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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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FROM 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.”

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Protests, marches, and link-passing have taken over Twitter following last week's contested election results in Iran, and the Twitter-Wood feed has been no exception. Alyssa Milano has been particularly persistent with her #iranelection-tagged tweets, and directors Errol Morris, James Gunn, and Jon Favreau all logged on to comment on the events in Tehran.

Meanwhile, a few tweets squeaked through with details from the "Iron Man 2" and "Casino Jack" sets, as well as from Wil Wheaton's guest appearance on the TNT series "Leverage." Also, Jonah Hill joins Kat Dennings and Nick Jasenovec in doubting the legitimacy of the controversial Michael Cera Twitter account that I've mentioned before. Click onward for all of these, birthday wishes to actor Michael Showalter, a much more in 140 characters or less in today's Twitter-Wood report! Read more...

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Twitter-Wood chatter was so lively in the feed today, I just want to let it speak for itself. "Paper Heart" director Nick Jasenovec prodded "Superbad" nerd Christopher Mintz-Plasse about holding up the sequel while director Joe Lynch and Kat Dennings were tweeting away with some "Twilight" observations.

Along with a few more details from the periphery of the "Iron Man 2" set and Tyrese Gibson's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" release tour, there were plenty of peaks to be had if you were watching for updates. I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter-Wood rundown for June 11, 2009. Read more...

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- All the news that’s fit to print on “Fame” remake, including word that all new songs will be used. (Collider)

- Is Paul W.S. Anderson off “Spy Hunter”? Video game adaptation takes a backseat to other projects. (Latino Review)

- “Superbad” director Greg Mottola to helm Simon Pegg / Nick Frost movie “Paul.” (MySpace)

- Jenna Fischer kidnapped by “Rocker” star Rainn Wilson. Culprit demands $18.7 million. (Free Jenna)

- Just for fun: Get a wake-up call from Hannah Montana. (Hannah Montana)

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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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- The rich get richer, eh Robin? Sienna Miller to play Maid Marian in Ridley Scott’s “Nottingham.” (BBC)

- Screenwriter J Michael Straczynski talks about his abandoned script for “Silver Surfer.” (AMC)

- Bill Hader and “Superbad” director Greg Mottola working on vigilante parody. (/film)

- Trailer for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” finally viewable in glorious quicktime. (Apple)

- Aaron Yoo to date Lindsay Lohan in “Labor Pains.” (THR)

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It's the "funniest [book] I've ever read," said "Superbad" star (and newly minted three-time MTV Movie Award nominee) Michael Cera of "Youth in Revolt," a popular coming-of-age story he's starring in within the month.

It's also, at least in parts, borderline unfilmable, he laughed.

"I don't know if any of that will be in there!" he said of a risque scene between the hero (Nick Twisp) and his best friend. "There's a lot of stuff where you read in the book and you realize it's gonna be in the movie and you're like, uh, that might just be really awkward in the theaters!"

Mind you, this coming from a guy who wore those yellow running short shorts throughout "Juno." Could it get worse than that? Turns out it can, chuckled Cera. Read more...

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You've been to Disney World, ridden all the rides at Six Flags. The staff at Universal City know you by name. So where's an intrepid, theme park enthusiast to go next? Why, to "Adventureland," of course, the new amusement destination featured in director Greg Mottola's "Superbad" follow-up.

Just make sure you bring a copy of your life insurance, joked co-star Kristen Wiig.

"A lot of times towns will have the really great amusement park," she smiled. "And then they'll have the kind of scary one where you really don't want to go on the rides because you're afraid you might be killed. Read more...

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I'm not exactly sure what's happening in this exclusive behind the scenes clip featured on the new "Superbad" DVD but I can tell you it involves Jonah Hill and a big snake. If you need more than that to check out the clip below, well then you, my friend, are a lost cause. Enjoy!

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