Judd Apatow Responds To Jonah Hill's Superbad 2 Idea With His Own

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Director Judd Apatow responds to Jonah Hill's Superbad sequel idea with his own thoughts on what the story should be. Directed by Greg Mottola and written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, 2007's Superbad is a raunchy comedy that follows high-school students Seth (Jonah Hill), Evan (Michael Cera), and Fogell aka McLovin (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) as they attempt to buy liquor for a party and have a series of misadventures that test their friendship. The film was a massive hit, pulling in $170 million at the worldwide box office and becoming an instant classic within the genre.

Despite its success, Superbad has yet to generate a sequel, and recently Hill has previously said that the only way he'd do Superbad 2 is if the concept took place when he and Cera are in their 80s and single again. Rogen has said it is the one movie he wouldn't want to make a sequel to, out of fear that it would tarnish the status that Superbad has enjoyed as one of his more celebrated films. Cera, for his part, has said that a Superbad sequel just isn't necessary and that it's never been discussed, while Mintz-Plasse has weighed in by pitching a gender-swapped version of the hit comedy.

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Director Apatow, who produced Superbad, doesn't agree with Rogen, Hill, Cera, or Mintz-Plasse, however. The filmmaker believes a Superbad sequel should happen (via Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum). He says that he wanted the follow-up to be set in college, with Jonah's Seth flunking out and showing up to visit Cera's Evan at his school. But, Apatow said that he was met with the same pushback about a Superbad sequel potentially ruining the first film. Read Apatow's full quote:

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