Jonah Hillwouldn’t say no to returning toSuperbad— but fans will have to wait a few decades.“What I want to do is when we’re like 80, do aSuperbad 2,” Hill, 38, toldW Magazinefor their 2022 Best Performances Portfolio.“Like, ‘old-folks-homeSuperbad,’ " joked Hill, who starred in the raunchy 2007 comedy alongsideMichael CeraandEmma Stone, in the latter’s big-screen debut.As for the plot, the two-timeAcademy Awardnominee — who’s currently starring inNetflix’s record-breaking sci-fi satire filmDon’t Look Up— already has something in mind.“Our spouses die, and we’re single again,” he said. “That’s what I wantSuperbad 2to be, and that’s the only way I would ever make it.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Jonah Hill forW Magazine.Tim Walker for W MagazineThe film, which marked Hill and Cera’s big-screen breakthroughs, follows the story of two inseparable friends, Seth (Hill) and Evan (Cera, now 33) in their final days of high school.As they prepare to graduate, they and their friend Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) are invited to one last house party where they attempt to lose their virginity before they go off to college — but their quest is complicated when the group runs into two inept cops.In October 2020, Hill, Cera, Mintz-Plasse, 32, and Stone, 33, reunited with several other cast and crew members (includingSeth Rogen,Bill Hader, Martha MacIssac, Evan Goldberg, Greg Mottola and producerJudd Apatow) for aSuperbadonline watch partyin support of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, ahead of the November election that year.As for current projects, Hill said in his interview withWthat he has “always been a fan of"Adam McKay, who directedDon’t Look Up, and joked that he considers McKay’s 2008 filmStep Brothers"a modern masterpiece” that “should be in the Smithsonian.“So signing on toDon’t Look Upwas a no-brainer, coupled with the unprecedented times of late, during which Hill was often “lonely and bored.““COVIDwas horrific, but it did make me reprioritize the value of being irreverent and funny,” Hill said. “I thought, ‘We should all just laugh!’ “Don’t Look Upis streaming now on Netflix.
Jonah Hillwouldn’t say no to returning toSuperbad— but fans will have to wait a few decades.
“What I want to do is when we’re like 80, do aSuperbad 2,” Hill, 38, toldW Magazinefor their 2022 Best Performances Portfolio.
“Like, ‘old-folks-homeSuperbad,’ " joked Hill, who starred in the raunchy 2007 comedy alongsideMichael CeraandEmma Stone, in the latter’s big-screen debut.
As for the plot, the two-timeAcademy Awardnominee — who’s currently starring inNetflix’s record-breaking sci-fi satire filmDon’t Look Up— already has something in mind.
“Our spouses die, and we’re single again,” he said. “That’s what I wantSuperbad 2to be, and that’s the only way I would ever make it.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
Jonah Hill forW Magazine.Tim Walker for W Magazine
The film, which marked Hill and Cera’s big-screen breakthroughs, follows the story of two inseparable friends, Seth (Hill) and Evan (Cera, now 33) in their final days of high school.
As they prepare to graduate, they and their friend Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) are invited to one last house party where they attempt to lose their virginity before they go off to college — but their quest is complicated when the group runs into two inept cops.
In October 2020, Hill, Cera, Mintz-Plasse, 32, and Stone, 33, reunited with several other cast and crew members (includingSeth Rogen,Bill Hader, Martha MacIssac, Evan Goldberg, Greg Mottola and producerJudd Apatow) for aSuperbadonline watch partyin support of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, ahead of the November election that year.
As for current projects, Hill said in his interview withWthat he has “always been a fan of"Adam McKay, who directedDon’t Look Up, and joked that he considers McKay’s 2008 filmStep Brothers"a modern masterpiece” that “should be in the Smithsonian.”
So signing on toDon’t Look Upwas a no-brainer, coupled with the unprecedented times of late, during which Hill was often “lonely and bored.”
“COVIDwas horrific, but it did make me reprioritize the value of being irreverent and funny,” Hill said. “I thought, ‘We should all just laugh!’ "
Don’t Look Upis streaming now on Netflix.
source: people.com
