Hold up: The Lonely Island is getting a movie. Today, nothing else matters. According to Deadline, the trio will make a musical comedy for Universal, with Judd Apatow producing. The Lonely Island – for those unfamiliar with their turtlenecks and chains – is Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. Hired to Saturday Night Live as […]
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First look at Amy Schumer and Judd Apatow’s ‘Trainwreck’
July 22, 2014 
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The first image from Judd Apatow’s latest directorial effort has been shared by the New York Times, in a profile on its writer and star, Amy Schumer. Of course, that’s not an image from within their movie, titled Trainwreck, unless Apatow has cast himself as Schumer and Bill Hader’s buddy, and they are at some […]
Continue readingJudd Apatow’s will direct Amy Schumer’s ‘Train Wreck’
November 28, 2013 0 Comments
Judd Apatow has selected his next directorial effort, and it ain’t semi-autobiographical (like his last three have been). According to Variety, he will helm Train Wreck for Universal, penned by and starring up-and-coming comedian Amy Schumer. It had been originally announced he would merely produce the flick. Details of the script are under wraps, but it reportedly […]
Continue readingJames Marsden joins Anchorman 2
February 22, 2013 0 Comments
Everyone’s favourite handsome person – and the love of Liz Lemon’s life! – James Marsden has joined the cast of Anchorman 2, Deadline reports. Plot details are tightly under wraps, but Marsden is said to be playing a rival anchor of Ron Burgundy’s (Will Ferrell). Kristen Wiig is also a new addition to the cast, […]
Continue readingAges of fear – This Is 40 review
January 8, 2013 0 Comments
This Is 40 – Starring Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, and Albert Brooks. Directed by Judd Apatow. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. As Judd Apatow adds to his oeuvre, it’s becoming more and more clear that he no longer feels he should have to play by the rules of conventional comedies. What’s still up for debate […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: This Is 40
August 8, 2012 0 Comments
A feature trailer for This Is 40 – Judd Apatow‘s self-proclaimed “sort-of sequel to Knocked Up” – has debuted, introducing us to the world around disgruntled married couple Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann). Though Debbie’s sister Alison (Katherine Heigl) and her partner Ben (Seth Rogen) are nowhere to be found, we do get to see Apatow […]
Continue readingThe top 10 Seth Rogen performances
July 13, 2012 1 Comment
The top 10 Seth Rogen performances. By Simon Miraudo. Canadian comedian Seth Rogen made his debut in Judd Apatow and Paul Feig‘s TV show Freaks and Geeks at the age of 17, but it would take another six years before he broke out in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (his two-second appearance as ‘Eager Cameraman‘ in Anchorman […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: Anchorman 2
May 22, 2012 0 Comments
The teaser trailer for the Anchorman sequel debuted in front of The Dictator over the weekend, and it has finally made its way online. Little is revealed, but it’s nice to see the Channel 4 Action News Team – Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), Champ Kind (David Koechner), and Brick Tamland (Steve Carell) – back together at […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Anchorman – The Legend Continues
May 17, 2012 1 Comment
With a new poster online and a teaser trailer reportedly attached to prints of The Dictator, we have further concrete evidence that the long-gestating sequel to Anchorman is indeed in the works (you’ll forgive us for being sceptical – we’ve been hurt too many times!). There’s not much to the poster, besides the meticulously tailored pants on display. These […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: This Is 40
May 10, 2012 0 Comments
Check out the poster for Judd Apatow‘s “sort-of sequel” to Knocked Up, This Is 40, courtesy of Coming Soon. Questionable presence of the iPad aside (not because of the product placement, but for its dangerous proximity to poop!), this is a nice reintroduction to Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann), and their affinity for conducting conversations in […]
Continue readingGet them to the church – The Five-Year Engagement review
May 3, 2012 0 Comments
The Five-Year Engagement – Starring Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, and Alison Brie. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. The Five-Year Engagement is perfect for anyone who liked Blue Valentine, but felt it was a little light on the yuks. Director Nicholas Stoller reunites with his Forgetting Sarah Marshall star and screenwriter Jason […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: This Is 40
April 30, 2012 1 Comment
All our fortieth birthdays have come at once! The trailer for Judd Apatow‘s Knocked Up spin-off This Is 40 has debuted online. Apatow turns his attention to Knocked Up co-stars Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann, who reprise their roles as embittered married couple Pete and Debbie, now dealing with reaching the big four-oh. Judd and Leslie’s real-life kids Maude and Iris return as […]
Continue readingWill Ferrell confirms Anchorman sequel is really, officially, finally happening
March 29, 2012 0 Comments
Will Ferrell took to Conan today – in character – to announce a sequel to his 2004 comedy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Deadline scooped the news earlier, reporting that Paramount would distribute the film. Judd Apatow will produce, and Adam McKay will direct, as with the first instalment. Ferrell and McKay have made […]
Continue readingRogen and Hart to play “first” interracial police team
March 21, 2012 0 Comments
Here comes fun. Seth Rogen is confirmed to star opposite Kevin Hart in a buddy cop film about the first ever interracial police partnership, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The pitch by screenwriter Rodney Rothman (Late Show with David Letterman) has been acquired by Paramount Pictures. Rothman and Rogen have worked previously together on the […]
Continue readingThe 10 most exciting films of 2012
January 4, 2012 12 Comments
The 10 most exciting films of 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Apocalyptic Mayan prophecies be damned; we’re mighty excited for 2012. Not only will we get to see if Roland Emmerich’s vision of complete tectonic-destruction comes true (might be fun?), but we’ll also be treated to a batch of awesome-sounding feature films in the lead-up. Here […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Five-Year Engagement
December 8, 2011 1 Comment
The creative team behind Forgetting Sarah Marshall have reunited for the new romantic comedy The Five-Year Engagement. Check out the first trailer after the jump. The film follows the – you guessed it – five-year engagement of Tom (Jason Segel) and Victoria (Emily Blunt), as the duo navigates the highs and lows of their relationship, […]
Continue readingInterview: Albert Brooks (Drive)
October 25, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Albert Brooks (Drive). By Simon Miraudo. Albert Brooks’ chilling performance in Drive is one of the breakout turns of the year; not bad for an Oscar-nominated actor-writer-director with a career that spans four decades. Although we know him best from his witty supporting performances in Broadcast News, Taxi Driver and Out of Sight, his directorial efforts […]
Continue readingMelissa McCarthy sells raunchy road-trip script Tammy
October 20, 2011 0 Comments
New Line has preemptively acquired a script by Bridesmaids‘ break-out star, recent Emmy winner and future Oscar nominee (we’re calling it!) Melissa McCarthy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the script – titled Tammy – tells the story of an overweight woman who decides to go on a road trip with her “alcoholic, foul-mouthed, diabetic grandmother” […]
Continue readingJon Hamm doubts Bridesmaids 2 will happen
September 29, 2011 1 Comment
Jon Hamm has his doubts about a sequel to Bridesmaids ever coming to fruition. Speaking to E!, Hamm revealed that his close friend and the film’s screenwriter/star Kristen Wiig may no longer be interested in continuing the Bridesmaids saga. As to whether he would reprise the role of Wiig’ character Annie’s jerk boyfriend in a […]
Continue readingSeth Rogen won’t appear in Knocked Up spin-off
September 8, 2011 0 Comments
Judd Apatow is busy at work on his Knocked Up spin-off (tentatively titled This is Forty), which focuses on Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann), the disgruntled married couple who supported Ben (Seth Rogen) and Alison (Katherine Heigl) during their pregnancy in the 2006 box office hit. Rogen has told Movies.com that he will […]
Continue readingMegan Fox goes swimming in Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up spin-off
August 25, 2011 0 Comments
Megan Fox has shared a new picture from the set of Judd Apatow’s upcoming Knocked Up spin-off, tentatively titled This is Forty. It was previously reported that Fox would have a small role in the film, which follows Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann), the disgruntled married couple who supported Ben (Seth Rogen) and […]
Continue readingMelissa McCarthy to steal Jason Bateman’s identity
August 16, 2011 0 Comments
Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy are set to co-star in the new comedy ID Theft for Universal. According to Deadline, Bateman will star as “a guy who gets his identity stolen” (it’s really all there in the title, isn’t it?). Although the premise originally called for another male actor to do the stealing, Bateman – […]
Continue readingRose Byrne talks Bridesmaids, Get Him To The Greek sequels
July 6, 2011 1 Comment
Rose Byrne has long been one of Australia’s most beloved young actresses and she’s finally getting the recognition she deserves in the U.S. Not just for her Emmy nominated turn on the TV show Damages, but also for her memorable roles in Judd Apatow productions Get Him To The Greek and Bridesmaids. Speaking with Vulture, […]
Continue readingBridesmaids becomes Apatow’s highest grossing flick
July 4, 2011 0 Comments
Bridesmaids has become uberproducer Judd Apatow’s biggest hit in the United States, outgrossing his earlier productions Knocked Up, Superbad, Talladega Nights and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. The Paul Feig-directed feature, written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, has become the sleeper hit of the U.S. blockbuster season, taking home $152 million domestically after almost two months in […]
Continue readingInterview: Paul Feig (director of Bridesmaids)
June 21, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Paul Feig (director of Bridesmaids). By Simon Miraudo. Everyone’s familiar with Judd Apatow’s magic touch; he famously discovered Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jason Segel and many more at a young age, and mentored them into superstardom. But where is the credit for unsung hero Paul Feig, who created the short-lived (yet still very much […]
Continue readingPaul Feig wants Jon Hamm and Melissa McCarthy for “unconventional love story”
June 16, 2011 0 Comments
Bridesmaids director Paul Feig is set to reteam with producer Judd Apatow for a new comedy. Although details on the project are scarce, Deadline has revealed that Jon Hamm and Melissa McCarthy (both in Bridesmaids) are being considered to star in the “unconventional love story”. We spoke with Feig earlier today, and he confirmed that the […]
Continue readingLadies’ night – Bridesmaids review
June 15, 2011 1 Comment
Bridesmaids – Starring Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Rose Byrne. Directed by Paul Feig. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. The mostly Y-chromosome-free Bridesmaids feels like a call to arms for womankind; a message to Hollywood that ladies can bring “the funny” just as well as the men. Sure, it was directed by a dude – […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Bridesmaids (Red Band)
April 28, 2011 0 Comments
Girls just want to have fun (and act like guys) according to the raunchy Red Band trailer for Bridesmaids. First of all, let’s just say we couldn’t be more excited for the upcoming Judd Apatow production, directed by Freaks and Geeks creator Paul Feig and written by SNL-fave Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo. Still, the […]
Continue readingJacki Weaver joins Judd Apatow comedy
April 21, 2011 0 Comments
Well, this is exciting! Aussie thesp, Animal Kingdom star and recent Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver has signed on to the upcoming Judd Apatow-produced comedy Five Year Engagement. According to Deadline (who broke the good news), the film tracks – you guessed it – the five year engagement between characters played by Jason Segel and Emily […]
Continue readingApatow to produce celebrity satire Do Gooders
March 21, 2011 0 Comments
Comedy King and ultra busy filmmaker Judd Apatow is set to produce Do Gooders for Universal, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Details of the project are being tightly guarded, though the screenplay, based on a pitch by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck, is said to focus on a group of actors who want to reach […]
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