Christina Applegate Exits Up All Night
The Up All Night reconstruction just got A LOT more complicated.
With that sitcom already on hiatus, and with NBC planning to bring is back as a multi-camera series with a studio audience, Deadline reports star Christina Applegate will not be returning to the show. At all.
She cites this creative change as the reason why.
“It’s been a great experience working on Up All Night, but the show has taken a different creative direction and I decided it was best for me to move on to other endeavors,” Applegate said. “Working with Lorne Michaels has been a dream come true and I am grateful he brought me into his TV family. I will miss the cast, producers and crew, and wish them the best always.”
Deadline claims NBC is somehow still surging ahead with the reboot and may be eyeing Lisa Kudrow as a replacement for Applegate.
We'll update this story as more news breaks - but it may be time for NBC to cut the chord, don't you think?
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February 14th, 2013 3:10 AM
Good on her for showing integrity .was a funny show but if they planned on turning it into some crappy laugh track show( two broke girls,big bang theory etc) she had to go. A clever funny show doesn't need to tell you when to laugh.
February 10th, 2013 6:52 PM
I am so sad she is leaving! I started to watch because o her and loved the show!
Dont think i would watch now:(
February 10th, 2013 6:31 PM
Why does NBC even bother with this show? Frankly, I'm surprised that Will Arnett didn't also quit. I've never seen him so bored with a role.
February 10th, 2013 6:24 PM
Season one was good. This season not so much. Shut this down.
February 10th, 2013 8:50 AM
Just cancel the show. I mean, come on! Applegate is the mother and the principal character.
February 10th, 2013 7:55 AM
Whaaat? nooo that sucks. just cancel it then!
Ah why would she leave. thats sad
February 9th, 2013 6:50 PM
Oh dear, a studio audience AND no Christina? This must be cancelled, surely?
Rank: Guest Star
February 8th, 2013 9:16 PM
This definitely means the show is cancelled
February 8th, 2013 6:04 PM
cancel the show.
Rank: Guest Star
February 8th, 2013 4:24 PM
I was underwhelmed by this show but if Kudrow is part of the reboot, it MIGHT have a chance. True Kudrow's "Comeback" didn't help her career, but that was premium cable; more people know her on network TV.