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I’d never laid eyes on Pete Davidson before, nor have I ever set foot on Staten Island in all the time I've spent in New York City; nobody has ever remotely recommended it, although I must say that one scene in The King of Staten Island shot at the local minor league baseball park affords so spectacular a view of…

UPDATED, 2:23 PM: We hear from exhibition sources that it was the filmmakers behind The King of Staten Island who wanted to keep the movie as a premium VOD release, and not a simultaneous PVOD-theatrical release this weekend. Apparently, this whole snafu had nothing to do with Universal’s stiff terms with exhibitors…

Earlier during this pandemic, I reviewed Big Time Adolescence, in which Pete Davidson plays a weed-smoking slacker aimlessly marching through life. This week Universal opens director Judd Apatow’s The King of Staten Island, in which Davidson also appears to be a weed-smoking slacker. But the comparison stops there…

Judd Apatow’s comedy starring Saturday Night Live‘s Pete Davidson is due to hit VOD on June 12, and Universal has today unveiled the first official red band trailer. Check it out above as Davidson’s character struggles with growing up and letting go, even though he’s in his mid-20s. The film was expected to make its…

EXCLUSIVE: They’re furry. They’re fabulous. And now The Freak Brothers cast is set. Woody Harrelson, John Goodman, Tiffany Haddish and Pete Davidson lead the upcoming adult toon series from EPs Mark Canton and Courtney Solomon based on the hippie-era underground comic. Harrelson, Goodman, Haddish and Davidson are…

Judd Apatow said Monday during an Instagram/Twitter conversation with Saturday Night Live‘s Pete Davidson that their summer comedy The King of Staten Island, originally slated to hit theaters on June 19, will now go on VOD on June 12. The comedy based on Davidson’s life, directed by Apatow and co-written by Davidson…

In the new comedy Big Time Adolescence, Saturday Night Live regular Pete Davidson finds a screen vehicle perfectly suited to his quirky talents, and in fact even manages a few scenes that actually bring more than one dimension to a strictly one-dimensional character. Hulu started streaming the film early this week…

Saturday Night Live‘s Pete Davidson, who earlier this week said he’d just about had it with all the show’s jokes at his expense, pokes some fun at himself in SNL‘s new promo with this week’s host John Mulaney. “What’s going on here, Pete? Show me your eyes,” Mulaney says, stumbling on Davidson working on his “inner…

Acknowledging that interviews aren’t his strong suit — especially print interviews that make it look like he “just says monstrous things” — Saturday Night Live‘s Pete Davidson nonetheless let loose Monday in a chat with Charlamagne Tha God, revealing that his time with SNL might be nearing an end. “I personally think…

“You’re in high school,” Big Sis says, “you should be making friends your own age.” But the kid replies, “I like hanging out with Zeke.” What could go wrong when Zeke is an unmotivated, pot-smoking, college dropout — and also happens to be Pete Davidson? Welcome to the first trailer for Big Time Adolescence, the Hulu…

Saturday Night Live‘s Pete Davidson has set his first standup comedy special at Netflix. Pete Davidson: Alive From New York will premiere globally February 25 on the Internet TV network. Netflix released a trailer for the special (see above) in which Davidson, known for his unfiltered anecdotes, shares his thoughts on…

The 27th edition of the SXSW Film Festival has unveiled its robust slate of feature and episodic premieres which will kick off with its opening night film, Judd Apatow’s The King of Staten Island starring Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson. The fest is set to run March 13-22 in Austin. In The King of Staten…