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Judd Apatow Says R-Rated Comedies Can Come Back to Theaters: ‘Something as Funny’ as ‘The Hangover’ Would ‘Make a Billion Dollars’ Today
Judd Apatow on the death of R-rated comedies: 'If someone made something as funny as 'The Hangover' right now, it would make a billion dollars.'
The director, writer and producer told Variety on the “SNL50” carpet that all it takes is “one person with a great idea” to revitalize the genre at the box office. “I don’t think there’s a content obstacle,” Apatow said, arguing instead that it’s studios and other film financiers that are looking to make “very visual” projects designed to be as broad as possible. Still, in the streaming era, Apatow is pleased by the fact that anything can have an unexpected resurgence — like “Girls,” which he executive produced with Lena Dunham.
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