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Seth Rogen and the Lonely Island are STILL Making a Fyre Festival-Like Film

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Don't worry, Seth Rogen and the Lonely Island haven't forgotten.

In late April 2017, as the Fyre Festival incident was unfolding - an event that was announced as a "luxury musical" experience that ultimately led to multiple lawsuits - actor Seth Rogen tweeted that he and musical trio the Lonely Island were, coincidentally, making a film "about a music festival that goes HORRIBLY WRONG."


The Lonely Island, composed of Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer, responded to Rogen's tweet, humorously suggesting to sue the Fyre Festival "for stealing our idea."



And that was 2017, that and a few cat memes here and there.

It's been almost two years and the plans haven't changed: Seth Rogen and the Lonely Island trio are still working on a festival disaster film.

Jorma Taccone, actor, director, and one third of the Lonely Island, recently sat down to talk with The Daily Beast to talk about his current projects, including TBS' Miracle Workers, trying to pitch a MacGruber TV series (crossing our fingers for him), and to confirm that the Fyre Festival-like parody film was still very much happening.

"I don't want to divulge all the details but we're figuring it out right now. You've seen the [Fyre Festival] docs, right? It's crazy. This is something that Akiva [Schaffer] and Seth [Rogen] cooked up, and we're figuring it all out right now."

It's understandable that production for the Fyre Festival-like parody film is still in development, as Seth Rogen and the Lonely Island have had a couple of busy years acting in, writing and producing for various TV shows and films. While Seth Rogen has kept himself busy starring in projects such as Like Father, Long Shot, and co-developing the AMC series Preacher, the Lonely Island has been busy producing the film Brigsby Bear, the Hulu series PEN15, and continuing to perform as a musical act.

While no title or plot is currently known, Taccone said he sees the festival disaster film developing similarly to the 2016 Lonely Island-starred film, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, which poked fun at documentaries of popular bands - or "popumentar[ies]", as Andy Samberg coined it when talking to Entertainment Weekly. Taccone also shared that he's seen Netflix's Fyre documentary three times, but hasn't seen Hulu's Fyre Fraud yet.

Seth Rogen also tweeted himself that the Fyre Festival-like film is still happening, reminding us to not forget about it on January 22.



The untitled festival disaster film will not be Seth Rogen and the Lonely Island's first collaboration, as they've worked previously on the films The Watch and Neighbors as well as Seth Rogen appeared in the Lonely Island's music video "Like A Boss" (as a boss, any less!)

But until the Fyre Festival-like parody film arrives, remember we have Long Shot, starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron, hitting theaters starting May 3 and the Lonely Island's upcoming first-ever live summer tour. That's a big hug we'll accept!

Sincerely from Dora Goto (...like a boss!)

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