Emanuele Crialese put in a buoyant performance at the Venice Film Festival Sunday, during which he discussed how his identity informed his Golden Lion contender L’immensità.
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Jonah Hill won’t be hitting the festival circuit to promote his latest film, and he explains why in a candid open letter shared with Deadline.
According to Hill’s letter, he’s sitting out promotional efforts for his new documentary, “Stutz”, in order to focus on his mental health after experiencing severe anxiety attacks.
“I have finished directing my second film, a documentary about me and my therapist which explores mental health in general called ‘Stutz’. The whole purpose of making this film is to give therapy and the tools I’ve learned in therapy to a wide audience for private use through an entertaining film,” he writes.
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“Through this journey of self-discovery within the film, I have come to the understanding that I have spent nearly 20 years experiencing anxiety attacks, which are exacerbated by media appearances and public facing events,” Hill continues.
“I am so grateful that the film will make its world premiere at a prestigious film festival this fall, and I can’t wait to share it with audiences around the world in the hope that it will help those struggling. However, you won’t see me out there promoting this film, or any of my upcoming films, while I take this important step to protect myself. If I made myself sicker by going out there and promoting it, I wouldn’t be acting true to myself or to the film,” he adds.
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“I usually cringe at letters or statements like this but I understand that I am of the privileged few who can afford to take time off. I won’t lose my job while working on my anxiety. With this letter and with
Emanuele Crialese put in a buoyant performance at the Venice Film Festival Sunday, during which he discussed how his identity informed his Golden Lion contender L’immensità.
Jonah Hill is soaking up the sun.
The R-rated teen comedy “Superbad” helped launch multiple film careers and was a breakout feature for its screenwriting duo, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, entering the world of filmmaking which would lead to them directing their own films such as “This Is The End” and producing multiple popular television shows such as Amazon’s “The Boys.” Even the young cast ended up becoming well-known names themselves with Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Bill Hader, and future Oscar-winner Emma Stone (“La La Land”).
Jonah Hill has received plaudits for sharing recently his decision to step back from promoting his films in order to protect his mental health.
Superbad co-star Christopher Mintz-Platz at first, finding the actor to be “annoying”.Hill’s Superbad colleagues were being interviewed as part of an oral history on the teen classic, which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, when it was revealed how much he wished Mintz-Platz wouldn’t land the role of Fogell/”McLovin”.Superbad co-screenwriters Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg remembered how Hill “hated” newcomer co-star Mintz-Plasse at first on set.“Jonah immediately hated him. He was like, ‘That was fucking with my rhythm.
Jonah Hill communicated in a recent published in Deadline, saying that he would no longer promote his movies out of concern for his mental health.“I have come to the understanding that I have spent nearly 20 years experiencing , which are exacerbated by media appearances and public facing events,” wrote, adding, “I usually cringe at letters or statements like this, but I understand that I am of the privileged few who can afford to take time off. I won’t lose my job while working on my anxiety.
Jonah Hill won't be doing media appearances or public-facing events any longer as he takes steps to protect his mental health. Hill, 38, recently completed directing his second film, "Stutz." The comedian filmed the documentary secretly, and it features conversations between him and his therapist regarding his mental health.
Jonah Hill is doing what is best to protect his mental health.
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Jonah Hill is speaking out about his mental health. The star is sharing an inside look at his own personal therapy sessions in his new documentary,, and has revealed a long-running battle with anxiety attacks. With the doc is set to launch during the fall film festival circuit, Hill has penned an open letter explaining why he will not be promoting the project with a traditional run of media appearances. «Through this journey of self-discovery within the film, I have come to the understanding that I have spent nearly 20 years experiencing anxiety attacks, which are exacerbated by media appearances and public facing events,» he explains in a written statement to . «I am so grateful that the film will make its world premiere at a prestigious film festival this fall, and I can’t wait to share it with audiences around the world in the hope that it will help those struggling.
Jonah Hill has announced that he won’t be promoting his upcoming films for the foreseeable future in order to work on his mental health.The actor, who recently directed the documentary Stutz where he openly discussed his mental health with his therapist Dr. Phil Stutz, has penned an open letter explaining that his anxiety attacks are “exacerbated by media appearances and public-facing events”.The letter (via Deadline), reads: “I have finished directing my second film, a documentary about me and my therapist which explores mental health in general called Stutz.
Jonah Hill is speaking out about his mental health. The star is sharing an inside look at his own personal therapy sessions in his new documentary,, and has revealed a long-running battle with anxiety attacks. With the doc set to launch during the Fall film festival circuit, Hill has penned an open letter explaining why he will not be promoting the project with a traditional run of media appearances. «Through this journey of self-discovery within the film, I have come to the understanding that I have spent nearly 20 years experiencing anxiety attacks, which are exacerbated by media appearances and public facing events,» he explains in a written statement to Deadline. «I am so grateful that the film will make its world premiere at a prestigious film festival this fall, and I can’t wait to share it with audiences around the world in the hope that it will help those struggling.
Jonah Hill announced that he will not be promoting his soon-to-be-released documentary film — or any upcoming projects for the foreseeable future — to avoid the anxiety attacks he often suffers during press tours. The 38-year-old actor penned an open letter to share and explain his decision to cease promoting any new movies indefinitely in order to focus on his mental health.
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Zack Sharf Jonah Hill has released an open letter in which he announced that he will no longer promote his own movies for the foreseeable future in order to continue working on his mental health. Hill’s upcoming projects include a new documentary he directed titled “Sputz” and Netflix’s comedy movie “You People,” which Hill co-wrote with director Kenya Barris.