Paul Reubens, a.k.a. Pee Wee “I know you are, but what am I?” Herman, isn’t playing small potatoes with his comeback attempt. His Pee Wee Herman stage show has been selling out in Los Angeles for months, and with all this 80’s nostalgia, the time couldn’t be better for Pee Wee to return to the big screen. Sources report that Pee Wee’s big comeback film will be helmed by “Knocked Up” and “40 Year Old Virgin” mastermind Judd Apatow.
Look who’s joining Pee-wee Herman in the playhouse!
Bromance expert Judd Apatow has teamed up with Paul Reubens to develop a new Pee-wee film for the big screen, Daily Variety reports.
“Let’s face it, the world needs more Pee-wee Herman,” Apatow told the trade. “I am so excited to be working with Paul Reubens—who is an extraordinary and groundbreaking actor and writer. It’s so great to watch him return with such relevance.”
The venerable filmmaker says that he got the idea after taking in Reubens’ sold-out live show in L.A. earlier this year. The Pee-wee Herman Show is headed to Broadway in October.
And Reubens is apparently just as honored to be working with Apatow.
“There is no one like Judd in our business—he loves comedy with emotion and heart, and he sees what we do as art,” said the resurgent 57-year-old actor. “I can’t believe I’m getting this opportunity to be working with him.”
Reubens is working on the script with writer-actor Paul Rust. Apatow’s going to produce, not direct and produce, but that didn’t seem to hurt Superbad, Pineapple Express or Get Him to the Greek.
Besides, Pee-wee is technically a for-all-ages character, so they’re going to want to avoid the automatic “R” that Apatow’s films usually get.
I am so excited about this movie. I always thought Pee Wee/Paul got the big shaft (no pun intended..ok, pun intended!) regarding that whole “masturbating in a porn movie theater” thing. I mean, isn’t that what people do in those places? Compare his trangression to what people get away with these days, and you realize he wasn’t hurting anyone. But I digress. Pee Wee! Apatow! Movie! I just hope that Jambi, Miss Yvonne, and Chairy are along for the ride. I’ve missed them so much!
Photos are from 1/20/10 and feature Miss Yvonne, The King of Cartoons and Cowboy Curtis. Credit: WENN.com
Scream real louddddddddd!
YAY! I love Pee Wee.
How flipping awesome would it be if they could rope in Laurence Fishburne to reprise the Cowboy Curtis role??
this would be awesome I love him!
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I loved Pee-Wee and I always thought it was tragic the way he got screwed like that. You’re right, compared to what celebs can get away with nowadays, he barely did anything.
I think it was just because that happened before the real “dawn of the internet” so a lot of rumors got started and the truth had a hard time getting out. For the longest time when I was young, I thought he had either exposed himself to a child in a movie theatre or he had jacked off into someone’s hair in a movie theatre.
I miss Chairy and Jambi!
This is excellent news. He was awesome in Blow and he should be celebrated once again.
HOORAY!!! No Phil Hartman tho… 🙁
Saw the show here is LA and it was SO much fun. If you can see it in NYC, you’ll love it 🙂 The secret word is MOVIE!!!!
It’s great that he’s back, Pee Wee Herman is so original.
I don’t want the seat in front of his at the premiere.
This ought to be interesting. Good for him on the comeback!
Love them all!!!
Hurrah! More Pee Wee movies!
Pee Wee Herman, AKA Paul Reubens, makes me sick. He plead guilty to possession of kiddie porn after whacking in a porn theater in public. Too many weird arrests for one child entertainer.
Pee Wee and his Kiddie Porn:
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,628007,00.html
Paul Reubens — best known as onetime TV character Pee-wee Herman — pleaded guilty on Friday to an obscenity charge as part of a settlement in a child pornography case.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/12/19/entertainment/main533602.shtml
LOVE LOVE LOVE! It would be cool to have a few Penny cartoons too!
I loved Paul in “Blow” with Johnny Depp. He’s actually a really great actor that should be taking on different roles.
I wouldnt let my kids in the same room with PAUL REUBENS aka PEE WEE. PEE – from piss, WEE – from weenie/penis, yes, such an inspired name for a character.