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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Ever since I was born, I was dope.

20166.61h 26m

Overview

When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collapse. He'll try anything to bounce back, anything except reuniting with his old rap group The Style Boyz.

Directed by Jorma Taccone
Written by Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone
Produced by Judd Apatow, Rodney Rothman, Andy Samberg
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $9.5M

Top Cast

Andy Samberg

Andy Samberg

Conner Friel

Jorma Taccone

Jorma Taccone

Owen Bouchard

Akiva Schaffer

Akiva Schaffer

Lawrence Dunn

Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman

Paula Klein

Tim Meadows

Tim Meadows

Harry Duggins

Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph

Deborah

Joan Cusack

Joan Cusack

Tilly

Imogen Poots

Imogen Poots

Ashley Wednesday

Chris Redd

Chris Redd

Hunter

Edgar Blackmon

Edgar Blackmon

Eddie

Themes & Keywords

concertmusicianpop starcelebritymockumentaryrecord albumcheerful

About Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is a comedy, music film released in 2016 exploring themes of concert, musician, pop star, celebrity, mockumentary, record album. Directed by Jorma Taccone, it stars Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer. When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collapse. He'll try anything to bounce back, anything except reuniting with his old rap group The Style Boyz.

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