... and it's a big 'ol music-industry spoof.
The Lonely Island (comprised of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone) will debut their first feature film this June 3, and up until this point we didn't know much of anything about it, including its title. Well that's all changed now, as the film -- humorously titled Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (a clear parody of Justin Bieber's Never Say Never) -- has finally released its title and first teaser poster.
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The first synopsis for the film has dropped, too, teasing a music spoof about an artist (Samberg) who must navigate a "crisis of popularity" after his sophomore album flops. Produced by Judd Apatow, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping also stars Maya Rudolph, Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows and a host of random cameos. We have a feeling this is going to be like the music industry's version of Anchorman or Zoolander, where you never know who's going to show up next.
See the official synopsis below:
Universal Pictures’ POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING is headlined by musical digital-shorts superstars Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, collectively known as The Lonely Island. The comedy goes behind the scenes as singer/rapper Conner4Real (Samberg) faces a crisis of popularity after his sophomore album flops, leaving his fans, sycophants and rivals all wondering what to do when he’s no longer the dopest star of all.
The latest comedy from blockbuster producer Judd Apatow (Trainwreck, Superbad, Knocked Up) co-stars Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows and Maya Rudolph and many of the biggest names in comedy and music in cameo performances. Co-directed by Schaffer and Taccone and written by The Lonely Island trio, POPSTAR is also produced by Rodney Rothman (producer of Get Him to the Greek, Forgetting Sarah Marshall; co-writer of 22 Jump Street), as well as Samberg, Schaffer and Taccone.
Here's a little taste of how the Lonely Island like to roll...
