After moving to Netflix, Judd Apatow created quite a cast for his next comedy The bubble. Karen Gillian, Iris Apatow, Fred Armisen, Maria Bakalova, David Duchovny, Keegan-Michael Key, Leslie Mann, Pedro Pascal and Peter Serafinowicz joined the film.
Apatow will direct and produce the photo and co-write the script with Pam Brady. Apatow’s longtime partner Barry Mendel will serve as executive producer. Brady and Donald Sabourin will also serve as executive producers.
The film follows a group of actors and actresses trapped inside a pandemic bubble in a hotel trying to finish a film. The photo could not be more timely, as more and more productions are coming back, even with Covid-19 in full force around the world.
As soon as Netflix embarked on the project, it was quickly accelerated with a plan to start filming in early 2021. The plan was also to deliver a cast that rivaled previous A-list sets, such as those from The disaster Artist and Knives out, and Apatow seems to have delivered it here.
Gillian is represented by UTA and B-Side Management; Armisen is represented by WME, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Morris Yorn; Duchovny is represented by WME, Mosaic and Nelson Davis; Pascal is represented by WME, Anonymous Content and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; Bakalova is represented by CAA; The key is represented by the UTA; Serafinowicz is represented by UTA and 3 Arts Entertainment; Mann is represented by CAA; and Apatow is represented by UTA, Mosaic and Ziffren Brittenham.