Jonah Hill interview: Why he turned down Transformers 2 role

Posted by Darth Bombshell May 17, 2008 at 6:30pm CDT 17,455 views

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Earlier in the month the Seibertron News crew posted the information that talks between Jonah Hill (of "Superbad" and "40 Year Old Virgin" fame) and Dreamworks had broken down, resulting in the dropping of the actor from the cast of the sequel to the live action Transformers Movie. MTV.com has now posted an interview Hill wherein he explains his decision. Click here to view it. Please note that the embedded video on the page may not be accessible in certain areas.

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Re: Jonah Hill interview: Why he turned down Transformers 2 role (view post)

Comment by Solrac333 May 17, 2008

I don't know if he's stupid or smart for turning it down. As a fan, I would love to be in it but I wouldn't like to be the guy in the movie that everyone hates.

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Comment by dragons May 17, 2008

i didnt feel like reading it if hes not trasnformer fan then iunderstand but he is not a well known actor yet so if i where him i would take any acting job i can get good or bad but then again heh movie may suck if he where to be in it but i wouldnt know i havnt seen his movies yet only time will tell if he made good decision or not.

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Comment by Buttz May 17, 2008

Maybe he knows how difficult it is to work with Michael Bay and Michael Bay's Ego.

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Comment by First-Aid May 18, 2008