Pee Wee Creating New Movie with Judd Apatow

According to Darkhorizons.com, Paul Reubens confirmed at Comic Con yesterday that he is currently working with Judd Apatow's Production Company to create a new Pee Wee Herman movie. Reubens and Paul Rust have written the script, but there is still no word on who will direct the project.

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The Broadway production of "The Pee-Wee Herman Show" starred (in order of appearance): Paul Reubens as Pee-Wee Herman, Lexy Fridell (the voices of Chairry and Magic Screen), John Moody (Mailman Mike), Drew Powell (Bear), John Paragon (Jambi), Jesse Garcia (Sergio), Phil LaMarr (Cowboy Curtis), Lynne Marie Stewart (Miss Yvonne), Lance Roberts (King of Cartoons) and Josh Meyers (Firefighter).

THE Pee-Wee Herman SHOW ON BROADWAY reunited Paul Reubens and Marty Callner, who directed this new HBO special and the 1981 HBO original "The Pee-Wee Herman Show." Callner's previous HBO credits include comedy specials starring Will Ferrell, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, George Carlin and Robin Williams.

Credits for the Broadway presentation of "The Pee-Wee Herman Show": production created and conceived by Paul Reubens; written by Paul Reubens and Bill Steinkellner; additional material by John Paragon (based on the original "The Pee-Wee Herman Show" by Paul Reubens, Bill Steinkellner, Phil Hartman, John Paragon, Edie McClurg, John Moody, Lynne Marie Stewart, Ivan Flores, Brian Seff, Monica Ganas, Tito Larriva); music by Jay Cotton; directed by Alex Timbers; production design by David Korins (based on the original "Pee-wee's Playhouse" production design by Gary Panter); makeup design by Cristina Waltz (based on the original "Pee-wee's Playhouse" by Ve Neill); and costume design by Ann Closs-Farley.

Pee-Wee Herman is experiencing a remarkable renaissance, with enormous followings on Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare. Renowned writer-director-producer Judd Apatow recently announced that he and Reubens are developing a new feature film based on the character.

Paul Reubens' other credits include the TV series "30 Rock," "Pushing Daisies," "Reno 911!," "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Family Guy" and "Murphy Brown" (which earned him an Emmy® nomination), and the feature films "Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)," "Pee-wee's Big Top," "Mystery Men," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Blow," "Life During Wartime," "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and the upcoming "Nailed."

 

 

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