Judd Apatow is the artist and Pete Davidson is the clay. The comedic director known for launching actors’ careers is doing just that for the “Saturday Night Live” star in the upcoming flick “The King of Staten Island,” available on-demand June 12.
A new trailer for the movie premiered Friday. It was Amy Schumer who told the director to keep his eye on Davidson during her first role as a leading lady in Apatow’s 2015 comedy “Trainwreck.” “I asked her if there was anyone I should know about and she said, ‘There’s this guy Pete Davidson who’s 20 years old and ridiculously funny,’ ” he told Entertainment Weekly.
Apatow cast the young comic for a cameo in the movie, instantly impressing “SNL” cast member Bill Hader, who played Schumer’s love