However, Sony was dead set on giving the production $45 million, not $50 million. In Apatow’s reply, he said “45 doesn’t get it done.” Judd also explained that the film was about the legalization of marijuana, which would have been “timely” during its intended production. He pleaded that Rogen’s upcoming film, Neighbors,would soon go on to become a hit – and it did, big time.
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