Judd Apatow/Pete Davidson Movie- 'The King of Staten Island'
Director Judd Apatow is known for his somewhat true to life comedy/drama films depicting possible real life events. What I mean by possible real life events is that the events portrayed in the films are events that could actually happen to people in everyday life. While the films have more exaggerated comedic storytelling, they also show what could actually be real comedic moments in life. Apatow has done an excellent job at portraying comedic realities over the years with films such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and This Is 40. Now he is working to make another film reality.
Also working on the film with Apatow is stand-up comedian Pete Davidson. Davidson is mostly known for his work on Saturday Night Live, or SNL, as well as his appearances on MTV. On MTV he has appeared on shows such as Guy Code, Wild n’ Out, and Failosophy. He has appeared to perform stand-up on shows like Adam DeVine’s House Party, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Comedy Underground with Dave Attell. Now he is working with Apatow to make a semi-autobiographical film about his own life.
‘The King of Staten Island’ is a semi-autobiographical film which tells the story of the early life of comedian Pete Davidson. The film also includes the loss of his father in the 9/11 attacks and getting into the world of stand-up comedy. The premise of the film follows main character Scott, played by Davidson, as he tries to find his way in life having not truly grown up after his father’s death when he was seven. Normally he spends all day smoking weed, hanging out with his friends, and hooking up with his best friend. This changes when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter and this forces him to try and move past his trauma to move forward in life.
‘The King of Staten Island’ was directed and written by Judd Apatow, and also written by Pete Davidson and Dave Sirus. The movie stars Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr, Bel Powley, Maude Apatow, and Steve Buscemi. The movies is being distributed to the general public by Universal Pictures. While the movie is slated to be released on June 19th of this year, it is still unknown whether this will hold up due to the current Covid-19 pandemic.