{"id":124362,"date":"2024-05-19T02:04:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T01:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/?p=2040113"},"modified":"2024-05-19T02:04:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T01:04:55","slug":"how-judd-apatow-lost-his-comedy-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/19\/how-judd-apatow-lost-his-comedy-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"How Judd Apatow Lost His Comedy Crown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comedy all-stars come with expiration dates.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jim Carrey ruled Hollywood until he embraced his serious side (and Trump Derangement seeped into his canvases<\/a>). Eddie Murphy could read his fan mail in the 1980s, and it would break box office records.<\/p>\n

He later made “Norbit.”<\/p>\n

It happens to the best of the best … including Judd Apatow. <\/a>The triple threat – writer, producer and director – had the Midas touch for a good, long while.<\/p>\n

He directed “Knocked Up,” “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and “This Is 40.” He produced “Girls,” “Superbad” and “Bridesmaids.” His fingerprints could be seen on almost every high-profile comedy smash.<\/p>\n

He helped make stars out of Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Jonah Hill and more.<\/p>\n

And then his expiration date arrived.<\/p>\n

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His 2020 film “The King of Staten Island” got caught up in the COVID-19 melee. His 2022 Netflix original “The Bubble” generated some of the worst reviews of his career. <\/a><\/p>\n

And, according to a devastating new report in Puck<\/a>, he can’t get several high-profile projects off the ground. Apatow, 56, fired his agent in hopes of rekindling his once white-hot career. <\/p>\n

How bad has it gotten?<\/p>\n

Last fall, Kramer shopped an R-rated script that Apatow planned to direct, starring Zach Galifianakis as a comic actor who is quasi-canceled…<\/p>\n

More recently, Apatow was at the center of another R-rated package, written by the Lucas brothers (Judas and the Black Messiah), with Superbad helmer Greg Mottola attached to direct and Katt Williams set to star…<\/p>\n

Recently, Apatow took out an alluring package with Ben Stiller attached to star, Mike Judge directing, and Brent Forrester (The Office) writing…<\/p>\n

He couldn’t find a taker for any of them.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

Puck cites several factors, including the big price tags an Apatow project demands. That’s on him, since a comedy film or TV show shouldn’t break the bank unless big egos are in play. Pratfalls don’t require massive CGI budgets.<\/p>\n

Plus, the comedy climate has changed, Puck alleges. His dude-bro shtick is no longer acceptable.<\/p>\n

(Or do we need it now more than ever?)<\/p>\n

The Puck investigation is solid on several fronts and tone deaf on a few others.<\/p>\n

Let’s start with Apatow’s Trump Derangement. He’s got it bad, and it may have impacted his creative side. That’s what happened to director Rob Reiner, who keeps making movies no one wants to see<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Judd Apatow Roasts Biden and Trump in DGA Awards Monologue, ‘A Guy Old Enough to Have Met Hitler and A Guy Who Wishes He Had’ https:\/\/t.co\/83xPZDR5sc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Variety (@Variety) February 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n