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| Vallygirl |
 Apr 18 2006, 02:12 AM
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From Variety:
Posted: Mon., Apr. 17, 2006, 6:41pm PT
Heigl steps 'Up' for U laffer
Apatow set to write, helm parenthood pic
By GABRIEL SNYDER
Katherine Heigl is set to star in Universal PicturesUniversal Pictures' parenthood laffer "Knocked Up," which Judd Apatow is set to write and helm.
Heigl, who can be seen in ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," is taking over the lead femme role from Anne Hathaway, who recently ankled the project.
She joins a cast that already includes Seth Rogen, Paul RuddPaul Rudd and Leslie Mann, all of whom appeared in Apatow's helming debut, "The 40-Year-Old Virgin." Apatow is producing "Knocked" with Shauna Robertson and Clayton Townsend. Rogen and Evan Goldberg are exec producing.
Heigl's most recent feature credit was in the Johnny Knoxville starrer "The Ringer."
Here's a little background on the movie
From Variety:
Posted: Wed., Feb. 22, 2006, 10:00pm PT
U getting 'Knocked Up'
Apatow to helm Universal comedy
By MICHAEL FLEMING
"40-Year-Old-Virgin" writer-director Judd Apatow will helm "Knocked Up," a comedy he wrote for Universal, which will begin production this summer.
Anne Hathaway will star with "40-Year-Old-Virgin" thesps Seth Rogen, Paul RuddPaul Rudd and Leslie Mann.
Comedy is about two people who have a one-nighter, realize they aren't right for each other and then a few months later learn they are going to have a baby.
Apatow is producing with Shauna Robertson and Clayton Townsend. Rogen and Evan Goldberg are exec producers. Pic is expected to be R-rated, as was "Virgin."
Universal Pictures' Donna LangleyDonna Langley, president of production; Holly BarioHolly Bario, senior vice president of production; and Erik Baiers, creative executive; will oversee the project for the studio.
Hathaway, who last appeared in "Brokeback Mountain," takes "Knocked Up" after signing to play a young Jane Austen in indie pic "Becoming Jane." She stars opposite Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada" this summer for Fox.
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| TVR |
Apr 18 2006, 09:03 AM
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Thanks for the post VG. Great to see Katherine cast in a new movie. Looks like she will be a busy lady during her break from Grey's which is great news. Just a guess but I presume that is when she will be filming. The first movie - the 40 Year Old Virgin - was a big hit, so hopefully the sequel will build on that. It is also good the same people are involved with the project. Looks like fun. Can't wait to find out more (IMG: style_emoticons/mediablvd/smile.gif) |
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| Lori R |
Apr 19 2006, 02:40 AM
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| Tan |
Apr 21 2006, 04:22 AM
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Talk about double take. I thought I was on the Katie holmes board.
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| Tan |
Apr 24 2006, 12:58 PM
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| TVR |
Apr 25 2006, 04:52 AM
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Katherine Heigl to work on "Knocked Up" after "Grey's Anatomy"
By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
'Grey's Anatomy" babe Katherine Heigl will be heading straight into shooting the big-screen comedy "Knocked Up" as soon as ABC's megahit reaches its quickly approaching season finale.
"It's with Judd Apatow, who did 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin.' I'm the knocked-up one," says Heigl with a laugh. 'It's crazy because I have to wear, like, a big prosthetic belly the whole movie. I'm of age to be having children, but it's just a weird concept to me."
The actress, who plays Isobel "Izzie" Stevens on the hit ABC series, admits, 'It's a little rough going directly from the show to another project. I wouldn't have minded a little vacation. As grateful as I am to be on the show, and as wonderful as it is, at this point, nine months in, I think we're all a little burnt out and tired and we need some new scenery for a few months. I'm sure we'll be chomping at the bit to come back."
As for what we can expect in "Grey's" upcoming episodes? "There are some big changes and I'm excited as an actor to play all of this stuff that they are beginning for me, but it's also hard to watch my character go through what she's going through. I don't want to give you more than that or they'll kill me," responds Heigl.
In the meantime, she's just enjoying the ride. "My career seems to have finally gotten to where I don't have to worry about it so much. It's not as much of a struggle so I can enjoy it more and relax into what it's become."
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| Dariah |
May 21 2006, 05:46 PM
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Do you know where they are filming?
Love the shots - thanks for them.
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| khchlovin |
Jun 3 2006, 12:03 PM
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I hope it comes to Singapore cause 'The Ringer' never did but I'm hopeful.
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| TVR |
Jun 11 2006, 01:48 PM
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Universal Pictures has posted an extended synopsis for Katherine's new movie "Knocked Up":
Synopsis
On the heels of 2005's blockbuster The 40-Year-Old Virgin, writer/director Judd Apatow again mines hilarity from the relatably human in a comedy about a one-night stand with unexpected consequences: Knocked Up. Katherine Heigl ("Grey's Anatomy", "Roswell") joins Virgin alums Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann for a comic look about the best thing that will ever ruin your best-laid plans: parenthood.
Allison Scott (Heigl) is an up-and-coming entertainment journalist whose 24-year-old life is on the fast track. But it gets seriously derailed when a drunken one-nighter with slacker Ben Stone (Rogen) results in an unwanted pregnancy. Faced with the prospect of going it alone or getting to know the baby's father, Allison decides to give the lovable doof a chance.
An overgrown kid who has no desire to settle down, Ben learns that he has a big decision to make with his kid's mom-to-be: will he hit the road or stay in the picture? Courting a woman you've just Knocked Up, however, proves to be a little difficult when the two try their hands at dating. As they discover more about one another, it becomes painfully obvious that they're not the soul mates they'd hoped they might be.
With Allison's harried sister Debbie (Mann) and hen-pecked brother-in-law Pete (Rudd) the only parenting role models the young lovers have, things get even more confusing. Should they raise the baby together? What makes a happy lifetime partnership after all? A couple of drinks and one wild night later, they've got nine confusing months to figure it out...
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