Clint Eastwood is generating a lot of buzz, and it has nothing to do with his latest film J. Edgar. The respected actor and director, whose name is synonymous with Hollywood, is going to the last place any of us thought he’d go – E! Find out more below. We’ve also got news on ABC and a long-running show they’ve decided to cancel.
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It’s about time a film like this hits the theaters and proves that the women of comedy can take on the men. This week in theaters is the comedy of year, Bridesmaids by director Paul Feig, with the stellar writer/actress Kristen Wiig and produced by the comedy master Judd Apatow. Thanks to Paul Feig (“Arrested Development,” “Nurse Jackie,” “Weeds”) finally seeing Kristen Wiig’s potential to be a leading lady and the force of Judd Apatow’s approval behind the project, this film is the perfect storm of talent coming together and doing what they all do best — make people laugh. Find out how they got this project going and what it took to make it in our interview with the trio below…
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Judd Apatow has signed on to produce the upcoming film Do Gooders – the most recent in what seems to be a flurry of activity for the once-overexposed writer/director/producer. The film is based on a script by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck, who recently wrote and directed A Good Old Fashioned Orgy with SNL vets Jason Sudeikis and Will Forte. Such suggest Gregory and Huyck (who started writing for TV) will want to direct this one as well.
Yesterday, we reported that Megan Fox was set to bring her box office poison unique charm to the set of Judd Apatow’s new film, starring as a yet to be detailed character. Today, it seems, someone with actual comedic talent and chops a little more familiar to the comedy world is now in negotiations to join the cast—Albert Brooks.
Megan Fox seemed to be teetering on the edge of fame for a couple months. After Fox was let go from Transformers 3 it was hard to know if the actress’s career could recover. Sure, she could model, but who was going to take her seriously as an actress? Now word comes from The Hollywood Reporter that one of those people is Judd Apatow. Fox is now in negotiations to star in Apatow’s next film, which will star Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann.
Judd Apatow is gearing up for his next directorial project following 2009′s Funny People. According to reports, he plans to reunite his Knocked Up co-stars Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann for a spin-off that features their characters Pete and Debbie. Previously, it was thought to be either a prequel or a sequel but it’s neither.
Universal Pictures has just made a big announcement regarding go-to comedic director Judd Apatow. The helmer has been laying low ever since the release of his 2009 dark comedy Funny People, which took on the serious subject matter of cancer. The film received mixed reviews and wasn’t nearly as successful as its predecessor Knocked Up but he’s still getting back into the saddle with another feature.
Paul Reubens aka Pee-wee Herman has slowly but surely returned to the forefront with his famous alter-ego. He started out small with a few local Los Angeles productions of “The Pee-wee Herman Show” before getting cleared for a Broadway run that will begin this October. While you’re waiting for the comedian to hit the stage in New York, you should prepare yourself for an even bigger event: Pee-wee’s headed to a theater near you — again!
If you were a fan of the 1999 cult classic series, “Freaks and Geeks” you’re familiar with the teaming of Judd Apatow and Paul Feig. The duo created and wrote the show that launched some of today’s most notable young stars. Since the ten years that have passed, Apatow’s movie career has skyrocketed but Feig’s has remained somewhat stationary. According to THR, a project has come along that will unite these career-crossed writers and “SNL‘s” Kristen Wiig will be caught in the middle of it.
