Jonah Hill hated Superbad co-star so much he asked for them to not be hired
There was a Superbad star who Jonah Hill disliked so much that he didn't want him in the film, according to Seth Rogen and others on set.
We all know how iconic the teen-comedy still is today, with the movie featuring several memorable lines and scenes that helped make the film one of the most popular of the 2000s.
It's been 19 years since the title hit theatres for the first time, starring the likes of Jonah Hill as Seth alongside Michael Cera as his schoolmate Evan, with the pair becoming embroiled in the tough task of securing some alcohol for an end of school party.
Hosted by classmate Jules (Emma Stone), Seth is desperate to impress as he has a huge crush on her.
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Evan is also desperate to impress crsuh Becca (Martha MacIsaac), as the pair aim to lose their V-cards by the end of the nights, like many great coming of age comedies before it.
But there is one character who we haven't mentioned that, who was played by an actor who drove Hill up the wall.
Known as Fogell or 'McLovin', the hilarious third friend of the group is played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who goes on his own side-quest as his alter-ego (no surname, of course) with a couple of care-free cops.
Executive producer Judd Apatow was sure that the actor would deliver an iconic performance after some read throughs, though Hill wasn't too sure.
Obviously, the latter was proved wrong, all you need to do is watch his scene with Mintz-Plasse and Cera, where Fogell brandishes his 'McLovin' fake ID in one of the most iconic comedy scenes of all time.
Apparently, Mintz-Plasse secured the role in an open audition window for McLovin, competing against a number of his drama classmates.
After getting a callback, Hill recalled in an interview with Vanity Fair that Mintz-Plasse was 'really, really amazing off the bat'.
However, the 22 Jump Street star admitted that 'he was really annoying to me at that time'.
Apatow, who directed the likes of Knocked Up and This Is 40 said that the actor was 'very caustic', explaining that Mintz-Plasse 'attacked Jonah and did improvs insulting Jonah'.
Apparently, Hill didn't like him as a result and even went as far as saying 'I don't want him doing it', adding: "That’s exactly why we’re hiring him. It couldn’t be more perfect."
"The fact that it bothers you is exactly what we want," Apatow claimed, as that frustration probably played a part in Seth's anger towards Fogell in the film.
Seth Rogen, who played Officer Michaeld in the film, even claimed: "Jonah immediately hated him. He was like - 'that was f**king with my rhythm. I couldn’t perform with that guy'."
Mintz-Plasse spoke about the tension at Fan Expo Chicago, saying: "Jonah Hill hated me so much after my audition. I get it, I was 17, I was not a professional actor, I was in high school and we're playing high school kids.
"So Jonah's roasting me - and you remember being in high school, you just like yeah it's my f**king buddy roasting me, it's not going to bother me, I'm going to roast him back. And that's what I did in the audition.
"And I left the room... and Jonah's like 'f**k that guy'."
But the beef was short lived, as the actor said they put the beef to one side as Hill texted him, saying he should have 'big bro'd' him after the audition and been more of a mentor.
Regardless, the tension helped to create some of the most memorable scenes in Superbad, so who's complaining?
Topics: Celebrity, Film, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen
Joshua Nair