In “Knocked Up,” Ben (Rogen) is a typical party-loving slacker who has a one-night stand with the career-focused Allison (Katherine Heigl). Their lives take a wild flip when Allison reveals that she’s pregnant, forcing the polar opposites to come back collectively and put apart their variations to boost a toddler. The pic additionally stars comedic heavyweights Invoice Hader, Jason Segel, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, and Leslie Mann in supporting roles. The success of “Knocked Up” compelled director Judd Apatow to deal with a sequel based mostly on Rudd and Mann’s characters titled “This Is 40.” Whereas that movie wasn’t as favorably obtained, Apatow has a “This Is 40” sequel concept — there’s only one factor holding the filmmaker again.
The success of “Knocked Up” propelled Rogen to superstardom, permitting him to headline a few of the funniest and most outstanding movies from that period. In 2016, Rogen appeared again on the movie positively. “As I used to be watching it [recently, for the first time in years], I assumed, f**ok, we’re so humorous collectively, me and Katherine. And as we had been making the film, truthfully I might make a dozen films along with her,” Rogen mentioned on “The Howard Stern Present” (through E! Information).
Sadly, Heigl and Rogen by no means labored once more, however the “Knocked Up” star continues to make strides, particularly as a producer. The artistic helped deliver the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles again to the massive display and is partially liable for Prime Video’s “The Boys” — a present that continues to shock Rogen.