2.20.2009 | 2:56 pm

Judd Apatow’s Next Film: ‘Funny People’

For his first movie in the director’s chair since Knocked Up, Apatow seems to be returning to the bittersweet humor that characterized the still-tremendous Freaks and Geeks for his story of a comedian (Adam Sandler in hopefully his first good role in forever) with a near-death experience. Apatow muses Seth Rogen and wife Leslie Mann co-star in the July 31-due film. Update: And Jason “Coconut Records” Schwartzman is writing the music as well as starring! This will be awesome.

P.S. Saw Seth at Whole Foods the other day — dude is trim! Apparently Apatow-bro Jonah Hill lives right by me, too. Guys, when can we go to Bar Lubitsch for crunchy Stellas?

P.P.S. I Love You, Man looks like the best movie ever and I hope these guys keep making three bromances a year forever.

Video: Funny People Trailer

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  • http://www.classicalgeektheatre.com Mouse

    When I was working at ET I did the junket interviews for “Accepted” and, for what it is worth, Jonah Hill was a really cool, nice guy. He hadn’t become “that guy” yet, but at least at the time he was totally professional and friendly.

  • David Greenwald

    I hear all those guys are great. I interviewed Clark Duke (I guess an Apatow satellite thanks to the M. Cera connection) at the VMAs and he was super-nice.

  • http://theplaylist.blogspot.com The Playlist

    Ah, this is you. Nice.

    I twitter’d this. Ever heard the Phantom Planet Our House cover? Good stuff. (post schwartz)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZhfiZ4Rr1o

  • http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/ The Playlist

    Ah, this is you. Nice.

    I twitter'd this. Ever heard the Phantom Planet Our House cover? Good stuff. (post schwartz)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZhfiZ4Rr1o