Jonah Hill Reveals How Leonardo DiCaprio Tried To Turn Him Into A Star Wars Fan
Actors Jonah Hill and Leonardo DiCaprio first collaborated together back in 2013, when they both received Oscar nominations for their work in The Wolf of Wall Street. The duo reunited on Netflix's Don't Look Up, which gave DiCaprio the opportunity to try turning Hill into a Star Wars fan.
Although Don't Look Up does revolve around the concept of space, Hill has revealed that despite DiCaprio's strong-willed attempts at turning him into a Star Wars fan, it just didn’t work. Hill recently confessed that he doesn’t usually watch science-fiction films or television series. It’s quite interesting to know after hearing this statement from Hill that he did decide to sign onto a project like Don’t Look Up, given that it is arguably in the Science Fiction genre.
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Hill stated to W Magazine, “I used to have a rule: If it didn’t happen or it couldn’t happen, then I just wasn’t interested, because I would lose focus.” Don't Look Up gave Hill the opportunity to sink his teeth into a whole new world - or more literally a new galaxy. However, it also gave DiCaprio the opportunity to finally get Hill to give the beloved Disney Plus Star Wars series, The Mandalorian,a chance. Hill did give the show the good old college try but ended up being extremely confused while watching it.
It’s hard for anyone to try and step into a franchise like Star Wars that is so established, with so much history and nuanced details that trace back decades. Star Wars fans from the very beginning are still trying to piece together and re-evaluate certain plot lines and timelines. Hill shared, “Leo made me watch The Mandalorian when we were making Don’t Look Up, and it was like, Baby Yoda
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