Apatow Nets Sandler, Rogen, and Mann for Upcoming Feature
Untitled comedy to be Apatow's directorial follow-up to Knocked Up.
After a burst of production activity that saw Judd Apatow taking a producer's credit on Drillbit Taylor, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Pineapple Express, he's making plans to return to the director's chair.
Variety reports that Apatow has committed to direct and write an untitled comedy for Universal and Sony, and though he's "keeping the plot under wraps," he's already acquired the acting services of Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann.
The project continues an Apatow tradition of working with familiar faces -- both Sandler and Rogen are longtime associates, and Mann is his wife. Sandler's involvement comes on the heels of You Don't Mess With the Zohan, which he co-wrote with Apatow and Robert "For Me to Poop On" Smigel. The cast is all busy outside the Apatow umbrella, however; as Variety notes, Sandler is currently shooting Adam Shankman's Bedtime Stories, while Mann is starring opposite Zac Efron in 17 Again and Rogen will soon be heard in Horton Hears a Who.
Source: Variety
Variety reports that Apatow has committed to direct and write an untitled comedy for Universal and Sony, and though he's "keeping the plot under wraps," he's already acquired the acting services of Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann.
The project continues an Apatow tradition of working with familiar faces -- both Sandler and Rogen are longtime associates, and Mann is his wife. Sandler's involvement comes on the heels of You Don't Mess With the Zohan, which he co-wrote with Apatow and Robert "For Me to Poop On" Smigel. The cast is all busy outside the Apatow umbrella, however; as Variety notes, Sandler is currently shooting Adam Shankman's Bedtime Stories, while Mann is starring opposite Zac Efron in 17 Again and Rogen will soon be heard in Horton Hears a Who.
Source: Variety
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 on Mar 12 2008 01:18 PM I really like Apatow's movies, plus thank goodness it has rejuvinated Mann's career. I'm happy she is in this one too, also sweet that Sandler is in it-he could use another good comedy. (Reply to this) |
 on Mar 15 2008 12:50 PM This will be great. If they just add Jonah Hill (who was in Virgin and Knocked Up0 than this will be great I can't for this movie to come out I don't even know the plot but I'm sure it will be funny as heck. (Reply to this) |
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