‘Walk the Line’ Director James Mangold Thought ‘Walk Hard’ Was “Hilarious”

But I also never understood why satire would negate making the real thing anymore, he toldEntertainment Weekly.

That seems a little ludicrous to me.

Mangold still has a good sense of humor aboutWalk Hard, which Kasdan co-wrote withJudd Apatow.

James Mangold poses on the ‘A Complete Unknown’ red carpet; John C. Reilly channels Bob Dylan in a still from ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story’.

‘Walk the Line’ director James Mangold revealed what “unnerved” him about the parody ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story’.Jeff Spicer/Getty Images/Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

With a $28 million budget,Walk the Linegrossed more than $186 million.

Mangold most recently gaveBob Dylanthe biopic treatment withA Complete Unknown, which starsTimothee Chalametas the folk singer.

Jenna Fischer and John C. Reilly inWalk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story(2007) (Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection)