So, I saw the hilarious Forgetting Sarah Marshall last week (which I think is the funniest film in at least three years) and the moment Jonah Hill popped up for his supporting role, my girlfriend goes - “that guy is in everything… is he like the American version of Russell Brand - does he just play himself on screen, is he famous?”.
Which I think does sum up Jonah Hill’s career thus far. He has pigeon-holed himself with a certain character which he does play very well it has to be said but the more he will do this type of role, the less easy it will be for him to break out in the future.
But the money from this film will keep him going for a while.
EW say Jonah Hill is in early talks to join the Michael Bay sequel to his Transformers movie. It’s said he will provide the comic relief as a sidekick to Shia LaBeouf’s character… possibly as a college roommate. In the first movie LaBeouf kinda did both roles himself, so now he can give some of the comedic lines to Hill.
The Dreamworks/Paramount movie will begin filming this summer, probably June - for a release next June.
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Well I’m sure Bay will be able to use this guy’s skills to the fullest.
Overall it seems he’ll be the new Anthony Anderson from the first flick, which was enjoyable, I’m pulling for him.
Yeah, I hope he’ll be able to break out of these type of roles soon. There’s no doubt he’ll do the role well. And I guess Shia’s character will have to shown as more mature, so he can’t crack jokes as much.
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