Jeremy Piven was the star of the show on Monday night as he attended the Sydney premiere for his latest flick Primitive War.
The Hollywood heavyweight, 60, has spent months Down Under filming the Aussie-made production and touring his stand-up comedy act across the country.
But while raving about his time in Australia – and revealing his favourite spot – the American funnyman made an eyebrow raising suggestion regarding the renaming of a certain city.
‘In the middle of my tour, we headed over to Perth which is the meth capital of Australia, I don’t know if you know that,’ Jeremy hilariously pointed out in an exclusive interview with Daily Mail.
The acting icon then made a quip aimed at the US president, saying: ‘And so, in the spirit of Donald Trump, I wanna rename Perth “Merth”.’
Cracking up with laughter, he shook his head, signalling his comment was simply tongue in cheek.
Jeremy Piven (pictured) was the star of the show on Monday night as he attended the Sydney premiere for his latest flick Primitive War
The Hollywood heavyweight, 60, has spent months Down Under filming the Aussie-made production and touring his stand-up comedy act across the country
Jeremy went on to list some of the highlights of his travels around Australia, even naming his favourite hangout spot in Merth, I mean Perth.
‘The reality is, I went to a cigar bar called The Social Club there and it was one of the best cigar lounges I’ve ever been to in my life.
‘Every stop that I had, whether it was the Enmore Theatre here in Sydney or going to Melbourne and playing Hamer Hall, they were some of the best times I’ve ever had in my life,’ he revealed.
‘Sold out houses… It was just incredible. I loved it.’
On Monday night, Jeremy and his fellow castmates stepped out on the red carpet in Sydney to promote the upcoming film Primitive War.
Based on the best-selling novel by Ethan Pettus, the sci-fi thriller is set during the Vietnam War in 1968.
It follows a search-and-rescue team who are sent out into the jungle to recover a missing platoon, and instead find terrifying dinosaurs and an undercover mission that could mean the end of the world.
With stunning special effects and a big-named cast, the movie was brought to life by Aussie director Luke Sparke, who Jeremy couldn’t help but gush about.
‘And so, in the spirit of Donald Trump , I wanna rename Perth “Merth”‘
‘He dreamed so big! He made this indie film and he made it this larger-than-life, science fiction fantasy that looks like it’s an eighty million dollar movie and he did it in his backyard.’
He added: ‘No one’s doing that, so we need to celebrate this guy.’
The adrenaline-fuelled film was shot entirely in Australia and predominantly on the Gold Coast, a place Jeremy ‘did not want to leave’.
‘Big lush beaches, the atmosphere is incredible, people are there living their best lives,’ he said of the popular East Coast.
Jeremy rose to fame as the foul-mouthed agent in satirical Hollywood dramedy Entourage.
The actor played the acerbic character Ari Gold on the HBO series from 2004 to 2011, as well as appearing in the 2015 movie.
Primitive War opens in Australian cinemas on August 21.
