Get Him to the Greek News

We dare you to look at Jonah Hill and not crack up. The actor is hilarious.

In a new interview, Hill dishes on a pair of upcoming movies: Funny People and Get Him to the Greek. Here are a pair of excerpts from it:

On doing stand-up comedy in Funny People: It was pretty frightening. [Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler] had years of stand-up experience. Honestly, the first show went remarkably well. We have it on film. From there on, it went kind of downhill… It’s almost like, when someone plays poker for the first time, they might be a professional poker player out of ignorance, just accidentally winning. That was how it felt in my first stand-up appearance.

On teaming with Russell Brand for Get Him to the Greek:  I didn’t want to make a spinoff movie because I really like the thought of trying to be completely original with every movie you make. Nick obviously saw something funny in the dynamic between myself and Russell and said, “Why don’t we make Russell a rock star and you a music executive and you’re both different people?”

But then it felt weird for Russell to play a different rock star, so we kept him as [Aldous Snow]. I play a different character. What I liked about him was that he became the most normal and together guy I’ve ever played in a movie. It’s been an incredible experience. I think the movie could possibly be one of the funniest I’ve ever done.

A trio of big names have joined the cast of Get Him to the Greek.

Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Rose Byrne (Damages) and Sean Combs have signed on for the comedy.

The story spins off Russell Brand's character from Forgetting Sarah Marshall. It features a record company intern (Jonah Hill) that has two days to drag an uncooperative rock star (Russel Brand) to Hollywood for a comeback concert.

Aldous Snow will have the stage to himself in Get Him to the Greek.

Moss will portray the girlfriend of Hill's character, while Byrne will take on the role of Jackie Q, a scandal-plagued pop star and love interest of Brand's character. Combs will portray a record company executive.

Emily Blunt is out of Iron Man 2.

But she's in for the Forgetting Sarah Marshall follow-up, Get Him to the Greek.

According to Moviehole, Blunt will portray a pop musician who “may duet” with Russell Brand's character, Aldous Snow, in the Judd Apatow-produced comedy.

Reportedly, Jason Segel is writing songs for the sequel, which will likely focus on Brand's hilarious music talent. We can't wait.

When caught in an elevator, Russell Brand hinted at some casting info to the Forgetting Sarah Marshall sequel, Get Him to the Greek, to MTV Movies Blog in the elevator.  Where else do you get casting news from?

According to the film's star, while only Jonah Hill will be appearing from the original, Marshall's star and writer, Jason Segel, will be writing the songs that Aldous Snow sings in the movie.

Additionally, Brand promises us a star in the film that's bigger than Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie.  Bold claims, sir.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nick Stoller will team up again with Judd Apatow and Universal Pictures for the comedy Get Him to the Greek, with Jonah Hill and Russell Brand attached to star, reports Variety.

The movie centers on a fresh-out-of-college insurance adjuster (Hill, pictured) who is hired to accompany an out-of-control rock star (Brand) from London to a gig at L.A.'s Greek Theater.

Hill and Brand enjoy supporting roles in Forgetting Sarah Marshall; Stoller made his feature directing debut with the flick.