
Judd Apatow Producing ‘Do-Gooders,’ A Comedy Lampooning Celebrities With Causes
Posted on Friday, March 18th, 2011 by Russ Fischer
If you were famous, should you use that fame to get involved in public causes, and if so, how would you go about it? Nothing can change the public attitude towards a celebrity faster than seeing someone go overboard promoting a cause — I don’t think my dad will ever watch a Sean Penn movie again, for example, just because of the actor’s activism.
Naturally, this is a fitting topic for a comedy. Universal is making a deal to pick up a pitch from King of the Hill and The Tracy Morgan Show writers Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck (who also just wrote and directed A Good Old Fashioned Orgy) about celebs with causes. Judd Apatow is set to produce. Read More »