In an interview with the New York Times, Judd Apatow feels that female-driven movies like “Bridesmaids”, which did extraordinarily well at the box office this week, shouldn’t be seen as a film only for female audiences. When asked about whether some of the pressure for the movie to do well was partly based on the future of female-driven movies as a whole, Apatow said, “There are a lot of female-driven comedies on the bubble at the studios and they do look to measure how well these things do, and what levels of interest there are in certain genres. One of the reasons there was pressure is because the studios knew  [ Read More ]

Title: Bridesmaids Directed By: Paul Feig Starring: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jon Hamm, Chris O’Dowd, Rebel Wilson, Matt Lucas As a huge Kristen Wiig fan, I was very excited for Bridesmaids. And, as a huge fan of the idea of a female Hangover, I was very excited to see a group of crazy ladies get into all sorts of shenanigans gearing up for their best friend’s big day. Bridesmaids certainly makes due on some of my expectations, but also attempts to show off a more dramatic side and while that effort isn’t a complete failure, the parts I was looking forward to  [ Read More ]

Judd Apatow has taken to Twitter to announce that Megan Fox will be in his next film. The movie, which will be a spin-off from “Knocked Up”, according to The Hollywood Reporter, will have Paul Rudd and Apatow’s real-life wife Leslie Mann reprise their roles as a married couple. Fox’s role is currently under negotiations, no word on what her role will entail. Apatow’s twitter shows where he retweeted a report about Fox joining the film’s cast. Later, a fan replies, “  i am SO excited to see Megan in your film. it is such an interesting choice alongside rudd and your wife but i love this idea!!”, which Apatow  [ Read More ]

While emceeing at the Producers Guild Awards (PGA’s), popular Hollywood director-writer-producer Judd Apatow showed his criticism for comedian Ricky Gervais’ performance as the host at the Golden Globes Awards, according to the Hollywood Reporter. At the PGA’s, which took place in the same Beverly HIlton ballroom as the Golden Globes just a week earlier, Apatow asked the audience “What did you think of (Ricky) Gervais?” before he said “I didn’t like him. I thought he was mean.” Apatow also took the time to comment on Gervais’ jokes, including the one about ‘Lost’ actor Jorge Garcia’s weight. “Let’s be honest,” Apatow said. “Gervais just lost weight…Did he lose weight just to  [ Read More ]

Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd will be reprising their roles of Debbie and Pete from the hit 2007 comedy ‘Knocked Up,’ Slashfilm.com is reporting. While the original film’s studio, Universal, is declining to call the follow-up as a sequel, prequel or even a spin-off, the two will once again be playing husband and wife in the first film by Judd Apatow, Mann’s real-life spouse, since 2009′s ‘Funny People.’ Apatow told HitFix that the new movie will be a stand-alone film. It will chronicle Pete and Debbie’s current life, much like last year’s ‘Get Him To The Greek’ chronicled the current life of Russell Brand’s character, rocker Aldous Snow. While that  [ Read More ]

The creators of the late-’90s television cult favorite ‘Freaks and Geeks’ is re-teaming on an upcoming movie about planning a wedding party, Moviefone reported February 17, and ‘Saturday Night Live’ star Kristen Wiig has been cast in the lead role. Paul Feig and Judd Apatow are working on the comedy that will feature Wiig as a woman who’s in charge of planning her friend’s wedding. Feig is set to direct, and Apatow will produce the as-of-yet untitled comedy. The movie will be the first collaboration for the two since the short-lived NBC series, which helped launch the acting careers of Apatow favorites James Franco, Seth Rogen and Jason Segel. While  [ Read More ]

Check out the latest movie poster from the film “Funny People” by director Judd Apatow (Get Him to the Greek, Knocked Up) and starring Adam Sandler (Bedtime Stories, Happy Gilmore), Seth Rogen (The Green Hornet, Pineapple Express, Fanboys) and Eric Bana (Star Trek). Synopsis: George is a very successful stand up comedian who learns that he has an untreatable blood disorder and is given less than a year to live. Ira is a struggling up-and-coming stand up comedian who works at a deli and has yet to figure out his onstage persona. One night, these two perform at the same club and George takes notice of Ira. George hires Ira  [ Read More ]

Here’s a few behind the scenes photos from the comedy “Funny People” by director Judd Apatow (Get Him to the Greek, Knocked Up) and starring Adam Sandler (Bedtime Stories, Happy Gilmore), Seth Rogen (The Green Hornet, Pineapple Express, Fanboys) and Eric Bana (Star Trek). Synopsis: George is a very successful stand up comedian who learns that he has an untreatable blood disorder and is given less than a year to live. Ira is a struggling up-and-coming stand up comedian who works at a deli and has yet to figure out his onstage persona. One night, these two perform at the same club and George takes notice of Ira. George hires  [ Read More ]

Check out another couple movie stills from the upcoming comedy “Funny People” by director Judd Apatow (Get Him to the Greek, Knocked Up) and starring Adam Sandler (Bedtime Stories, Happy Gilmore), Seth Rogen (The Green Hornet, Pineapple Express, Fanboys) and Eric Bana (Star Trek). Synopsis: George is a very successful stand up comedian who learns that he has an untreatable blood disorder and is given less than a year to live. Ira is a struggling up-and-coming stand up comedian who works at a deli and has yet to figure out his onstage persona. One night, these two perform at the same club and George takes notice of Ira. George hires  [ Read More ]

Here’s a few new movie stills from the upcoming comedy “Funny People” by director Judd Apatow (Get Him to the Greek, Knocked Up) and starring Adam Sandler (Bedtime Stories, Happy Gilmore), Seth Rogen (The Green Hornet, Pineapple Express, Fanboys) and Eric Bana (Star Trek). Synopsis: George is a very successful stand up comedian who learns that he has an untreatable blood disorder and is given less than a year to live. Ira is a struggling up-and-coming stand up comedian who works at a deli and has yet to figure out his onstage persona. One night, these two perform at the same club and George takes notice of Ira. George hires  [ Read More ]

Here’s the brand new age restricted movie trailer for the upcoming comedy “Funny People” by director Judd Apatow (Get Him to the Greek, Knocked Up) and starring Adam Sandler (Bedtime Stories, Happy Gilmore), Seth Rogen (The Green Hornet, Pineapple Express, Fanboys) and Eric Bana (Star Trek). Synopsis: George is a very successful stand up comedian who learns that he has an untreatable blood disorder and is given less than a year to live. Ira is a struggling up-and-coming stand up comedian who works at a deli and has yet to figure out his onstage persona. One night, these two perform at the same club and George takes notice of Ira.  [ Read More ]

At the Spike TV Guys Choice Awards 2009 we were able to get Eli Roth to open up about his upcoming projects including Inglourious Basterds, and the long anticipated Thanksgiving, which if you remember was one of the trailers for Grindhouse. Other Guy’s Choice Awards 2009 guests included Malin Akerman, Anvil, Judd Apatow, Halle Berry, Russell Brand, Sacha Baron Cohen, Billy Crudup, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Irvin, Jesse James, Mila Kunis, Brock Lesnar, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jason Statham, Quentin Tarantino, Bobb’e J. Thompson, Triumph The Insult Comic Dog, Dwyane Wade, Rainn Wilson and many more. Check out the full interview below and stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest interviews. By  [ Read More ]

Los Angeles, CA, Saturday, May 30, 2009 – Winners were announced tonight during the biggest boy’s night out of the year, the third annual Spike TV ‘Guys Choice” held at the Sony Studios in Los Angeles. The explosive show paying tribute the things guys love most premieres on Spike TV Sunday, June 21 (10:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT). The show broke rules one and two about ‘Fight Club”, as the cult classic was inducted into the ‘Guy Movie Hall of Fame” with stars Brad Pitt and Edward Norton and director David Fincher on hand to accept the honor from Mel Gibson, who kicked off the show with a rousing speech reminiscent of  [ Read More ]

New York, NY, May 21, 2009 – Spike TV is the master of its domain and will once again pay tribute to the kingdom of testosterone in the third annual “Guys Choice.” Many of the elite names in the world of music, movies, television and sports will be on display, from dominant athletes like UFC(R) heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and NBA scoring champ Dwyane Wade, to the women men love, including Halle Berry, to the funniest men in the world, Sacha Baron Cohen and Russell Brand.  The two-hour event will serve as a tribute to all the things that get guys’ blood pumping.  Scheduled to tape Saturday, May 30 at the  [ Read More ]

Watch a new movie trailer for the upcoming comedy “Funny People” by director Judd Apatow (Get Him to the Greek, Knocked Up) and starring Adam Sandler (Bedtime Stories, Happy Gilmore), Seth Rogen (The Green Hornet, Pineapple Express, Fanboys) and Eric Bana (Star Trek). Synopsis: George is a very successful stand up comedian who learns that he has an untreatable blood disorder and is given less than a year to live. Ira is a struggling up-and-coming stand up comedian who works at a deli and has yet to figure out his onstage persona. One night, these two perform at the same club and George takes notice of Ira. George hires Ira  [ Read More ]