Film Independent has tapped Seth Rogen to host the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards. The 50/50 star will emcee the 27th annual awards ceremony, to be held on the Santa Monica beach on Saturday, Feb. 25 with the telecast to air at 10 p.m. ET/PT on IFC.

“We’re incredibly excited to have Seth as the host for the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards and join us in celebrating this year’s exquisite films and talented filmmaking artists. Seth’s charm, intelligence and quick wit are sure to light up the room and will make for a truly entertaining afternoon,” said Film Independent senior director Sean Mc Manus.

Jennifer Caserta, executive vice president and general manager of IFC added: “Seth is one of the smartest and funniest actors today and we look forward to him making this one of the most entertaining Spirit Awards yet. IFC is a growing brand for original comedy programming, and our viewers are in for a good time with Seth hosting.”

Rogen served as an executive producer on the Indie Spirit Award-nominated film 50/50, inspired by real life experiences of his best friend Will Reiser, who penned the screenplay. Rogen was nominated for an Emmy in 2005 for outstanding writing for a variety, music or comedy for Da Ali G Show.

He appeared in Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared television series, both from Judd Apatow, before heading into film. Most recently, he has starred in Pineapple Express, Knocked Up, Superbad, The Green Hornet and offered his voice to the Kung Fu Panda films, Monsters vs. Aliens and Horton Hears a Who!. Next, Rogen stars in My Mother’s Curse and Take This Waltz.

Last year’s ceremony was hosted by Joel McHale. (Source)

I’ve added two new photo shoots of Seth from 2011! Hopefully many additional images and outtakes from the two sessions with be released! Head over to the gallery for the latest additions.

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Just a quick webmaster note, there will be no site updates for two weeks as I will be away. I want to thank everyone for your continued support of this site and look forward to bringing you all the latest Seth news and images when I get back!

My apologies for the lack of updates around this site lately, sometimes real life gets in the way. Over the past few days, Seth has attended the screening of Oscilloscope Laboratories’ We Need to Talk About Kevin and the 3rd Annual Governor’s Ball. Head over to the gallery for the latest additions.

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Lionsgate released an official TV spot of 50/50, which is an original story about friendship, love, survival and finding humour in unlikely places, inspired by personal experiences. Golden Globe nominee Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emmy nominee Seth Rogen star as best friends whose lives are changed by a cancer diagnosis. Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick, Golden Globe nominee Bryce Dallas Howard and Oscar winner Anjelica Huston complete a top-notch starring cast in this warm and uplifting comedy drama which will open in UK cinemas on 25 November 2011.

Actor Seth Rogen has landed a raunchy role in his wife Lauren Miller’s new comedy – as a saucy airplane pilot. The funnyman recently began shooting scenes for upcoming movie For a Good Time, Call…, and admits it was the first time he has had a chance to work with Miller, who he married last month.

He tells Esquire magazine, “She (Miller) wrote this movie called For a Good Time, Call… about two girls who start a phone sex line, and I play one of the callers, an airplane pilot. We were figuring what kind of people would actually call phone sex lines and we thought airplane pilots probably do. They’re on the road a lot.”

And Rogen insists working with his wife was a fun experience: “She was very nice to me on set. She didn’t yell.”

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Joe and Seth Rogen sat down with Peter Travers to discuss 50/50. The stars also joked with Peter Travers about the film’s alternate title. Take a look below:

Thank you to Kristen for the heads up! Take a look below at Seth’s PSA (Public Service Announcement) for Stand Up 2 Cancer. In this video, Seth talks candidly about the impact that a close friend’s struggle with cancer had on him, an experience that ultimately led to the creation and production of 50/50.

Earlier today, Seth attended the premiere of 50/50 at the 55th BFI London Film Festival in London. Also present were Anna Kendrick and Will Reiser. Head over to the gallery for the latest additions.

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In a recent interview, Seth spoke about the movie that he’s been trying to get off the ground for some time which had the title, Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse. He let fans know that the title of that movie will now simply be Apocalypse.

Seth also mentioned that the script is now complete and although the movie doesn’t have funding, they hope to start filming in February 2012. The cast list for the movie continues to grow with both Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel on board to star as well as write and direct. Also linked with the project are James Franco, Danny McBride and Jonah Hill.

Apocalypse is based on a short film which Baruchel and Rogen made back in 1997. The trailer for it is below: