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'Harry Potter' Star Daniel Radcliffe Might Join Rogen & Baruchel In 'Jay And Seth Vs. The Apocalypse'?!

Posted 8/17/10 3:42 pm EST by in News


This is a truly bizarre, yet potentially awesome, turn of events. Remember how "Zombieland" had that fantastically awesome cameo that I won't spoil here for the two or three of you left who don't know about it? Well Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Jay Baruchel have something similar in mind for their planned post-apocalyptic comedy, "Jay and Seth Vs. the Apocalypse." A caveat first though: the original source for this news is not a well-known outlet and the news itself is of the "maybe so, maybe not" variety... so take this with the appropriate helping of salt grains.

I read this morning on The Playlist that showbiz news site Entertainment Biz! is reporting that "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe isn't just sought after for one of the movie's roles, he's also "keen to get involved," an unnamed source said.

I don't quite buy this news as fact (yet), but that doesn't mean I don't think it would be awesome to see Radcliffe in a movie with the likes of Rogen and Baruchel. Will Radcliffe be one of the dead celebrity cameos that Baruchel told us he wanted for the movie or do you think the part he's reportedly been approached for is more substantial?

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'Superbad' Sequel 'Never' Happening, 'Pineapple Express' Sequel Hopes Dim Too... And That's Okay

Posted 7/29/10 2:31 pm EST by in Commentary, News


Sad news today for fans of wacky Judd Apatow-produced comedies. Or maybe not. Let's go through the news, then you can decide for yourselves. The Playlist spoke with Evan Goldberg at San Diego Comic-Con last week. Goldberg is of course the wiz who wrote both "Superbad" and "Pineapple Express." Sequel rumors and talk have followed both of those projects, so The Playlist asked him straight out: what's the deal here?

On the "Superbad" front, he gave what is perhaps the most definitive answer yet on the status/presumed status of a sequel: "Never, at any juncture in the history of life, have we considered 'Superbad 2.'" Really not much to say to that, eh? Prospects for a "Pineapple Express" sequel sound better. According to Goldberg, he and his cohorts have pressured the studio to do it "but they require no pressure." Meaning they want to do it. Problem is, everyone's all booked up!

"We kind of made the classic mistake of people who had a successful film: we then booked everything we could because we thought it’d be our only chance," he explained. "It still could be our only chance, but man are we booked." Now I know some of your are going to be bummed out by this news... but maybe it's not such a bad thing. Read More...

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EXCLUSIVE: Seth Rogen To Direct 'Jay And Seth Vs. The Apocalypse' With Evan Goldberg

Posted 7/24/10 11:34 pm EST by in Comic-Con, Comic-Con 2010, News


The last we heard on the "Jay and Seth Vs. The Apocalypse" front was back in April from Jay Baruchel, when he said that he and Seth Rogen were too busy at the moment to focus on bringing "Jay and Seth" to the big screen. Fortunately, a lot can happen in three months, and when MTV caught up with Rogen at "The Green Hornet" Comic-Con party, he was a bit more forthcoming about the project.

"Me and Evan [Goldberg] are writing it right now, actually, and it's come along way and it will probably be one of the next movies that we make, I would imagine," Rogen said.

As we've learned from "Arrested Development," there's a big difference between writing a movie and having written a movie, but Rogen elaborated that he and Goldberg are actually almost done with the writing process. Read More...

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Seth Rogen Aiming to Get Funny, Tender Again in 'I'm With Cancer'

Posted 8/6/09 12:00 pm EST by in News


Seth RogenThese days, Judd Apatow and friends are exploring deeper, more meaningful issues than most Hollywood comedies dare -– and they’re doing it at the top of the box-office. One of the film’s stars, Seth Rogen, is in the process of re-defining his career. Superhero flick "The Green Hornet" starts shooting soon and the comedy/drama “I’m With Cancer” will come after that.

So when we had the chance to catch up with the funnyman recently, we had to ask whether he spent his time on the “Funny People” set taking notes on how to successfully balance those tender issues of life, death and laughter.

“It’s funny, actually,” Rogen answered. “'I’m with Cancer’ existed as a script before ‘Funny People,’ but they were written around the same time.” Read More...

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Seth Rogen Being Careful Not To 'Steal' His Own Jokes For 'The Green Hornet'

Posted 8/5/09 2:30 pm EST by in News


Seth RogenFROM SPLASH PAGE: These days, Seth Rogen and best bud Evan Goldberg are hard at work getting ready to shoot their high-profile flick “The Green Hornet.” But according to the “Funny People” star, the hardest part about adapting “Hornet” for the big-screen hasn’t been concerns over how to pay homage to the source material, or even how to make Rogen into an action star - it’s been making sure they don’t repeat their old material.

“It’s hard not to steal your own jokes,” laughed Rogen when we caught up with him recently, remembering the process of writing “Hornet” with Godlberg, his longtime collaborator who also co-wrote/produced the hit comedies “Pineapple Express” and “Superbad.” “It’s hard; like, you really forget which ideas you’ve used and which ones you haven’t.”

Continue reading Seth Rogen Afraid of Getting 'Pineapple' All Over His 'Green Hornet'

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'Jay And Seth Vs. The Apocalypse' To Shoot By Next Year, Promises Star Jay Baruchel

Posted 6/11/09 3:30 pm EST by in News


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All right, ya’ll: do yourselves a favor and click this link to watch post-Armageddon awesomeness. I’ll wait.

Okay, you back? Cool. If you hadn’t watched it before, that was "Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse," an Internet short scripted by Seth Rogen and his writing partner Evan Goldberg (“Superbad”) and co-starring Jay Baruchel. The idea was to put the so-called trailer online and build interest for a feature film.

It worked. In January of last year, after competition among several production companies, Mandate Pictures secured the rights and started making plans to bring "Jay and Seth" to the big screen. Read More...

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James Franco Teases A Possible 'Superbad'/'Pineapple Express' Crossover

Posted 8/6/08 5:04 pm EST by in News


Seth Rogen and James Franco in 'Pineapple Express'It's the buzzword of 2008: Cross-pollination. And it's all the rage these days thanks to Marvel's ambitious slate, which already included Nick Fury showing up in "Iron Man" and Tony Stark showing up in "The Incredible Hulk." So if comics can get away with it, why not Judd Apatow?

We're actually not joking. Combining Apatow's comedies isn't just a good idea, it's an idea whose time very well may come soon, "Pineapple Express" star James Franco told MTV News.
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