{"id":516996,"date":"2026-04-07T04:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T04:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/516996\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T04:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T04:10:10","slug":"the-comeback-king-gets-name-reveal-and-poster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/516996\/","title":{"rendered":"The Comeback King Gets Name Reveal and Poster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The new country comedy from Judd Apatow and Glen Powell is officially called The Comeback King, and we now have a first look at its poster ahead of its early 2027 premiere.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">After previously being known as an untitled original comedy, Universal Pictures gave fans a sneak peek at the project and gave it a title today. It signals that the company\u2019s plans to tell a story about \u201ca country western star in free fall\u201d will lock into place when its release date arrives February 5, 2027.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/04\/06\/kng-1sheet2-rgb-2sm-1775505225580.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/a>The Comeback King Poster. Image courtesy of Universal Pictures.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Apatow, who is best known as the director behind comedies like Knocked Up and The King of Staten Island, is directing the project. He is producing through his Apatow Productions and wrote the script alongside Top Gun: Maverick and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie star Powell, who will also star.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Joining the actor in the spotlight are Cristin Milioti (The Penguin, Palm Springs), Madelyn Cline (Glass Onion, Outer Banks), Stavros Halkias (Bugonia, Tires), and Li Jin Hao (Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping).<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cTurn it up,\u201d Powell said when sharing the new The Comeback King title on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWzF4A6gJIB\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Powell and Dan Cohen are producing the comedy through a first-look deal between Universal and Barnstorm. Kevin Misher is also on board as a producer through Misher Films, with Barry Mendel and Josh Church attached as executive producers.<\/p>\n<p>The Biggest Movies Coming in 2026<img alt=\"2026 is here, so let's look at what Hollywood's got in store for us over the next 12 months, ranging from horror and sci-fi to superheroes and fantasy to whatever Disney and Pixar have planned. &lt;p&gt;&#10;&#10;Check out the movies we can't wait to catch in 2026!\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Comeback King has had its February 2027 release date locked for some time, though additional details about its plot and when audiences can expect to see a trailer remain a mystery. In the meantime, you can see <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/best-comedy-movies-of-all-time\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">where Apatow\u2019s The 40-Year-Old Virgin landed on our list of the 30 best comedy movies of all time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He&#8217;s best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The new country comedy from Judd Apatow and Glen Powell is officially called The Comeback King, and we&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":516997,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,2839,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-516996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/516997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}