No video video games for you! Superbad co-writer Seth Rogen has revealed that Sony discovered Jonah Hill’s character so “reprehensible” that reps insisted he keep away from a PlayStation throughout a online game scene within the now-beloved comedy.
“On Superbad, we have been instructed that Jonah Hill’s character, Seth, was so reprehensible to the studio that they have been like, there’s a scene the place they’re taking part in video video games and [Sony] was like, ‘Jonah can’t contact a PlayStation,’ ” Rogen instructed Rotten Tomatoes in a South By Southwest 2025 crimson carpet video.
“They have been like, ‘We can’t have him work together with our merchandise, as a result of it’s too vile a personality.’ And I used to be like, ‘It’s based mostly on me, that’s very insulting.’ But we accommodated them, in the end.”
@rottentomatoes “Jonah cannot contact a Playstation. We cannot have him work together with our merchandise.” #TheStudio‘s Seth Rogen shares his favourite notice from working with Sony on #Superbad. #SXSW #sethrogen #playstation #comedy #movie #movietok #filmtok #redcarpet #interview ♬ original sound – Rotten Tomatoes
Sony Pictures co-financed the movie, so that they had loads of leverage over just a few top-notch comics attempting to make a generational comedy. Ultimately, as a substitute of Hill’s Seth keysmashing his controller and yelling on the TV display when he died in-game, Michael Cera’s character Evan might be seen taking part in The Getaway: Black Monday on PS2 in that scene. But enjoyable reality: there’s really a little bit of a gag with one in every of Cera’s traces right here. He mentions utilizing an M16 assault rifle within the sport — however The Getaway: Black Monday, a British cop sport, doesn’t even embrace them within the weapons arsenal. Go determine.
Rogen was at SXSW to advertise his new Apple TV+ collection The Studio, which had its world premiere on the competition simply days in the past.
Superbad additionally starred Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Emma Stone, alongside memorable cameos from Bill Hader and Rogen himself. Rogen co-wrote the script with Evan Goldberg and Greg Mottola directed.
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Lex Briscuso is a movie and tv critic and a contract leisure author for IGN. You can comply with her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.
