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A MILLION WAYS TO
DIE IN THE WEST
RELEASE 30 May
DIRECTOR Seth MacFarlane
CAST Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried

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Silverman and Charlize Theron.
A Million Ways to Die in
the West is easily the most
anticipated comedy of the 2014
summer movie season, and it
could well be this year’s The
Hangover. But will the Western
parody do for 2014 what the
bachelor party did back in
2009? Only time will tell?
The Hangover relied on a
smooth advertising campaign,
with positive word of mouth
from reviewers and public
audiences, it posted just under

$45 million on its opening
weekend and ended up grossing
over $467 million worldwide.
If A Million Ways to Die in
the West doesn’t open as
strongly, it will be seen as a
disappointment to many.
MacFarlane is standing centrestage for the first time in his
own form and not behind that
of a bear or dog, and hopes
some of the glory from the film
will reflect back on him, but has
also said, “It’ll either be a great
success or a giant disaster.”

Photo: © Universal Pictures

Seth MacFarlane impressed
many critics in 2012 with
comedy Ted. But with his
second film, MacFarlane looks
to change things in a big way
with a comedy western. Set in
1882, A Million Ways to Die
in the West tells the tale of an
Arizona sheep farmer who
gains the help of a gunslinger’s
wife in order to win back
the woman who left him.
McFarlane features alongside
Liam Neeson, Neil Patrick
Harris, Amanda Seyfried, Sarah

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