For the rest of 2008, Apatow produced the comedy films "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" starring Jason Segel and Kristen Bell; "Step Brothers", which reunites "Talladega Nights" co-stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly; and "Pineapple Express" starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, both of whom originally starred on "Freaks and Geeks". In addition, he served as co-writer for the Adam Sandler comedy film "You Don't Mess with the Zohan", which Sandler and Robert Smigel also co-wrote and went on to gross $199 million at the worldwide box office.