This is not Judd Apatow.
With the titles Superbad and Knocked Up being bandied about together as this summer's greatest comedies, it might be easy to confuse the folks behind the two projects. Judd Apatow directed Knocked Up, and was a producer on Superbad. Greg Mattola directed Superbad.
So what's next for Mattola?
Next up, Mattola will be directing another teenage boy comedy, titled Adventureland. Mattola wrote the script as well, and apparently he had just completed it when Apatow contacted him about directing Superbad. Jesse Eisenberg, who starred in The Squid and the Whale, will play the lead.
The story is as follows:
Story, set in the summer of 1987, concerns an uptight recent college grad who's forced to take a minimum-wage job at the local amusement park after realizing he can't afford his dream European tour. The experience helps him to loosen up a bit as he finds first love, forms new friendships and matures just in time to enter the real world in the fall.
Sounds like fun.
I'm loving these comedies set in the '80s, and I really enjoyed what Mattola did with Superbad. I gotta say, though, I hope there are some funny parts for girls as well as for the guys in this one.
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so far i have yet to see an apatow movie that i didn't think was AMAZING. they're just so freakin funny but they always have that little touch of meaningness or sentiment
1Ahhhh I want to see this movie.
2Everyone says it's supergood!
Anyone else seen it?
How did you like it?
well greg mottola obviously has a knack for bringing hilarity in teen comedy so why not, i'll check it out and i do like teen comedies set in the 80s and even 50s as long as it's good.
3Greg's last name is actually MOTTOLA.
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