'Bridesmaids' producer Judd Apatow says good idea needed before committing to sequel

The Associated Press
January 13, 2012 at 8:22PM

PASADENA, Calif. - The producer of "Bridesmaids" says he needs a good idea first before considering a sequel.

That doesn't mean Judd Apatow is against the idea. The film with Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Melissa McCarthy was a comedy hit last summer is up for a Golden Globe award on Sunday.

Apatow said Friday that the danger of agreeing to a sequel without being committed to a good idea "usually leads to `Jaws 3-D.'"

He says everyone involved in the project agrees that moving forward just to get a raise is not a good reason to do a movie.

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