Adam Sandler To Play Both ‘Jack And Jill’
The just-announced Adam Sandler vehicle “Jack and Jill” can be and has been summed up in one easy sentence, which was also likely the original high-concept pitch: “Sandler will play Jack as well as twin sister Jill.”
Nothing else is known about this movie, at least not from Variety’s report, except that it will be a [...]
Kurt Loder Reviews ‘Funny People’
FROM MTV.COM: George Simmons is a dying comic. Not just dying onstage — he’s really dying, of leukemia. In Judd Apatow’s “Funny People,” Adam Sandler, in a strong and resolutely unsentimental performance, plays this character as a guy who’s worked his way to the top of his trade — from bottom-rung standup gigs to [...]
Sex Sells Around The Blogosphere
It’s a sexy day Around the Blogosphere. Only two item to highlight though. I’m not being lazy, it’s just that we’re pretty darn busy. Plus, I’m going for a theme here. As the above headline illustrates. Is it a coincidence that both of the writers pegged in today’s post happen to be MTV writers? Actually [...]
‘Funny People’ Star Adam Sandler Stops Time In Today’s eBay Prop-Watch
This Friday, comedy superstar Judd Apatow unleashes his official summer comedy for 2009, “Funny People.” In it, Adam Sandler stars as George Simmons, a blazing hot comedian/actor who learns that he is afflicted with some sort of incurable disease. He hires a budding young comic named Ira Wright (Seth Rogen) to be his personal assistant, [...]
‘Harry Potter’ Goes IMAX And Apatow Gets ‘Funny’ In This Week’s Box Office Poll
There’s kind of a crazy number of releases dropping on our heads this week. Even if you put aside the 800 lb gorilla in the room — the arrival of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” on IMAX screens — there are still a great many options to choose from.
The biggest of them is [...]
EXCLUSIVE JUDD APATOW BLOG: ‘Funny People’ Director Unearths Some Cutting Room Clips
by Judd Apatow
As arguably the biggest comedy director working in Hollywood today, Judd Apatow is a funny guy and almost as importantly, he’s been a longtime friend to the MTV Movies Blog, acting as one of our first guest contributors way back when “Knocked Up” was coming out. Well, the big guy is back. Apatow’s [...]
EXCLUSIVE: We’ve Got Your First Glimpse Of Eminem In Adam Sandler’s ‘Funny People’!
You may know that director Judd Apatow has wrangled a laundry list of stars for his forthcoming “Funny People,” that includes — along with leads Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann and Eric Bana — Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, Norm MacDonald, Sarah Silverman, Aziz Ansari, RZA, Dave Attell and others. But did you know a [...]
EXCLUSIVE JUDD APATOW BLOG: ‘Funny People’ Director Answers Questions You Haven’t Asked
by Judd Apatow
As arguably the biggest comedy director working in Hollywood today, Judd Apatow is a funny guy and almost as importantly, he’s been a longtime friend to the MTV Movies Blog, acting as one of our first guest contributors way back when “Knocked Up” was coming out. Well, the big guy is back. Apatow’s [...]
