Cinematography:
Brandon TrostComposer:
Matthew ComptonCast:
Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Sarah Silverman, Imogen Poots, Maya Rudolph, Joan Cusack, James Buckley, Tim Meadows, Mike Birbiglia (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone co-direct and co-write this comedy starring Andy Samberg as mega pop star Conner4Real. Once a member of teenage boy band the Style Boyz and now a successful solo artist, Conner is intent on cementing his place at the top of the music industry. However, when his latest album dramatically bombs, the rapper is forced to go all out in an extravagant tour full of outrageous gimmicks and publicity stunts in a desperate attempt to reinvent his failing image. With sales continuing to decline, the tour spectacularly backfires, only hastening Conner's rapid decline into musical obscurity. After hitting rock bottom when the tour is finally cancelled, original Style Boyz members Owen (Taccone) and Lawrence (Schaffer) suggest a reunion as a way to salvage what's left of their friend's career. With nothing left to lose, a brief appearance at the Pop Awards provides the perfect stage for Conner to swallow his pride and join his old bandmates for their triumphant return to the top of the music game. The all-star cast includes Bill Hader, Sarah Silverman and Will Arnett as well as a host of musical talents such as Snoop Dogg and Seal. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Cast
Martin Sheen
USA
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Departed (2006)
Will Forte
USA
Best movies:
Nebraska (2013)
The Lego Movie (2014)
Strays (2023)
Marielle Heller
USA
Best movies:
A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
Popstar (2016)
MacGruber (2010)
Snoop Dogg
USA
Best movies:
The Up In Smoke Tour (2000) (concert)
Tupac: Live at the House of Blues (2005) (concert)
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
'Weird Al' Yankovic
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Ithamar Enriquez
Best movies:
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) (TV movie)
Popstar (2016)
Beyond the Lights (2014)
Michael Bolton
USA
Best movies:
Popstar (2016)
The Onion Movie (2008)
Snow Dogs (2002)
Katy Perry
USA
Best movies:
The Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle (2023) (concert)
Popstar (2016)
The Smurfs (2011)
Justin Timberlake
USA
Best movies:
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live (2015) (concert)
Madonna: Celebration: The Video Collection (2009) (video compilation)
The Social Network (2010)
Emma Stone
USA
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
Poor Things (2023)
Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
Jill-Michele Melean
USA
Best movies:
Richard Jewell (2019)
Popstar (2016)
Reno 911!: Miami (2007)
Maxwell Jenkins
USA
Best movies:
Popstar (2016)
A Family Man (2016)
Good Joe Bell (2020)
A$AP Rocky
USA
Carolina Inoue
Best movies:
Popstar (2016)
Carlena Britch
Canada
Best movies:
Popstar (2016)
One Shot (2016)
Dicks: The Musical (2023)
Madeleine Wade
West Germany
Best movies:
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Special Ed (2005)
Popstar (2016)
Chris Redd
USA
Best movies:
Joker (2019)
Popstar (2016)
A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)
Jamie C.X. Wang
Best movies:
Popstar (2016)
Frederick Keeve
Best movies:
Gone Girl (2014)
Mother and Child (2009)
Pretty/Handsome (2008) (TV movie)