Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann Get 'Knocked Up' in New Comedy

By: Jan. 07, 2011
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According to Variety, Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann will reprise their Knocked Up roles for a new comedy that remains untitled.  Director Judd Aptow will bring their characters, 'Debbie and Pete' back to the big screen.  The film is scheduled to open in theatres in summer 2012.

Rudd is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Clueless, Wet Hot American Summer, Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Dinner For Schmucks, Role Models, I Love You, Man and How Do You Know.  His stage credits credits include Three Days of Rain, Twelfth Night, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, bash: latter day plays, and The Shape of Things.

Mann has appeared in films such as She's the One, George of the Jungle, Big Daddy, Stealing Harvard, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Drillbit Taylor and 17 Again. In 2009, Mann reunited with her Big Daddy co-star Adam Sandler and Knocked Up co-star Seth Rogen in Funny People.Mann is set to star alongside Elizabeth Banks in What Was I Thinking?, based upon the book by Barbara Davilman and Liz Dubelman.

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