(Left) Kristen Wig attends the Academy’s 2017 Annual Governors Awards in The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, CA, on Saturday, November 11, 2017. Credit/Provider: Aaron Poole / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Jonah Hill, Oscar®-nominee for Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, arrives for the 84th Annual Academy Awards® from Hollywood, CA February 26, 2012. Credit/Provider: Heather Ikei / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
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- Kristen Wiig is joining Jonah Hill in his new comedy ‘Cut Off’.
- They’ll play spoiled siblings who get a rude awakening.
- Hill co-wrote and will direct the movie for Warner Bros.
Kristen Wiig and Jonah Hill have proved they can make people laugh both separately and, in the case of several movies and memorable ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch “Liza Minnelli Tries to Turn Off a Lamp”, together.
So it makes sense that Hill, embarking on a new co-writing/directing project, ‘Cut Off’, would seek to reunite with Wiig.
Two wealthy siblings suddenly find themselves cut off from their parents’ financial support, forced for the first time to navigate adult life on their own. Read the Plot
Variety brings word that Wiig will indeed co-star with Hill in the comedy, which will find them as wealthy adults who get a rude awakening.
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What’s the story of ‘Cut Off’?
(L to R) Jonah Hill as Ezra and Lauren London as Amira in ‘You People’. Photo: Tyler Adams/Netflix © 2023.
‘Cut Off’, which Hill wrote alongside regular collaborator Ezra Woods, will see Wiig and Hill playing wealthy siblings whose parents turn off the money faucet and force their adult kids to support themselves.
The movie hit news sites earlier this year as one of those set to receive $10 million in California production tax credits, against a budget that nears $50 million.
Where else can we see Kristen Wiig and Jonah Hill?
Kristen Wiig in ‘Palm Royale’, now streaming on Apple TV+.
Wiig, who most recently reprised the voice role of Lucy in Illumination’s ‘Despicable Me 4’, will be back on screens in the second season of Apple TV+ series ‘Palm Royale’, which returns next year.
Before that, she’ll be seen as a quirky cat lady in the movie based on popular kids’ series ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’. That lands in theaters on September 26th.
She’s also attached to a variety of movie projects, including romantic comedy ‘Epiphany’, which will find her as broke fashionista heiress who races against time to marry rich and save herself from financial ruin.
Hill was last seen in Netflix comedy ‘You People’ and has been busy behind the cameras. He’s directed ‘Outcome’, which follows Hollywood star Reef (Keanu Reeves) as he is forced to confront his problems and atone for his past after being threatened by bizarre video footage that resurfaces.
That movie, which Hill also wrote with Ezra Woods, co-stars Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer. It has yet to lock down a release date.
When will ‘Cut Off’ be on screens?
‘Cut Off’ doesn’t seem to share the money worries of its protagonists –– Warner Bros. is providing the backing and has already secured a July 17th, 2026 release date for the movie, signaling that studios are really hoping big summer comedies can make a comeback.
Jonah Hill as Ezra in ‘You People’. Photo: Andrew Cooper/Netflix © 2023.
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