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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 22 october 2018
Jonah Hill on toxic masculinity and skateboarding

By LINDSEY BAHR for one another. There's
Associated Press good and bad to people.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jonah It's not black and white.
Hill has always wanted to And things like homopho-
direct. He worships filmmak- bia and toxic masculinity
ers and has treated what and treatment of women,
he describes as an "ac- even though I don't agree
cidental" but "wonderful" with these things, they were
15-year acting career as a things I noticed growing up
partial film school, learning that I wanted to show as
from people like Bennett unflinchingly as possible so
Miller, who directed him people could decide for
in "Moneyball" and Martin themselves where they fall
Scorsese on "The Wolf of on that line. To me, it's re-
Wall Street." But Hill didn't ally ugly and it's really hard
just want to make any film, to watch a lot of it. That's
he wanted to have some- by design. And I think it's
thing to say, and the con- interesting to watch it with
fidence and "emotional a crowd of people. You
maturity" required to lead do see people laughing
people This image released by A24 shows writer-director Jonah Hill, right, with cast members Lucas Hedg- at moments I never would
He settled on a coming- es, left, and Sunny Suljic during the filming of "Mid90s." have expected or flinching
of-age story, which he Associated Press at moments and it's impor-
laughs is a "tried and true" tant to see the truth even
formula for a first film. It's the talk and even the trash. needed it and really gave did this scene (of yelling at if it sucks. And there's s the
about a 13-year-old boy, "A Doritos bag has a wildly me a lens that I saw most his mom in the car), every- example of Steve's first sex-
Stevie (Sunny Suljic), grow- different shape and aes- things through, even when one was like, oh this isn't just ual experience. I wanted to
ing up in Los Angeles with thetic now than it did in I went into comedy or film, a good child actor, this is a show how terrified he was
a single mother (Kather- 1995," Hill says. it's subversive, it's anti, it's great actor of any age or and the only moment that
ine Waterston), an abusive Hill spoke to The Associated punk, its sense of humor, gender. He was 11 when becomes enjoyable to him
older brother (Lucas Hedg- Press about the film and taste in music, attitude to- we shot. I'm 34 and have is when he realizes it's cur-
es) who finds solace (and what he was trying to say. ward authority (laughs). been acting for 15 years rency to rise up in the ani-
quite a bit of trouble) with Remarks have been edited And to me skateboarding and have never had to mal kingdom of his friends...
bunch of local skateboard- for clarity and brevity. is always butchered in film. strap a movie on my back those were lessons I saw
ers (newcomers Na-kel ___ It's always done stereotypi- and walk across the field growing up that we clearly
Smith, Olan Prenatt, Ryder AP: What was the genesis cally, made by people who with it and he did it at 11. as a society are having to
McLaughli and Gio Gali- of this idea? weren't from the culture a He's a freak of nature. He's unlearn.
cia). HILL: Well, I grew up skate- lot of the time. remarkable. AP: So this is a commentary
It took Hill three years to boarding in the mid-90s in AP: How did you settle on AP: I feel like I certainly on masculinity?
write "Mid90s" which is now Los Angeles. It is in no way Sunny for the lead? learned something about HILL: Yes. I'm someone who
playing in limited release a biopic or an autobiogra- HILL: He had the exact how teenage boys are to- is highly sensitive and emo-
before it expands nation- phy, but I knew skateboard- quality I was looking for gether from this film. tional and has come a long
wide. For the shoot, he and ing would play in some way which was someone who HILL: These kids speak in way in my life in a sense
his crew painstakingly rec- into my first film because al- was very young for their a way I don't agree with, of learning who I am and
reated the mid-90s Los An- though I was terrible at it, it age but who was 10-feet- they treat women in a way a sense of being able to
geles he remembers, from was something that came tall inside. He was the first I don't agree with. But they communicate my feelings
the music, to the clothes, into my life when I really kid we read and after he also are very much there thoughtfully and openly.q

Marvel universe a slice smaller with Luke Cage cancellation

By The Associated Press grateful to the dedicated in June. Cage creator and
The Marvel universe just showrunner, writers, cast showrunner Cheo Hodari
got a slice smaller on Net- and crew who brought Coker responded on Twit-
flix with the cancellation of Harlem's Hero to life for the ter but also offered no in-
"Marvel's Luke Cage" after past two seasons, and to sight into why the series was
two seasons. all the fans who have sup- dumped. "A lot memories.
The news Friday surprised ported the series." A lot of individual thank
fans and came soon after Netflix didn't provide a rea- you calls to make," he said.
Netflix axed another live- son for the cancellation. An "Just want to say thank you
action Marvel series, "Iron email request for additional to Marvel, Netflix, the best
Fist." Both are part of The comment was not immedi- Writer's room, cast, crew,
Defenders world and or- ately returned Saturday. the Midnight Hour, all those
dered up by Netflix among The Cage series made who graced the stage at
five back in 2013. a splash when it was re- Harlem's Paradise and the
"Unfortunately, Marvel's leased because it featured most incredible fan base
Luke Cage will not return a rare black superhero in a in the world. Forward al-
for a third season," said stand-alone vehicle. Mike ways..." In this June 21, 2018 file photo, Mike Colter attends the premiere
a statement released by Colter starred as the bul- Disney, Marvel's parent of the Netflix original series Marvel's "Luke Cage" season two at
Netflix. "Everyone at Mar- let-proof hero for hire. The company, is working on its The Edison Ballroom in New York.
vel Television and Netflix is second season premiered own streaming service.q Associated Press