Apatow Talks 'Superbad,' 'Pineapple Express' Sequels

First the good news: There won't be a Superbad sequel. That's according to Judd Apatow, who said in a recent interview, "I can't get them to make a Superbad sequel. I begged, but they don't want to ruin it. They think its a gem of a movie, and they don't want a crappy second one." In this situation, "they" are Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the writers, and perhaps stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera. And whoever "they" are in total, they're right. I don't know where you take it, exactly, or how you get it to find the kind of novelty that made the first film so successful. It's possible, but it's also probable that a sequel would come up more than a little bit short. Now the bad news, or potentially bad news: Apatow says that Rogen and Golderg may revisit another film for a part two. "There is a little talk about he Pineapple Express sequel. You probably have a better shot of seeing that." Why could that be bad news? Because that express ran out of steam in the third act. Seth Rogen jumping down onto Gary Cole in an action scene? Please. The first hour or 80 minutes of Express was solid, but when it turned completely into something other than a stoner comedy, it just wasn't as effective. The saving grace is the postscript on that film was really weird and funny. I'm certainly not opposed to those three characters - Rogen, James Franco, and Danny McBride - making a comeback, but only if they don't try for another caper. It only worked up to a point, and it's not really the strength of these three characters.