Judd Apatow knows a thing or two about manchildren. He’s built an entire career chronicling the exploits of immature boys straining for maturity against the pull of their juvenile urges. Apatow’s latest producing effort, though, presents an entirely different sort of overgrown kid: Pee-wee Herman, who’s less of an adult with the impulses of a child as a child in the body of an adult...
After four years of development, Pee-wee Herman's next movie is official! Netflix announced today that filming on Pee-wee's Big Holiday is set to begin in March, with Judd Apatow producing and John Lee (Inside Amy Schumer) making his directorial debut.
For years now, Paul Reubens has teased that an all-new ‘Pee-wee’ movie is in the works, but it was only over the course of the last year that the project finally became more of a reality. With Judd Apatow’s involvement and an official script locked in, Reubens revealed that production on the film is set to begin in 2015. But don’t count on seeing Pee-wee back on the big screen—he’s heading to Netflix.
This time two years from now, Paul Rubens, AKA Pee Wee Herman, could be gracing the big screen, looking like toe doof that he is. I'm just not sure the world is ready for a 62 year old Pee Wee.
In all the serious events of the past few days, here's a news item that might have been overshadowed. Fred Willard, TV character and "Best in Show" actor, was accused of a "lewd act" in a Hollywood adult movie theatre. (a lewd act, huh? Gee, wonder what he could have been DOING) In the days since the news broke, PBS has severed ties with the 72 year old actor who was narrating
Firstly, there's going to be a new Pee-wee Herman movie. Secondly, Pee-wee (also known as Paul Reubens) wants the Kardashians to be a part of it. Apparently, he's been chatting up the Kardashian crew at Dancing with the Stars shootings. Really?