Leslie Mann Set to Star in Daughter Maude Apatow’s Directorial Debut

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Leslie Mann volition officially prima successful the directorial debut—called Poetic License—of her and hubby Judd Apatow's girl Maude Apatow, whose Jewelbox Pictures institution volition besides nutrient the movie. 

By Leah Degrazia Oct 23, 2024 9:03 PMTags

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The Apatow household has immoderate euphoric news.

Leslie Mann is officially acceptable to prima successful the directorial debut of her and hubby Judd Apatow's eldest girl Maude Apatow.

The film—called Poetic License and written by Raffi Donatich—will beryllium produced by Apatow Productions, Levantine Films and the Euphoria star's accumulation institution Jewelbox Pictures, which she precocious recovered with longtime person and collaborator Olivia Rosenbloom

But those aren't the lone details that person been revealed astir the forthcoming movie, which follows erstwhile therapist and soon-to-be bare nester Liz arsenic she drives an unexpected wrench into the relationship betwixt 2 assemblage seniors who statesman competing for her affection. No Hard Feelings prima Andrew Barth Feldman, Licorice Pizza histrion Cooper Hoffman and The Last of Us' Nico Parker volition besides enactment alongside Leslie successful the flick. 

And Maude, 26, is surely thrilled to measurement into her relation arsenic director. Sharing a screenshot of an nonfiction announcing the project, the King of Staten Island histrion wrote successful an Oct. 23 Instagram post, "Could not beryllium much excited to bring this communicative to beingness with this DREAM cast."

And Leslie–who besides shares girl Iris Apatow, 22, with the Knocked Up director—echoed her Maude's sentiment, penning successful her ain Oct. 23 Instagram post, "I'm truthful excited!!!"

Maude, who roseate to fame playing Lexi Howard connected HBO's deed bid Euphoria, has antecedently hinted astatine her tendency to research originative roles extracurricular of acting—an thought that was instilled successful her by her dad, who wrote and directed drama classics including Freaks and Geeks, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and This Is 40

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“My dada ever told maine acting is pugnacious due to the fact that you ne'er cognize what’s going to travel next," Maude told Net-A-Porter successful a September 2022 interview. "He ever encouraged maine to write."

In fact, Judd insisted that Maude recognize each facet of however a movie gets made. As she explained, "You tin sprout a movie and truly anticipation it volition work, but you don’t cognize however they’re gonna edit it. To not person immoderate power of that is scary sometimes, truthful I effort to bash different things.”

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