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Seth Rogen, James Franco, Hugh Jackman and More Invited to Join Academy

• Jul 1, 2009 11:03 AM ET
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Seth Rogen and James Franco

What would appear to be one prerequisite for scoring a membership in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences? Working with Judd Apatow.

Frequent Apatow collaborators Seth Rogen, James Franco, Michael Cera, Paul Rudd and Jane Lynch are among the 134 industry names invited to join the elite Hollywood club this year. As members, they would enjoy voting privileges for all future Oscar ceremonies. (Apatow himself was invited to join AMPAS last year.)

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Seth Rogen and Andy Samberg in SNL Digital Short "Like a Boss"

• Apr 7, 2009 09:35 AM ET
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Andy Samberg

Lorne Michaels may be the head honcho over at SNL, but Andy Samberg is the boss. In his latest digi-short, guest host Seth Rogen interviews Samberg for his performance review, which includes his run-through of a typical day: calling corporate, remembering birthdays, buying a gun and eating chicken strips. (Wait, what was the part before the chicken?) 

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Top Oscar Moments: Tears for a Joker, Million-Dollar Babies and More

• Feb 23, 2009 12:59 AM ET
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Ben Stiller and Natalie Portman

Slumdog Millionaire swept. Kate Winslet finally got hers. Frost/Nixon got shut out. And on it goes. But, as we all know, there are much more to award shows than Oscar winners and losers. Here are our winners and losers from the 81st Academy Awards. Check them out and tell us yours!

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Pilot News: Seth Rogen Developing Comedy for Showtime

• Nov 18, 2008 09:35 AM ET
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Seth Rogen really loves porno.

The Knocked Up and Zack and Miri Make a Porno star is teaming with production partner Evan Goldberg to develop a new comedy for Showtime about three twentysomethings who learn life's lessons while running a pornography shop, Variety reports.

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Seth Rogen Will Try to Bring the Funny to Cancer

• Oct 10, 2008 02:12 PM ET
• by Erin Fox
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Seth Rogan will produce and take a supporting role in the film I'm With Cancer, from Mandate Pictures.

Rogen, who is best known for his roles in the hit movies Pineapple Express, Superbad and Knocked Up, will also produce Cancer with his writing-producing partner Evan Goldberg and Ben Karlin from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

Cancer is based on an autobiographical comedy script by screenwriter Will Reiser – who worked as a producer on Da Ali G Show – and his struggle to ... read more

Eric Bana Shows Apatow the Funny

• Jun 12, 2008 03:36 PM ET
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Eric Bana by Vera Anderson/ WireImage.com

You can add Eric Bana to the cast of Judd Apatows upcoming film Funny People The pic set in the world of standup comedy follows a comedian who has a near-death experienceApatow is coproducing the film with Adam Sandlers Happy Madison Productions Sandler has also signed to star in the pic along with Seth Rogen Leslie Mann and Jason SchwartzmanProduction on Funny People starts in September and is scheduled for release next summer JR Whalen read more

Seth Rogen: Saving the World from an Apocalypse?

• Jun 10, 2008 11:01 PM ET
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Seth Rogen by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com; Jay Baruchel by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com

Just when you were getting used to the idea of Seth Rogen as a winged superhero hes set to star in yet another hero movie sort of The recent Green Hornet pick will headline Jay and Seth vs the Apocalypse alongside Jay Baruchel in which the pair will play average guys who suddenly face the apocalypse Per Variety the films based on a short comedy from Rogen and his Superbad cowriter Evan Goldberg as well as on a story by Goldberg and Jason Stone While several production companies have been in the running to nab the film Mandate Pictures got the rights Filming is said to begin sometime in 09 With this second world-saving movie ready to go is Seth Rogen becoming Americas next superheo Lets hope hes stronger than he looks Anna DimondUse our Online Video Guide to see more of Seth Rogen and his antics More Movie News149 Whats the Buzz Seth Rogen Is the Green Hornet149 M Night Shyamalan Previews His Next Big Thing149 Smurfs to Smurf the C read more

What's the Buzz? Seth Rogen Is the Green Hornet!

• Jun 4, 2008 07:30 PM ET
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Seth Rogen by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com

Its official After months of murmurings Seth Rogen is set to star as the Green Hornet in the upcoming eponymous film Per EW Rogen will play the storys hero Britt Reid a playboy with time and money on his hands He inherits his dads newspaper and starts fighting crime at night with his buddy Kato Rogen and writing partner Evan Goldberg are writing and producing the film The Knocked Up star may seem like an unlikely choice to play a studly winged crusader in a deal that could end in a stinging disaster Yet similarly surprising choices have worked out to be inspired ones in other such flicks like Tobey Maguires Spider-Man and even Robert Downey Jrs Iron Man How do you think the Hornet casting will fly You have time to mull it over The movie opens in June 2010 Anna DimondUse our Online Video Guide to catch more of RogenMore Buzz About Rogen149 Wolverine Meets His Maker and Other Movie News149 Watch Video Seth Rogen on The Pineapple Express149 read more

Watch Video: Seth Rogen on The Pineapple Express

• Mar 27, 2008 03:23 PM ET
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The comedies just keep on comin for break-out star Seth Rogen And now oddly enough the actor is teaming up with Spiderman 3s James Franco as his partner in comedic crime The duo stars as two lazy stoners huge fans of the rare Pineapple Express strain of weed who wind up getting caught up with some nasty drug lords and are forced to run for their lives And the producer of the summer flick Why its none other than the mighty Judd Apatow of course All aboard read more

What Happened to Kristen Bell's Fanboys?

• Mar 25, 2008 07:06 PM ET
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Kristen Bell by Jamie McCarthy/ WireImage.com

To cancer or not to cancer Thats the question that has prompted the Weinstein Co to release two versions of Fanboys on DVD and to explore the option of a theatrical release for the much-delayed film A vocal bunch of Star Wars fan supporters however are threatening to boycott the studio if Fanboys isnt released to theaters exactly and only the way the filmmakers intendedFanboys was conceived as a road-trip dramedy about four friends including one who has cancer who break into George Lucas Skywalker Ranch on the eve of the release of Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace Think Stand by Me but with Wookiees and light-sabersWeinstein spokespeople have claimed that the cancer storyline confused the tone of the movie which it envisioned as more of a straight comedy in particular because of the recent successes of the films then-lesser-known cast members Kristen Bell Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel So they ordered reshoots that excised the ca read more