Judd Apatow adds Rob Delaney to cast of Netflix comedy The Bubble joining Maria Bakalova, David Duchovny and Karen Gillan
Judd Apatow is drawing on Hollywood’s experience of the pandemic for his new comedy The Bubble.
And the filmmaker is bringing in a slew of celebrities as well as his own family members for the Netflix project.
Deadpool 2 actor Rob Delaney is the latest addition to the cast, Deadline.com reported Wednesday, joining Borat Subsequent Moviefilm breakout star Maria Bakalova, X-Filer David Duchovny, GOT’s Pedro Pascal and Apatow’s wife Leslie Mann.
On board: Judd Apatow, left, is adding Rob Delaney, right, to the cast of his Netflix comedy The Bubble, Deadline.com reported on Wednesday
Apatow is directing and producing the comedy from his own script, co-written with Pam Brady.
Other actors on board include Fred Armisen and Keegan-Michael Key as well as Apatow and Mann’s daughter Iris.
The movie centers on a group of actors and actresses locked down in a hotel as they try to complete filming during the COVID-19 pandemic.
High profile: Delaney joins a cast that already includes Borat Subsequent Moviefilm breakout star Maria Bakalova
Ready for comedy: Jumanji and Avengers star Karen Gillan is also on board the project which Apatow is directing and producing from his own script
Timely: GOT’s Pedro Pascal, left, and X-Filer David Duchovny, right, will also play for laughs in the film about actors locked down in a hotel during production due to the pandemic
The Bubble is the first film at Netflix for the director of The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Trainwreck and The King Of Staten Island.
Sources told THR last month that the movie was inspired by the making of Universal’s Jurassic World: Dominion.
Production on that film stopped and started several times last year due to positive COVID-19 tests among cast and crew.
Family project: Apatow has also created roles in The Bubble for his wife Leslie Mann, pictured in February 2020, and his 18-year-old daughter Iris Apatow