Jonah Hill was near unrecognisable as he got into character as an entitled rich kid on the set of his upcoming comedy, Cut Off, in Los Angeles.
The actor, 42, was hard to spot with his face hidden under a pair of zany cat eye glasses and his usual brown curls covered by a shaggy bleached blond wig.
While he swapped his usual understated style for a bejewelled and attention-grabbing sweater, emblazoned with an American flag in flame inside the words ‘SOS’.
Jonah completed his eccentric and eye-catching costume with a pair of rhinestone-studded jeans, complete with a chain belt and a bedazzled cross.
In between takes, he laughed and chatted with producer Matt Dines, his script tucked into his pocket and his wig carefully pinned in place.
As well as starring in the film, the Oscar-nominated star is also directing and producing the project, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Ezra Woods.
Jonah Hill was near unrecognisable as he got into character as an entitled rich kid on the set of his upcoming comedy, Cut Off, in Los Angeles
The actor, 42, was hard to spot with his face hidden under a pair of zany cat eye glasses and his usual brown curls covered by a shaggy bleached blond wig
The film boasts a star-studded cast including comedy icons Kristen Wiig, Bette Midler, Nathan Lane and Chelsea Peretti.
While pop star Camila Cabello was announced to be boarding the film in an undisclosed role by Deadline in October.
The comedy sees Kristen and Jonah starring as a pair of entitled siblings who are forced to learn to support themselves for the first time after their wealthy parents – played by Bette and Nathan – cut them off financially.Â
Production on Cut Off began in late September and it is scheduled to be released in cinemas this summer, on July 17.
Jonah has been spotted several times on set sporting the wacky new look and an array of equally bizarre costumes, with fans stunned by both his outfits and his slimmed-down frame.
The star, who is best known for his roles in Superbad and 21 Jump Street, has been open in the past about his fitness and wellness journey.
After reportedly weighing 280 pounds at his heaviest, his weight has fluctuated over the years after he originally kickstarted his weight loss back in 2011.Â
Jonah candidly shared how he had battled body issues since his teen years, in a piece he wrote in his magazine Inner Child back in 2018.
The comedy sees Jonah and Kristen Wiig (pictured in November) as two entitled siblings who are forced to learn to support themselves after their wealthy parents cut them off financially
The Moneyball star admitted he spent most of his young adult life being called ‘gross and unattractive’, adding: ‘I really believe everyone has a snapshot of themselves from a time when they were young that they’re ashamed of.
‘For me, it’s that 14-year-old overweight and unattractive kid who felt ugly to the world, who listened to hip-hop and who wanted so badly to be accepted by this community of skaters.’
Jonah has also been vocal about how his weight was linked to his identity as a comedic actor despite how important it was for his career and health to not be so big.Â
Speaking to Vulture in 2011 after losing 40 pounds, he said: ‘Being healthier came along with maturity and it’s hard, because a lot of times people want you to be the guy you were when they met you.
‘And I love doing funny movies, but I want to mature, literally, in how I treat myself. I’m not living in a frat house with a bong plastered to the table.
‘But all this stuff [points to his body] is just part of maturing in body and in mind. I just want to be a good man and to make my family proud. And, you know, I want to live a long time.’
In 2022, Jonah discussed his fluctuating weight with his therapist Phil Stutz for his second feature directorial effort, the Netflix documentary Stutz.
‘When I was a kid, exercise and diet was framed to me as like, “There’s something wrong with how you look,”‘ the Winning Time director recalled.
After reportedly weighing 280 pounds at his heaviest, his weight has fluctuated over the years after he originally kickstarted his weight loss back in 2011 (pictured in April 2008)
Jonah candidly shared how he had battled body issues since his teen years, in a piece he wrote in his magazine Inner Child back in 2018, admitting he spent most of his young adult life being called ‘gross and unattractive’ (pictured in August 2015)
‘But never once was exercise and diet propositioned to me in terms of mental health. I just wish that was presented to people differently.’
Jonah admitted growing up overweight ‘intensely f***ed me up,’ and inside he still feels like ‘a 14-year-old boy who’s very overweight and has acne and feels very undesirable to the world.’
‘​​Inherently, at my core, I’m still this unlovable person,’ he explained. ‘But the work is inching toward [realising] that it’s great to be this person. But that’s still very hard.’
He detailed how his subsequent rise to fame and success in adulthood only exacerbated his body image issues, saying:Â ‘The media kept being really brutal about my weight.
‘It was just kind of free game for anyone to sort of hit my sore sport. It made me so defensive — like almost anticipating someone saying something mean. I’d be so angry.
‘It kept me from feeling any sense of [being] able to grow past negative feelings about myself.’
Jonah later released a statement revealing he would not be promoting the film, or any of his upcoming projects, after he opened up on battling anxiety attacks that were ‘exacerbated’ by public appearances.
He explained: ‘The whole purpose of making this film is to give therapy and the tools I’ve learned in therapy to a wide audience for private use through an entertaining film.
‘Through this journey of self-discovery within the film, I have come to the understanding that I have spent nearly 20 years experiencing anxiety attacks, which are exacerbated by media appearances and public facing events.
‘I can’t wait to share it with audiences around the world in the hope that it will help those struggling, however, you won’t see me out there promoting this film, or any of my upcoming films, while I take this important step to protect myself.
‘If I made myself sicker by going out there and promoting it, I wouldn’t be acting true to myself or to the film.’
