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Apatow plans new 'Pee-wee' movie By WENN.COM Paul Reubens' man-child alter-ego Pee-wee Herman is set for the big screen again - the actor has signed a movie deal with producer Judd Apatow. The Knocked Up director set the project in motion after seeing Reubens' zany revival of the Pee-wee Herman Show, which ran in Los Angeles from January to February. The show was a revamp of Reubens' 1981 stage production that landed the actor and his beloved character a TV show and a film franchise. Paul Rust, whose credits include Inglourious Basterds and I Love You, Beth Cooper, will reportedly pen the new screenplay, which will take Pee-wee on "a gigantic adventure". Apatow tells Daily Variety, "Let's face it, the world needs more Pee-wee Herman. I am so excited to be working with Paul Reubens - who is an extraordinary and ground-breaking actor and writer. It's so great to watch him return with such relevance." The movie deal follows Reubens' announcement he will take his smash stage revival to Broadway, for a six-week New York run in November. The actor previously took the character to the big screen with Pee-wee's Big Adventure in 1985 and Big Top Pee-wee in 1988. He retired the character in 1990 after 13 episodes of Emmy Award-winning children's TV series Pee-wee's Playhouse.
