Judd Apatow Script for ‘This Is 40’ Sequel in Development (Exclusive)

“For once in my life, I wanted to make a movie without having all the responsibilities.” So moans Jeff, the director on the film-within-a-film in Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s “Beware of a Holy Whore.” The West German drama sequesters a movie crew in a coastal Spanish hotel, where the combination of cabin fever and psychological discord between a group of insecure, neurotic people breeds the rarefied level of hysteria only found in show business.

Judd Apatow is promoting his new movie The Bubble and during a talk show interview, he opened up about his friendship with Paul Rudd.

While audiences and critics have rejected a lot of misguided pandemic narratives (see Doug Liman’s “Locked Down,” HBO’s Zoom-with-stars series, “Coastal Elites,” and most recently, Judd Apatow’s “The Bubble,” which has been roasted by a lot of critics, including ours), HBO Max’s “Station Eleven” mini-series about the aftermath of a global pandemic, definitely was a big exception. Continue reading Patrick Somerville & ‘Station Eleven’ Author Emily St.

“The Bubble.” The film came about during the pandemic, and tells the story of a group of actors and filmmakers making a franchise blockbuster sequel in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.In a situation not dissimilar from the one under which films like “Jurassic World: Dominion” were made, “The Bubble” chronicles the increasingly frayed nerves of the cast and crew as they’re forced to quarantine in a hotel for the duration of the shoot.Karen Gillan leads the cast as an actress from the fictional “Cliff Beasts” franchise who reluctantly returns for the sixth installment of the series. She’s joined by the likes of Pedro Pascal, Keegan-Michael Key, Leslie Mann, David Duchovny, Vir Das and Iris Apatow playing her fellow castmates, while Fred Armisen plays an indie director in over his head on his first franchise film.“Judd’s process is unlike anybody I’ve ever worked with, and I think it’s unlike anybody in the industry,” Key says in the behind-the-scenes video above.

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“For once in my life, I wanted to make a movie without having all the responsibilities.” So moans Jeff, the director on the film-within-a-film in Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s “Beware of a Holy Whore.” The West German drama sequesters a movie crew in a coastal Spanish hotel, where the combination of cabin fever and psychological discord between a group of insecure, neurotic people breeds the rarefied level of hysteria only found in show business.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticThe COVID-19 pandemic was hard on everyone, not least of all Judd Apatow. Among the many casualties was his last movie, “The King of Staten Island,” which was supposed to open the SXSW film festival, but had to cancel after America went into lockdown. When faced with such challenges, creative people create.

Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow weren't together, but that won't stop Leslie from reminiscing about the before times.MORE: Leslie Mann reveals latest project with famous family following terrifying injury on setThe two have firmly established themselves as one of Hollywood's most beloved couples, proving how well they work together with Leslie starring in a variety of her husband's films, including This is 40, Knocked Up, and most recently, The Bubble, which is out 1 April.The The Other Woman star has been making the rounds to promote the pandemic-themed comedy, and opened up to Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest on Live! With Kelly & Ryan about a shocking dating story with an unexpected star before Judd came along.WATCH: Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest celebrate major achievementMORE: Euphoria's Maude Apatow supported by famous dad ahead of show's finaleThe star spoke candidly about a crush she had that didn't speak to her for a whopping 27 years after their first date, and it was none other than beloved X Files actor David Duchovny.She explained how they were both working in Vancouver, him on X Files and her on one of her first projects, a series called Birdland which came out in 1994.The mom-of-two confessed: "I thought he was really into me and maybe we'll date or something," which almost happened, as she explained that they invited one another to their film sets and how she invited him to a Halloween party she was having at her hotel.David Duchovny ghosted Leslie Mann for 27 yrsThe hilarious dating confessionThe most shocking part of the story however, came when the actress detailed how they were planning to go to a bar after the party and as the two, plus her best friend, were sitting in the car, David stopped the cab, ran

“The Bubble” tells the story of a cast and crew assembling to shoot a franchise blockbuster sequel in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic (inspired by the difficult productions of “Jurassic World: Dominion” and others). Trapped in a hotel for isolation purposes, the cast and crew slowly go mad, and Apatow’s film tackles many of the same issues everyone else experienced during the pandemic – except on a heightened scale.Like with his previous films including “Knocked Up” and “Trainwreck,” Apatow assembled a knockout cast of comedic talent that includes Karen Gillan, Keegan-Michael Key, David Duchovny, Fred Armisen and Leslie Mann.

Judd Apatow is sharing his thoughts on what happened at the 2022 Oscars.

In the aftermath of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith at the Oscars, some celebrity reactions came in for more heat than others.

Chris Rock’s joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair is believed to not have been vetted before The Oscars. The comedian hosted last night’s star-studded film awards ceremony, and saw himself get slapped by actor Will Smith, 53, after he made a joke about his wife. The shocking scenes unfolded when comedian Chris, 57, teased Jada, 50, over her look, as he said he couldn't wait to see her in the next "G.I.

Judd Apatow was not a fan of Will Smith‘s Oscars moment and he expressed his thoughts in a tweet that has since been deleted.

Judd Apatow loves taking some of life’s most interesting moments and turning them into comedies. “Knocked Up” took a look at the ridiculousness that sometimes surrounds a pregnancy.

Judd Apatow and his Apatow Productions have signed a multiyear production deal for both film and TV with Universal Pictures and Universal Studio Group, continuing the director’s relationship with the studio. Apatow’s relationship with Universal dates back to 2005’s “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” and the upcoming “Bros” with Billy Eichner.

Filmmaker Judd Apatow has hammered a multi-year production film and TV pact across NBCUniversal including Universal Pictures and Universal Studio Group. The parties’ working relationship began with the 2005 $177M-plus grossing comedy blockbuster The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Apatow’s movies have grossed close to $3 billion around the world, the studio’s most successful original comedies.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterUniversal will continue to be in the business of Judd Apatow.The company’s film and television studios announced on Wednesday that they have entered into multi-year production agreements with Apatow and his company Apatow Productions.Apatow’s relationship with Universal Pictures began in 2005 with “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and has continued to be mutually successful. His films, including “Knocked Up,” “Trainwreck” and most recently “The King of Staten Island,” have grossed nearly $3 billion at the global box office.

Judd Apatow is one proud dad! ET's Will Marfuggi spoke with the 54-year-old filmmaker at the 74th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards over the weekend, and he gushed over his oldest daughter's acting success on . Judd and wife Leslie Mann share two girls, Maude, 24, and Iris, 19.«I'm just in a puddle,» Judd told ET of watching Maude play Lexi on HBO's hit series. «I'm just bawling and crying.»«I'm excited to watch it again, because it was really emotional watching it the first time, because of the show and also because of how amazing she was in it, I thought,» he added.Judd noted that, as a parent, «you're always happy when your kids are doing well and have a job.»«She's doing the things she loves doing and doing an incredible job, so we're thrilled,» he added of himself and Leslie, 49.As for Judd, he was hard at work at the awards show, where he served as the host.«It's all directors jokes.