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Must-See Trailer: Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on December 20, 2007
The Judd Apatow invasion continues. Let’s count them up for 2007: Knocked Up — huge hit! Superbad — Comedy of the Year! Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story — Golden Globe Nominee?!
It goes without saying that Apatow has a serious eye for talent, putting together and producing 2 of 2007’s most well-received comedies. And as even more praise comes in for the soon-to-be-released Walk Hard, we are starting to get some details on more of Judd Co.’s future projects. This particular project is the Apatow-produced Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which is due out May 30, 2008. It is being directed by Nicholas Stoller (who wrote the title song for Blades of Glory) and it was penned by Freaks and Geeks and Knocked Up alum Jason Segel.
It appears to be a great launching pad for Segel (pictured above with Superbad’s Jonah Hill), who will be making his screenwriting debut. Since being one of the focal characters on Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared, Segel has spent time on TV’s How I Met Your Mother and has been popping up here and there around Apatow Base Camp. In Forgetting Sarah Marshall, he will play a guy who has just been dumped by his smoking hot celebrity girlfriend (Veronica Mars star Kristen Bell) and decides to take a trip to Hawaii to help get her out of his mind. The only problem is that when he gets there, he finds her there with her new rockstar boyfriend (Russell Brand).
That 70’s Show’s Mila Kunis also stars, alongside some solid cameo bait from the likes of Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd and Kristen Wiig. That’s right, its just another friendly gathering with the Apatow Clan — and it looks to be pretty hilarious. Take a look at the first teaser trailer below, courtesy of Access Hollywood.
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12 Comments
December 20th, 2007 at 5:00 am
I’m getting burnt out on the following:
Judd Apatow
Seth Rogen
Jonah Hill
That said, this looks funny so far. And their previous work is funny. But seriously I’m reaching my limit.
December 20th, 2007 at 8:53 am
im def getting there, and in the order you listed lol. add kristen bell to the list too. except shes a lot further down the list. i guess shes probably more on my ‘worried about getting burnt out on…’ list.
December 20th, 2007 at 9:54 am
Well, it looks like it could be funny, but it could be The Heartbreak Kid all over again.
Still, Kristen Bell in a bikini. I’d buy that for a dollar.
Oh, and Jonah Hill, while funny is the new Chris Farley, who was the new John Belushi. Anyone else think this guy will self-destruct before 30?
December 20th, 2007 at 11:42 am
Well, it looks like The Heartbreak Kid, but funny and with far more talent in the picture.
And I think Seth Rogan needs to lay low for a little while. He’s had too much exposure in too short a period of time.
No, I think Jonah’s going to be around for longer than that. When I look at him I don’t see crazy drug-addled fat guy. I just see a funny fat guy.
Of course, that begs the question, are there really any quietly self-destructive drug-addled actors?
December 20th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
Mila Kunis is fucking hot! Worth the other dollar.
December 20th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Yeah i’m down for Kristen Bell in a bikini. And Mila aint bad, so I’ll stare at this film.
December 20th, 2007 at 7:38 pm
Haha holy shit! I just LOVE the way he says “It sounds like you’re from Looondon”
I’ve seen it over and over and over again and it makes me laugh every damn time :D
This is a keeper, for sure!
December 21st, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Russell Brand is the only reason to see this movie… but a damn fine reason… (btw, if you aren’t from the UK and don’t know who he is… you probably soon will :)
December 22nd, 2007 at 5:52 am
Ah!
I don’t care how much he wants American fame
He can’t leave us!
Russellllllll~
December 26th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
Wierd… thats my name.
January 6th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
I’m so glad to see my latest obsession Jason Segal in a leading role- can’t wait for this movie!!!!
February 12th, 2008 at 6:08 am
u guys are all wrong jason segal has not been over exposed at all this is his first lead role in an apatow movie. apatow is the new name of comedy and he only uses the same people for everything because they all know how to play completely different characters in everything there in and they know how to make it realistic. thats the reason for the success of the apatow movies because they are all such real characters if u started throwing different actors in the mix it wouldnt work. besides i love seeing the same actors in all his productions because i was a die hard freaks and geeks and undeclared fan which contained all the same actors and its awesome to see now that they have moved on to the big screen since tv sucks and cancels everything thats good why would u keep a show like that 70s show on tv and cancel freaks and geeks and undeclared i dont understand it tv is so lame jonah hill, jason segal, paul rudd, james franco, jay baruchel, martin starr, seth rogen and other apatow cast members should not be laying low like i saw other people saying they have only been in a few movies its time for them to emerge and start making tons of movies which is about to happen so get used to it