Judd Apatow in an Instagram/Twitter conversation with SNL’s Pete Davidson announced that their summer comedy, The King of Staten Island, originally slated to hit theaters on June 19, will now…
The comedy based on Davidson’s life, directed by Apatow and co-written by Davidson, Apatow and formerscribe David Sirus was expected to make its world premiere at SXSW with further play at the Tribeca Film Festival, but both events were canceled.
In the below video, Davidson is asking Apatow about the status of the movie. “Dude, what is going on with our movie?” Davidson asked Apatow, “am I still going to get an Oscar?”. “I don’t think you’re going to get an Oscar if it doesn’t come out.”'SNL' Sketch On Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Offers A Few Tips Fueled By Labatt's Blue
“Can we make a DVD and sell it in Times Square, like old school?” asks Apatow, who then suggests “What if we put it on demand? Cause I just ran out of stuff and I just watched all the movies and ran out of stuff to watch.” At which they digress into a hysterical chat on the Travolta movies and how Danny DeVito voice a dog in the movie.
Apatow then phones Universal and tells Davidson “They’re into it…so don’t tell anyone, it’s a secret, they’re going to do some fancy announcement.”would potentially be moved, but no one was expecting this. Another budget comedy bites the dust at least from a theatrical release standpoint in heading to homes. which are all skipping theatrical and heading to streaming. Warner Bros.
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