Judd Apatow on Playing a ‘Generic A-hole Producer’ in James Franco’s ‘The Disaster Artist’

Judd Apatow didn’t realize he was playing a version of himself when he signed on to a cameo role in “The Disaster Artist.”

TheWrap caught up with Apatow about his upcoming Netflix stand-up special, out December 12, and asked Apatow about his experience playing a caricature role.

“I was laughing with James Franco because when he asked me to do ‘The Disaster Artist,’ he said I would play an asshole producer,” the comedian told TheWrap. “So [in the movie], you see me, I’m dining with a very young woman and it all seems pretty awful and then I’m very mean to Tommy.