Melissa McCarthy And ‘Super 8’ Star Ryan Lee Join Judd Apatow’s Latest
Having previously starred onGilmore Girlsand her own showMike and Molly,Melissa McCarthywas well-known to TV audiences before her breakout performance in thissummer’s surprise smashBridesmaids. Since then she’s been mentionedas the possible starof several projects and now she’s finally committed to one. She’ll appear inJudd Apatow’sUntitled 2012 film(rumored to be calledThis is Forty) that’scurrently in production. It starsPaul RuddandLeslie Mannreprising their roles fromKnocked Upand, in the film, McCarthy will play a mother at the school where their kids attend. Plus, McCarthy’s son will be played byRyan Lee, who just starred inSuper 8as the pyromaniac Cary. Read more after the jump.
The Hollywood Reporterbroke 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.
What we do know about the film is that it’s an unofficialKnocked Upspin off and that Albert Brooks and Megan Fox have reportedly been cast along with Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids), Lena Dunham (Tiny Furnitureand Apatow’s upcoming HBO showGirls), Charlyne Yi (Paper Hearts, Knocked Up) and Wyatt Russell (Cowboys & Aliens). Here’s what Apatow said about the filma few months ago:
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.
