Wow! The trailer for FUNNY PEOPLE has hit the web, via moviefone, and you can watch it using the media player below and I gotta tell ya, I’m quite surprised.. I was expecting typical Judd Apatow raunchiness but nope what we have might just be dramedy worthy of an award. I told Adam Sandler one day at the screening of Zohan that he should make more movies like Reign Over Me and Spanglish because he’s got the talent, well folks, FUNNY PEOPLE could be yet another proof that Adam Sandler‘s got what it takes to be dramatic and still has his usual charms at the same time.
If you notice, Eric Bana is in this one too but he’s not doing any American accent, in fact, he’s bringing his full Aussie voice.
Over the past few years, writer/director Judd Apatow (“The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Knocked Up”) has shown that nothing—not even losing your virginity or the miracle of childbirth—is sacred. About his third film behind the camera, he says, “I’m trying to make a very serious movie that is twice as funny as my other movies. Wish me luck!” Apatow directs Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann in “Funny People,” the story of a famous comedian who has a near-death experience.
Adam Sandler, Eric Bana, Jason Schwartzman, RZA and newcomer Aubrey Plaza join a cast that reunites Judd Apatow with Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann and Jonah Hill in their third comedy together.
FUNNY PEOPLE opens July 31st, 2009
