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6. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Did you know there was a top secret film being released this year that JJ Abrams didn’t have anything to do with?
Up until earlier this month this film was simply known as Top Secret Untitled Lonely Island Movie. We knew it was a project developed by Judd Apatow and the members of The Lonely Island - the comedy music group made up of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. Other than that though, details were kept tightly under wraps until the trailer revealed it was a mockumentary on a famous yet vapid Justin Bieber-like popstar.
It’s been a long time since we had a successful mockumentary hit the big screen but this looks like it could bring the format to a wide audience. The topic is ripe for satire and Apatow’s stamp of approval is always promising for new comedies. Most exciting of all is that it gives a perfect avenue for The Lonely Island to shine.
The trio has made countless inspired, catchy and hilarious songs such as “I’m on a Boat”, “I Just Had Sex” and “Jack Sparrow”. No doubt they’ll be bringing out their A material for this big screen showcase as well as bringing along some famous musical friends. If that title tells us anything, it's that they know exactly what they're doing.