In recent years we’ve seen music documentaries that focus on the big pop stars of the moment, like JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER, KATY PERRY: PART OF ME, and ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US. It’s actually a little surprising someone hasn’t done a modern day parody of these internet-loved singers before now. Leave it to the boys of The Lonely Island (Andy Samberg, Akiva Shaffer and Jorma Taccone) to take on the challenge. In POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING, Samberg plays an rather obvious parody of Bieber, but there’s many other influences at play here. The supporting cast includes Imogen Poots, Martin Sheen, Bill Hader, Sarah Silverman, Will Arnett, Maya Rudolph, Joan Cusack, Will Forte, Adam Levine, Paul Scheer, Snoop Dogg and Joanna Newsom… oh, and of course, as you can see in the trailer, Seal is one of many celebrities playing themselves in the film. Take a look at the new trailer and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
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.