Judd Apatow Script for ‘This Is 40’ Sequel in Development (Exclusive)

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“The Bubble.” The filmmaker said back in 2013 that he was interested in revisiting the family at the center of “This Is 40” in a further sequel, especially checking in on the family’s daughters (played by Apatow’s real-life daughters Maude and Iris Apatow).Apatow told TheWrap that the timing is right for “This Is 50,” and he’s been hard at work outlining what the story would be. “I couldn’t have done it five years ago and I can’t do it five years from now, so I’ve been outlining that and hope it’s something that we get to do.

I feel like [‘This Is 40’] has really aged well, and it always feels like everyone watches it when they turn 40 and they go, ‘Oh, I understand it all now’ (laughs).

So I’m enthusiastic about putting that together.”When pressed if “This Is 50” would be Apatow’s next project as a director, he said it’s one of two ideas he’s mulling. “I’m hoping that comes together.

I have an idea that I really like for it,” he said.Universal Pictures, which distributed “Knocked Up” and “This Is 40,” did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.Earlier Wednesday, it was announced that Apatow and his Apatow Productions had signed a multiyear production deal for both film and TV with Universal Pictures and Universal Studio Group.