Fans of Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin take note! MySpace, the world’s premier social network, and Universal Pictures are pleased to announce an exclusive contest for Funny People, the highly anticipated third film from writer/director Judd Apatow. Beginning today, the MySpace community can enter to win a walk-on role!
To enter, contestants must log into MySpace and friend the Funny People official MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/funnypeople. Then, in 100 words or less, users must leave a comment explaining why they should win the role. The deadline for submissions is December 8, 2008. Winners will be judged on quality of expression, originality and enthusiasm.
Judd Apatow also created a personal video encouraging MySpacers to participate in the contest http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=46355890
Funny People is slated for a summer 2009 release and features an all-star comedy ensemble including Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, RZA and newcomer Aubrey Plaza.
