Director Lorene Scafaria romanticizes 'End of the World'

(L-F) Steve Carell, director Lorene Scafaria and Keira Knightley on the set. (Darren Michaels) Credit: (L-F) Steve Carell, director Lorene Scafaria and Keira Knightley on the set. (Darren Michaels)
The dramedy "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" turns the apocalypse into a romance, as lonely strangers Dodge (Steve Carell) and Penny (Keira Knightley) fall in love just before the earth is set to be wiped out by an asteroid.
We spoke with writer-director Lorene Scafaria (writer of "Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist") about her film, which opens on Friday.
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