Superbad
Director Judd Apatow answer to Jonah Hill’sSuperbadsequel idea with his own thoughts on what the fib should be . Directed by Greg Mottola and write by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg , 2007’sSuperbadis a raunchy drollery that followshigh - schooltime students Seth ( Jonah Hill ) , Evan ( Michael Cera ) , and Fogell aka McLovin ( Christopher Mintz - Plasse ) as they attempt to bribe liquor for a party and have a series of misadventures that try out their friendly relationship . The movie was a monumental smash , pulling in $ 170 million at the worldwide box office and becoming an instant classic within the genre .
Despite its success , Superbadhas yet to beget a sequel , and latterly Hill has antecedently tell that the only direction he ’d doSuperbad 2is if the concept take place when he and Cera are in their 80s and unmarried again . Rogen has said it is the one moving picture he would n’t need to make a continuation to , out of fearfulness that it would sully the status thatSuperbadhas revel asone of his more celebrated film . Cera , for his part , has said that aSuperbadsequel just is n’t necessary and that it ’s never been talk over , while Mintz - Plasse has weigh in by pitch a gender - swapped version of the hit funniness .
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Director Apatow , who producedSuperbad , does n’t agree with Rogen , Hill , Cera , or Mintz - Plasse , however . The filmmaker consider aSuperbadsequel should happen ( viaInside of You with Michael Rosenbaum ) . He sound out that he wanted the follow - up to be set in college , with Jonah ’s Seth flunking out and showing up to natter Cera ’s Evan at his school . But , Apatow read that he was met with the same pushback about aSuperbadsequel potentially ruining the first film . Read Apatow ’s full quote :
" I always want them to do a continuation to Superbad . I sleep together that Jonah said ' Oh it ’ll be suspicious to do it when we ’re 70 or 80 , ' but I really wanted them to do a Superbad in college where Jonah flunks out of college and just shows up and visits Michael Cera at college . But everyone was like ' Nah we do n’t desire to screw up Superbad by incidentally making a rotten second one ' and I would always say the same thing , ' Well that ’s like saying do n’t make the second episode of the of The Sopranos . Like , so why do you think we would screw up the 2d one ? ' "
Mottola keep up upSuperbadwithAdventurelandwith Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart , and just wrapped production onConfess , Fletchwith Jon Hamm . Meanwhile , both Cera and Hill have continued their life history with vary projects , largely in the comedy genre . Cera is known forScott Pilgrim Vs . The World , Juno , The LEGO Batman Movie , andArrested Development , while Hill exit on to become an Oscar - nominated actor for his workplace inThe Wolf of Wall StreetandMoneyball , as well as continuing his drollery work in the21 Jump Streetfranchise , and most late with Adam McKay’sDon’t Look Up .
Apatow make a sound point about continuing with a picture or television concept if it works ( such as his example withThe Sopranos ) . If the mould interpersonal chemistry is strong and the filmmaking squad have a synergy together that make a moving picture likeSuperbad , then it makes pure sense to continue . It ’s one matter if there simply is n’t an idea tomake a sequel , butSuperbadrests on the written material and the cast , more so than a formula to be remixed . While it ’s understandable that the movie maker and form may be apprehensive to attempt to enamor lighting in a feeding bottle a second time , all those involved are talented individuals who created a now - iconic funniness because of their skills , rather than lot . Hopefully , Apatow ’s pitch means aSuperbadsequel fall out well before Seth and Evan are in their 80s .
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