David Duchovny on The Bubble, Judd Apatow, and TikTok Dancing

Judd Apatow’s new movie, The Bubble, is a pandemic masterpiece. Shot during the COVID-19 pandemic and coming to Netflix on April 1, The Bubble follows a troupe of actors as they “bubble” together on production of their new most recent blockbuster, Cliff Beasts 6. As you can probably imagine, things get a little crazy for the actors as production problems cause the shoot schedule to double, the actors are going nuts being kept in lockdown, and the studio takes its role in keeping the crew safe to an insane level. The cast includes Karen Gillan, Fred Arminsen, Pedro Pascal, Leslie Mann, Iris Apatow, Keegan-Michael Key, Kate McKinnon, and David Duchovny. Duchovny plays Dustin, who is currently divorced from his co-star, Lauren (Mann), but in the bubble, that divorce doesn’t last long. Along the way, he tries desperately to rewrite the script, alienates his recently-adopted teenage son, and snorts cocaine off his co-star’s bald head. We spoke to Duchovny about working with Judd Apatow, bubbling