Judd Apatow's Hamlet

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 7/10/08 at 9:48pm

For an online writing game that I play, I'm going to write a screenplay for a film entitled JUDD APATOW'S HAMLET. The dialogue will be the usual meandering Apatowness, but in Shakespearean speak.

What do you guys think of the cast I have so far? (It's a virtual Hollywood game where you cast your own movies with real actors):

HAMLET - Jonah Hill

POLONIUS - Seth Rogen

LAERTES - Michael Cera

FORTINBRAS - Paul Rudd

OPHELIA - Charlyne Yi

GERTRUDE - Leslie Mann

CLAUDIUS - Harold Ramis

HORATIO - Jason Segel

ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN - Jay Baruchel and Martin Starr

THE GHOST - Loudon Wainwright III

[gumbo2]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 4:36am

I'd switch Jonah Hill and Michael Cera, but that's just me.

Also, for a Judd Apatow's Hamlet I would just put all those guys in Shakespearean costumes and have them ad-lib in modern-day speak instead of making them talk Shakespearean. But again, that's just me.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 5:04am

Kristen Bell for Ophelia.
Paul Rudd would be Claudius.
And I definitely agree that Michael Cera would be Hamlet, Jonah Hill can be Horatio.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 10:12am

Rosenkrantz & Guilderstern can be those guys, those guys, kinda goofy looking, that are in every single Judd Apatow movie, playing basically the same part, sort of gay but homophobic doofuses?

I guess that's not really narrowing it down much. Goofy facial hair? Chubby? Inappropriately nude? I know, I know, not narrowing it down at all.

[Weez]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 1:15pm

Harold Ramis as Claudius? Once again, I'm on Claudius's side, and balls to everyone (else)'s favourite emo Danish prince.

[clever name]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 2:08pm

Can you get Steve Carell anywhere in there?

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 2:19pm

Joe -Are they pot-smoking slackers who never cease being hilarious? Those guys?