In 2013, some of Hollywood’s biggest names came together to make a blockbuster apocalyptic comedy This is the end.
Every actor plays themselves in the film, with cameos by everyone from Rihanna to Emma Watson to Channing Tatum.
The six main actors are James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, and Jay Baruchel, who are all trapped together in James’ house when the apocalypse occurs.
One of the major storylines of the film is Jay’s hatred towards Jonah, whom he believes is pretending to be a good guy and fooling the other stars.
In one of the first scenes, Seth tells Jay that Jonah will be at James’ party as he tries to persuade her to attend. Jay replies: “Can’t stand him, he can’t stand me.”
Seth argues, “He’s the nicest guy in the world.” “He likes you a lot. He specifically talks about how he likes you, all of a sudden he just says: ‘Know what, Jay is an inspiration.’
Jay replied, “There’s no way to say that.” “Besides, I can’t stand him.”
But according to Seth’s words, when the characters cross paths Jonah appears to be an overly nice guy who is incredibly empathetic towards everyone else, and remains impressively calm and composed during stressful or anger-inducing situations. Is.
Jonah is constantly complimenting the other characters and detailing the charitable good deeds he has done – all but Jay are convinced that he is a saint.
When Seth told Jonna that he and Jay spent the entire day taking drugs, Jonna honestly replied: “I would have been there in a heartbeat but I actually adopted this disabled spaniel, she really is a beautiful soul.” Is.”
Furthermore, he clearly has a high opinion of himself and his level of fame – telling the other actors that he will be among the first to be saved amid the apocalypse.
Despite the way Jonah has presented himself in the film outwardly, there are indications that Jay has actually been right about his character from the start.
Jonah is seen carefully pushing Jay into a sinkhole while everyone else is running away, forcing Jay to risk his life to get water for the rest of the group , and even accidentally stabs Jay in the thigh.
And the truth behind his good man act is revealed in the second half of the film, when he prays to God to kill Jai. He says: “I hate Jay very, very much. I think he might be the worst person you’ve ever had, I don’t want to judge you, but what’s up? What were you thinking that day?”
Jonah continues, “Just do me a favor, God, just kill Jay.” “That would be too tight.”
Jai’s hatred towards Jonah is evident throughout the film, and it reaches a peak when he punches her in the face. but after this is the end Post-release, Jai openly admitted that he was not acting in the film and in fact felt the same way about his co-star.
During a 2017 interview, Larry King asked Jay how his relationship with Joanna was. Jay looked uncomfortable before bluntly saying: “Erm, yeah, I think there is one. I know man.”
Larry asked the question: “You don’t like that?” To which Jay possibly referred to the phrase “Better the devil you know”, as he explained: “I wouldn’t say so at this point… At one time it was controversial, but I think now we can see each other The devil knows.”
and in a presence at last laugh podcast earlier this year, Jay confirmed that this is the end had used “personal rubbish” for the story, and admitted that he was a “real fool” during filming due to his strained relationship with Jonah.
He said, “Jonah and Mary didn’t get along very well, or at least we didn’t then.”
The host replied: “That comes on the screen,” and Jay replied succinctly: “No bullshit, no bullshit.”
“It was a strange thing to get personal shit out, but not catharsis. Just making it up for comedy,” Jay added. “In the most commoditized, capitalist way, like, We’re going to dig into the real personal shit, but no one is going to go home feeling better about it. We’re just going to turn it into a shoddy product.,
Jai went so far as to confess this during the filming this is the end He was sure it would be a “sucks” film, and he only admitted that the final product was actually funny when he found himself laughing at Jonah’s performance – despite his personal disdain towards his co-star.
“That’s when I knew it was a good film; When I was laughing at Jonah’s nonsense that I never found funny on set. And then in the film I actually found myself laughing,” he said.
And after Jonah was labeled “emotionally abusive” by his ex-girlfriend Sarah Brady this week, many are reflecting on Jay’s past comments.
Sarah shared a series of screenshots of a text conversation she had with someone saved on her phone under the name “Jonah,” in which the sender made a list of demands, including his expectation that the semi-professional surfer wear his swimwear. Any pictures and videos should be removed. From Instagram if she wants to continue dating him.
The sender also shared a list of his “boundaries” that Sara had to follow in order to remain in a “romantic partnership” with him. These included her not surfing with men, not “friending men in a highly inappropriate way”, not modeling, and “not friending women who live in sleazy places” unless it was “for lunch or dinner”. Don’t limit yourself to getting coffee or something respectable.”
The messages caused an instant stir online, and Jonah called his alleged demands on Sarah her “boundaries,” sparking an important conversation about weaponizing the “therapy talk.”
It was also noted that during the alleged text exchange, Jonah repeatedly brags about what a good partner he is to Sarah, and after they separate he constantly reiterates how well he treated her.
One text reads: “I love how your therapist thinks I’m worthless, I’m literally the best boyfriend on earth.”
Another says he went to say goodbye to Sarah before she left for Hawaii after the breakup, “as a very kind gesture,” and that he handled the end of their relationship “with the utmost love and respect.”
Then another text warns: “Don’t waste all the kindness, you deserve better than that.”
When Sara says she felt gaslighted by his actions, the response reads: “To say you felt gaslighted when I was being nice is absurd.”
The messages keep going, “You have not lit the gas.” “You have been treated truly unfaithfully emotionally and financially.”
Jonah reportedly sent another message to Sarah, which read, “I’ve treated you very well.” “no good deed goes unpunished.”
So perhaps it’s not surprising that Jonah’s this is the end The reference to the character comes amidst the ongoing discussion on social media regarding Sara’s revelations. a person Tweeted: “The whole joke in the movie ‘This Is the End’ wasn’t that Jonah Hill appears to be a nice guy but really sucks as a person”
Someone else wrote, “Recalling the recent interview with Jay Baruchel where he admitted he’s not actually starring in This Is The End and really hates Jonah Hill.” Others thought Jay might feel “validated” amid the latest reports.
Jonah has not publicly addressed Sarah’s allegations and his representatives did not respond to BuzzFeed’s request for comment.