Seth Rogen
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Yeah, that was a thing. Yeah, that Sony โ well, it was Sony, like corporate Sony. Sony made the movie. You know, Sony owns Columbia Pictures. And so Sony made Superbad. And there's a scene in Superbad where it was supposed to be Michael Cera and Jonah's character, Seth and Evan, based on us playing PlayStation together.
Yeah, that was a thing. Yeah, that Sony โ well, it was Sony, like corporate Sony. Sony made the movie. You know, Sony owns Columbia Pictures. And so Sony made Superbad. And there's a scene in Superbad where it was supposed to be Michael Cera and Jonah's character, Seth and Evan, based on us playing PlayStation together.
And then we got a note from Sony corporate, yeah, that Jonah's character couldn't interact with a Sony product basically. Yeah. It was even worse on Pineapple Express where they wouldn't even let us put a PlayStation in the movie altogether. And we had a scene where it was like a video game and we had to like invent a console that didn't exist. Oh, my God.
And then we got a note from Sony corporate, yeah, that Jonah's character couldn't interact with a Sony product basically. Yeah. It was even worse on Pineapple Express where they wouldn't even let us put a PlayStation in the movie altogether. And we had a scene where it was like a video game and we had to like invent a console that didn't exist. Oh, my God.
And then we got a note from Sony corporate, yeah, that Jonah's character couldn't interact with a Sony product basically. Yeah. It was even worse on Pineapple Express where they wouldn't even let us put a PlayStation in the movie altogether. And we had a scene where it was like a video game and we had to like invent a console that didn't exist. Oh, my God.
Yeah, like Sony on that one was like, we don't even want to be in this movie.
Yeah, like Sony on that one was like, we don't even want to be in this movie.
Yeah, like Sony on that one was like, we don't even want to be in this movie.
It is based on me. And they were like, yes, this character is too reprehensible to be touching a PlayStation. And I was like, that hurts.
It is based on me. And they were like, yes, this character is too reprehensible to be touching a PlayStation. And I was like, that hurts.
It is based on me. And they were like, yes, this character is too reprehensible to be touching a PlayStation. And I was like, that hurts.
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I mean, truthfully, like โ I think I just realized at one point that because you're a comedian, every time you do a photo shoot, they try to make you look like a buffoon.
I mean, truthfully, like โ I think I just realized at one point that because you're a comedian, every time you do a photo shoot, they try to make you look like a buffoon.
I mean, truthfully, like โ I think I just realized at one point that because you're a comedian, every time you do a photo shoot, they try to make you look like a buffoon.
And I feel like there was a moment where I was like, what if instead of, like, me looking sort of good but also kind of dumb, I just actually, like, put on nice clothes and you took my picture like you do every other person who is in these magazines, you know?
And I feel like there was a moment where I was like, what if instead of, like, me looking sort of good but also kind of dumb, I just actually, like, put on nice clothes and you took my picture like you do every other person who is in these magazines, you know?
And I feel like there was a moment where I was like, what if instead of, like, me looking sort of good but also kind of dumb, I just actually, like, put on nice clothes and you took my picture like you do every other person who is in these magazines, you know?