Sci-Fi Film and Television Developments

The Apocalypse (aka Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse)

1/6/12 - Sony Pictures is in negotiations to finance and distribute the end-of-the-world comedy, The Apocalypse, that is serving as the directorial debut of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  Rogen wrote the script with Goldberg and are producing with James Weaver via their Point Grey banner. The project is inspired by a short called Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse that featured Rogen and Jay Baruchel playing themselves, holed up in an apartment as they dealt with the end of the world. Mandate is producing and put the project into development in 2008. It has been inching forward ever since.  The project’s scope has expanded slightly from its days as a short, as Rogen and Baruchel will now be joined by James Franco, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson, all playing themselves as they are stuck in Franco’s apartment in Los Angeles facing an apocalypse. The filmmakers also are hoping to populate the movie with cameos.  Mandate’s Nathan Kahane and Nicole Brown are exec producing the picture with Point Grey's Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir and Stone. A source says is budgeted in the $30 million to $40 million range. The filmmakers assembled the talent package before shopping it to studios. Several bidders were interested but a source close to the situation says Sony has now entered serious negotiations for the film and—barring some last-minute complication—a deal is expected to wrap up soon. No exact release date has been set.

06/12/08 - Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel will star in the action comedy Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse for Mandate Pictures. The film is based on a comedy short from Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Rogen and Goldberg will write and produce the feature.  Several production companies vied for the rights to the comedy, which revolves around two guys dealing with the apocalypse.

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