Thursday, July 23

• Director of Funny People Judd Apatow's Favorite Movie

  Judd Apatow's third feature, Funny People, heads to theaters next week, following up his previous successes with The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up. While Apatow has been the biggest name in comedy movies for the last couple years, he draws a lot of inspiration from one of the previous generation's great writer/directors, which is reflected in his choice of favorite movie. Check out what he has to say about it below:

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  Posted 07/23/2009 by reelz

  Related: Judd Apatow | James L. Brooks | Funny People | Terms of Endearment

Wednesday, June 3

• Jack Nicholson May Star in James L. Brooks Comedy

  Variety reports that Jack Nicholson is close to a deal for a starring role in the next project from writer-director James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News, As Good As It Gets).

  The untitled romantic comedy would see Nicholson starring opposite Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, and Owen Wilson. Bill Murray was in talks for the part, but production begins in two weeks and Murray has reportedly lost interest in the project and dropped out of contact with the studio. If cast, Nicholson would play the father of Rudd's character, an executive trying to win Witherspoon's heart. Wilson plays a professional baseball pitcher who's also, of course, Witherspoon's other love interest

  Brooks is producing the picture, along with Paula Weinstein, Laurence Mark, and Julie Ansell, and it's scheduled for a December 2009 release.

  
  

  Posted 06/03/2009 by Rich Z

  Related: Bill Murray | Jack Nicholson | Owen Wilson | Paul Rudd | Reese Witherspoon | Julie Ansell | Paula Weinstein | James L. Brooks | Laurence Mark