Judd Apatow rides the cinematic wave

April 16, 2008 Under studio deals, he has produced and steered (and sometimes written and directed) films in such a way that has kept studio interference to a minimum and stayed true both to his sensibility and to the affiliation of talent that works under him. "Marshall," for instance, was directed by longtime Apatow collaborator Nick Stoller from a script by longtime Apatow actor Jason Segel (Stoller also helped shape the script), under Apatow's famously collaborative system. It's crazy to have the writers completely separate from the directors.

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