Melissa McCarthy And ‘Super 8’ Star Ryan Lee Join Judd Apatow’s Latest
By Germain Lussier/July 7, 2011 2:00 pm EST
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news of the mother and son casting but weren’t sure how substantial either role is. At this point, while McCarthy has the heat to headline her own movie, the role could also just be one of those Apatow scene-stealing cameos. Until we know more about the film, it’s all speculation.
Apatow’s latest is scheduled for release December 21, 2012.
People were really taken by those characters. I think people really emotionally connected to the challenges of their marriage and I thought, you know, they were only a small portion of the movie. I’m a television writer so I always want another episode. I always want another 80 episodes. That’s why after Forgetting Sarah Marshall, we said, ‘What else can we do with this character Russell Brand has created here?’ I felt that way about Pete and Debbie from Knocked Up.
