Prior to that, he produced and starred in Phil Morrison's black
comedy ALL IS
BRIGHT alongside Paul Rudd and lent his vocal
talents to the English - language version of the Oscar - nominated French animated feature, ERNEST & CELESTINE, and the highly anticipated feature - film adaptation of THE LITTLE PRINCE, directed by Mark Osborne.
Apatow, who deserves to be regarded as the preeminent figure in American
comedy right now, has shown an uncanny knack for fostering
bright young comic
talent, and because he loves comics so much and is so fascinated by their process — the way John Cassavetes loved Method actors and their process — his productions tend to brim with scene - stealing supporting players, amusing non sequiturs, and running times (124 minutes in the case of The Five - Year Engagement) that few
comedies in the history of moving pictures have shouldered without eventually buckling under.