Sony Looking at SETH ROGEN'S THE APOCALYPSE

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A comedy about The Apocalypse is coming soon from Seth Rogen and Sony looks to be the studio backing the project.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio is in final negotiations to finance and distribute Rogen's end-times comedy. The project is based on a short called Jay and Seth Vs. The Apocalypse which starred Jay Baruchel and Rogen as themselves in L.A. after the world has seemingly come to an end. Watch the clip after the jump.

The project would be the directorial debut for Rogen and his writing partner Evan Goldberg. The duo wrote the script together and will also be producing. The two have worked together previously in 50/50, Superbad, Pineapple Express and Green Hornet.

The project has been in development since 2008, but has only been inching along very slowly. With a modest budget of $30-40 million, there were other bidders for the project, but Sony is now the one make serious negotiations.

While the original video only had the two actors, the new project is said to have stars like James Franco, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson joining them. In addition to this main cast, the creators are also looking to get a lot of cameos.

The crew wants to start production in Spring if everything goes according to plan. Watch the short video here.


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