They battled zombies in Shaun of the Dead and fought renegade little Englanders in Hot Fuzz. Now, with their latest film, The World's End, the final instalment in their comic Cornetto Trilogy (so called because the ice creams turn up in each of the films), stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and director Edgar Wright are facing their toughest challenge yet. We're not going to give much away beyond saying that the film combines the best aspects of the first two movies - the goofy humour, the knockabout violence, the witty observations on English life - and adds a hefty dollop of sci-fi action and an unexpectedly charming, thoughtful air of bittersweet nostalgia.

The World's End Review

Edgar Wright's feverish direction keeps the energy level high, but the script slows to a painful crawl at a crucial stage late in the game, and struggles with the narrative gymnastics required to keep the group from heading for the hills the moment they discover Newton Haven's dark secret.

Simon Pegg talks about The World's End

He discussed the soundtrack that he and Wright have put together for the film, how his writing process with Edgar Wright on The World's End compared to Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuz, bringing every actor that appeared in the previous two films back for The World's End, the possibility of a Comic-Con screening, and more.

New look at The World's End

These exclusive images from the film show Simon Pegg's Gary King in action.

The World's End: Edgar Wright interview

The World's End - the third and final part of Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright and Nick Frost's genre-skewing trilogy that kicked off with Shaun of the Dead and continued with Hot Fuzz - is set to hit screens in the UK this August.

Edgar Wright's The World's End begins

Working Title Films and Big Talk Productions have commenced filming on The World's End, the third installment of Edgar Wright's trilogy of comedies.