We love just about everything Judd Apatow has done: Freaks & Geeks (Creator, Writer, Director), Undeclared (Creator, Writer, Director), 40 Year-Old Virgin (Producer, Writer, Director), Knocked Up (Producer, Writer, Director), The Critic (Producer), Larry Sanders Show (Writer, Director), and The Ben Stiller Show (Writer, Actor).
Depending on who you've talked to, he has missed a few times: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Producer), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (producer), and the horrific Celtic Pride (writer, executive producer) .
So now that no sane studio executive will say no to him or his amigos, Judd and his crew are ready roll out a ton of projects. Here's what you can expect in the next year:
THE PINEAPPLE EXPRESS - Produced and Written by Judd and Seth Rogan, this flick stars Freaks & Geeks alumni like James Franco, Seth Rogan, Bill Hader. The film is about a stoner (Rogen) and his dealer (Franco) are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.DRILLBIT TAYLOR - Judd produces this film written by Seth Rogan about two kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully.
WALK HARD - Judd wrote and produced this spoof of Walk The Line, in which singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend. John C. Reilly plays Dewey, The Office's Jenna Fischer also appears, as does Jack White as Elvis.
FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL - A big one for Judd's crew as he produces Jason Segel, who wrote and stars in this romantic comedy about a guy who takes a Hawaii vacation in order to deal with recent break-up with his TV star girlfriend, only to bump into her with her new boyfriend. The film also stars Paul Rudd and Bill Hader.
YOU DON'T MESS WITH ZOHAN - Judd shares writing and producing credits with Adam Sandler on this project. The film stars Sandler and Rob Schneider and is about a Mossad agent fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist.
STEP BROTHERS - Judd produces John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell in a comedy about adults who become stepbrothers later in life.
SUPERBAD - Produced by Judd, Written by Seth Rogan, and starring Knocked Up's Jonah Hill and Arrested Development's Michael Cera (George Michael). This looks hysterical.
FANBOYS - Seth Rogan costars in this brilliant concept film about a group of "Star Wars" fans who travel to Skywalker Ranch to see "The Phantom Menace" before it's released.
And finally, Rebecca Eckler, a Canadian journalist, is suing director Judd Apatow and Universal Studios for copyright infringement stating the similarities between the hit film and her book, Knocked Up: Confessions of a Hip Mother-to-Be. The book is about a reporter getting drunk and knocked up by a Jewish-Canadian. Woops...........









Comments (2)
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Posted on April 9, 2008 5:37 AM