Judd Apatow Says It’s ‘Insulting’ to Put ‘Barbie’ in the Oscar Race for Adapted Screenplay: ‘There Was No Existing Material’

Judd Apatow disagrees with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ decision to classify Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” as an adapted screenplay rather than original. “It’s insulting to the writers to say they were working off of existing material,” the “Knocked Up” and “This Is 40” director wrote on X/Twitter on Saturday. “There was no […]
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