Pete Davidson Is Getting A Judd Apatow-Directed Movie Based On His Life

Pete Davidson is getting the Judd Apatow treatment on the big screen. The in-demand director — who helmed hits including Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin — is teaming up with the SNL castmember for his next feature film, plus it sounds like things are going to get pretty personal.


According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie is meant to do for Davidson what Apatow's 2015 project, Trainwreck, did for Amy Schumer: Give a platform to a young comedian that showcases their original, semi-autobiographical material.


The movie is mentioned to include musings on Davidson's life growing up in Staten Island, including the devastating loss of his firefighter father on 9/11 if he was 7 years old. (Davidson frequently mentions the impact of this loss in his sets.)


Whether the film deals with any of the other tough subjects Davidson has dealt with publicly and privately — including his whirlwind romance with Ariana Grande and struggles with mental health — is anybody's guess, however it wouldn't be completely surprising if Davidson and Apatow attempted to add some levity to those not-so-uplifting stories. The comedian hasn't exactly been one to shy away from those topics in the past, brazenly working the most sensitive topics into his stark, frank comedic viewpoints.


Davidson and Apatow will begin working on movie in the second next couple of months. In the meantime, Davidson can be seen in upcoming rom-com What Boys Want and on SNL. His film Big Time Adolescence also just premiered at Sundance.