Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) -- from Lonely Island
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) -- from Lonely Island

Sarah Silverman is joining the cast of Universal’s untitled Lonely Island movie.
Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, who comprise the group, are starring in the feature, which began production this week.
The project takes aim at the fluffy music documentaries of recent years such as Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never and Katy Perry’s Part of Me. It centers on a rapper (Samberg) whose latest album bombs and he must do the unthinkable: a reunion concert with his former boy band.
Silverman will play the rapper’s sharp and sarcastic publicist who has to suffer many indignities.
The move puts Silverman back in the comedy world after her most recent film project, I Smile Back, a drama that premiered at Sundance and for which she earned strong reviews.
Judd Apatow is producing via his Judd Apatow Productions banner. Samberg, Schaffer and Taccone are also producing. Schaffer and Taccone are directing.
Universal’s senior vp production Erik Baiers is overseeing the project on behalf of the studio.
Silverman, whose other credits include A Million Ways to Die in the West and Ashby, is repped by UTA, Thruline and Ziffren Brittenham.
Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, who comprise the group, are starring in the feature, which began production this week.
The project takes aim at the fluffy music documentaries of recent years such as Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never and Katy Perry’s Part of Me. It centers on a rapper (Samberg) whose latest album bombs and he must do the unthinkable: a reunion concert with his former boy band.
Silverman will play the rapper’s sharp and sarcastic publicist who has to suffer many indignities.
The move puts Silverman back in the comedy world after her most recent film project, I Smile Back, a drama that premiered at Sundance and for which she earned strong reviews.
Judd Apatow is producing via his Judd Apatow Productions banner. Samberg, Schaffer and Taccone are also producing. Schaffer and Taccone are directing.
Universal’s senior vp production Erik Baiers is overseeing the project on behalf of the studio.
Silverman, whose other credits include A Million Ways to Die in the West and Ashby, is repped by UTA, Thruline and Ziffren Brittenham.
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Universal has finally revealed the title of the first movie from The Lonely Island crew, and it's as yolo as some of their song titles.
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping will tell the behind-the-scenes story of rapper Conner4Real (Andy Samberg), who is struggling to maintain his popularity after his "difficult second album" tanks and he manfully tries to remain relevant by reuniting with his former boy band.
Co-starring Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows and Maya Rudolph, Popstar was written by Samberg and his Lonely Island bandmates Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer. Taccone and Schaffer will co-direct, with Judd Apatow and Rodney Rothman producing.
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping will hit theaters on June 3.
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping will tell the behind-the-scenes story of rapper Conner4Real (Andy Samberg), who is struggling to maintain his popularity after his "difficult second album" tanks and he manfully tries to remain relevant by reuniting with his former boy band.
Co-starring Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows and Maya Rudolph, Popstar was written by Samberg and his Lonely Island bandmates Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer. Taccone and Schaffer will co-direct, with Judd Apatow and Rodney Rothman producing.
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping will hit theaters on June 3.
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I love their first two albums but their last album was rough. May have some truth in the plot here. 
Could be great or could be terrible. Likely no in-between.

Could be great or could be terrible. Likely no in-between.
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Re: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) -- from Lonely Island
Never caught the show but I have heard good things about it. Maybe the movie won't be so bad. I will definitely check out the first trailer.
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I feel like Hot Rod was the first Lonely Island movie, although they didn't write the script.
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Nice big tits.
EDIT: Also... I'd fuck the hell out of Sarah Silverman while she's talking some crazy vulgar shit to me.
EDIT: Also... I'd fuck the hell out of Sarah Silverman while she's talking some crazy vulgar shit to me.
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I want to say I have some issues w/ Hot Rod cuz... of whatever. But I can't really hate on it either cuz I gots nothing bads to say about it really it's just... so much stuff that I loved.
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initial RT reviews are 18-2.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pop...ever_stopping/
could be the sleeper hit of the summer
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pop...ever_stopping/
could be the sleeper hit of the summer
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Both of the trailers I've seen have looked really funny (I typically enjoy Lonely Island) so I'm planning on going this weekend. And I also agree that Hot Rod is funny too, haters be damned.

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This looked terrible to me, but I saw the early positive reviews and it has me interested. I love Samberg in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
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Currently 84% on RT: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pop...ever_stopping/
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Just saw it. I thought it was hilarious, if a little too long. Lots of funny jokes throughout, including a bunch of subtler references.

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