Judd Apatow Thinks It’s ‘Insulting’ That ‘Barbie’ Is Being Considered For The Adapted, Not Original, Screenplay Oscar

Warner Brothers The Golden Globes may be tonight, but the Oscars are still over two months off. Heck, the nominations haven’t even been announced yet. When they do, they may include a screenplay nod for Barbie, currently the 14th highest grossing motion picture (not adjusted for inflation, of course). But there’s a catch: Greta Gerwig’s …

Judd Apatow Doesn’t Think Hollywood Honchos Want The WGA Strike To End Any Time Soon

Getty Image The Writers Guild of America strike turns one week old on Tuesday, and already a lot has happened. Late night chat and sketch shows have gone dark. (Unless they’re on Fox News.) Movies and shows have been put on hold. Pete Davidson gave striking writers some (excellent) pizza. What hasn’t happened is any …

Judd Apatow Said He Has No Problem Watching His Daughter Maude on “Euphoria”

To all the dads out there, this story might give you a little bit of perspective when it comes to your daughters….maybe… Director and producer Judd Apatow is known for his many big comedy hits, including Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, This is 40, and many others. He’s also a father of two daughters, including 25-year-old …

Judd Apatow Makes Fun Of Tom Cruise At The 2023 DGA Awards

“Tom is not fine. Someone needs to explain to him something called CGI. You’re 60. Calm down,” Judd added, shifting the conversation to Tom’s religion. “But every time he does one of these new stunts, it does feel like an ad for Scientology. I mean, is that in Dianetics? Because there’s nothing about jumping off …

Judd Apatow Did Some Old School Roasting Of Tom Cruise At An Awards Ceremony

Getty Image Tom Cruise is arguably more popular now than he’s ever been, which is saying something. You could even say he’s had a comeback. In the mid-aughts, the A-lister fell on some hard times. His beliefs, in Scientology and on psychiatry, got him in trouble. He jumped on Oprah’s couch (in a bit taken …

Who Is Iris Apatow Dating? Meet the Actress’s Boyfriend

Source: Getty Images It seems like only yesterday when Iris Apatow made her big-screen debut alongside her big sister, Euphoria‘s Maude Apatow, in the feature film Knocked Up. More than a decade and a half later, Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow’s daughters are all grown up. Article continues below advertisement Maude is rumored to be …

Judd Apatow Joined Dave Grohl And Greg Kurstin For The First Night Of ‘The Hanukkah Sessions’ 2022

Now in its third year of existence, Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin’s annual “The Hanukkah Sessions” will be supercharged for 2022. The Hanukkah celebration, which sees the Foo Fighters drummer and the band’s faithful producer releasing eight nights of songs to celebrate each night of Hanukkah, features an illustrious cast of guests this year including …

Maude Apatow On Being Called A Nepotism Baby

You probably also know that Maude’s parents are comedy titan Judd Apatow and actor Leslie Mann. These days, when someone in Hollywood has famous parents who may have helped them get a leg up in the early days of their career, people sometimes refer to that person as a “nepotism baby.” So it follows that …

Judd Apatow Is Teaming Up With The ‘Please Don’t Destroy’ Trio For A New Buddy Comedy About Hunting For Treasure

Getty Image The internet’s favorite geeky trio (not that one) Please Don’t Destroy, has been on fire lately. The guys not only have been stealing the show on Saturday Night Live, but they also regularly go viral over their insane skits that feel right out of a millennial humor fever dream. Now, the boys have …

Did ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Star Amy Schumer Sue Judd Apatow?

Starring Amy Schumer and Bill Hader (Barry), 2015’s Trainwreck was also written by Amy. Judd Apatow directed the rom-com, which earned a whopping $140.8 million at the box office worldwide, per The Cinemaholic. There is no evidence that Amy sued Judd in real-life, as the two are very close colleagues. In fact, many have deemed …

Judd Apatow On ‘George Carlin’s American Dream’ And The Legendary Comic’s Ceaseless Determination To Get Better At His Craft

HBO/Getty “I kept noticing that whenever anything happened in the news, his name would start trending and you would go on Twitter and he would have the perfect routine to comment on something that had happened in the news,” said director Judd Apatow when we spoke recently about his new two-part documentary on the life …

‘He could have killed him’: Judd Apatow is under fire for tweet about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at Oscars

The 2022 Oscars ceremony was dominated by one shocking event: Will Smith walking onstage and slapping comedian Chris Rock in the face. The slap (and Smith shouting “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!”) was in response to Rock making a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s shaven head, quipping, “Jada, I love you. G.I. Jane 2, can’t …