Emma Stone’s R-Rated Cult Classic Superbad Officially Returns as a Streaming Hit
Superbad Finds New Viewers
At the time of writing, Superbad ranks among the ten most-watched movies on HBO Max worldwide. The 2007 comedy featured Stone early in her career, before she became an Academy Award-winning star.
Michael Cera and Jonah Hill play two teenagers trying to have sex before the end of school. Seth Rogen, Bill Hader and Christopher Mintz-Plasse are also part of the ensemble.
A Comedy With Lasting Influence
The film is regarded as a major milestone for comedy and helped reshape the genre in cinema. Its success also led to many thematic copycats. Producer Judd Apatow played an important role in the film. Superbad remains a defining comedy of the 21st century.
Stone’s Career Since 2007
Stone, now 37, has won two Academy Awards for Best Actress: for La La Land in 2016 and Poor Things in 2023. Her work has also included Birdman and The Favourite.
Her more recent role was Michelle Fuller, a high-powered CEO, in Bugonia, a science fiction satire directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. The film earned Stone another Best Actress nomination.
Bugonia’s Connection To Stone
Bugonia remakes Jang Joon-hwan’s 2003 South Korean comedy Save the Green Planet! Lanthimos, a five-time Oscar nominee, has collaborated with Stone for years.
Key points
- Superbad is among the ten most-watched movies on HBO Max worldwide at the time of writing.
- The 2007 ensemble comedy helped put Emma Stone on the map.
- Stone has won two Best Actress Oscars and received another nomination for Bugonia.
- Bugonia is a Yorgos Lanthimos remake of Save the Green Planet!.