If there’s one filmmaker who deserves the success he’s got right now, its director/producer/writer Judd Apatow. Dude’s on fire of late, with all sorts of Apatow-related projects, from Knocked Up to Superbad, continuing his tradition of directing and producing some really killer comedy (Freaks and Geeks, Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The TV Set).

And if there’s one tired, stale genre that deserves a punch to the face, it’s the sappy, overly reverential music star biopic, from Ray to Walk the Line to El Cantante to Talk to Me. Luckily, the Apatow-produced, Jake Kasdan-directed Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is coming out soon, and I suspect it’ll do just that. Here’s the trailer, and keep an eye out for Jack Black, Kristen Wiig, Jenna Fischer, and, yes, Lyle Lovett. Kasdan’s last flick (The TV Set) was excellent, Apatow’s been batting 1000 of late (well, except for Talledega Nights), and John C. Reilly can be hilarious. This one’s probably worth getting excited about.