lot of recognition, but is regularaly terrifying or hilarious. Either would work in Wright and Pegg’s wacky world.
The World’s Endis one of our most anticipated films of 2013. What do you think of the latest castings?
