Was Jonah Hill and Lauren London's kiss in Netflix flop 'You People' FAKE? Comedian makes startling claim
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The lack of chemistry between Jonah Hill and Lauren London in the new Netflix rom-com 'You People' is being widely criticized. Now, adding fuel to the flames, co-star Andrew Schulz reportedly claimed that the two actors never kissed at the end of the movie.
During a discussion on the most recent episode of the podcast 'The Brilliant Idiots', co-hosts Charlamagne Tha God and Schulz discussed the movie by director Kenya Barris, which centers on the complicated reactions of the interracial couple Ezra Cohen (Hill) and Amira Mohammed's (London) families to their relationship. Schulz plays Ezra's cousin Avi in the movie.
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Jonah Hill and Lauren London's kiss in 'You People' was CGI
On the podcast, Schulz said that they never actually recorded Ezra and Amira's wedding-altar kiss, which took place just before the credits began rolling. The couple's wedding lip-lock, which can be seen in a medium shot but is partly hidden by falling flower petals, was allegedly created using CGI magic in the editing room, Schulz claimed.
"There's a hilarious thing, I don’t even know if I should share this s**t, but the final scene, they don't even kiss," Schulz said. "It’s CGI. Swear to God, son. I’m there, I’m watching the wedding and I see them going for the kiss and their faces stop like this far," he went on, holding his hands inches apart. "And I’m like, 'I wonder how they’re gonna play that in the movie, oh, they’re probably just gonna cut right there,' but the movie, you can see their faces come close and then you can see their faces morph a little bit into a fake kiss."
Lauren London was worried about her bond with Jonah Hill in 'You People'
The film, which is directed by 'Black-ish' creator Barris and co-written by Hill, centers aound the relationship between a White Jewish man and a Black Muslim woman. There is tension that breaks out between their families when they decide to get married.
During a previous interview with Harper's Bazaar, London admitted that she was initially reluctant to play the role, explaining that she was worried about whether Ezra and Amira’s bond could feel genuine. "I thought, 'Why would these two people really like each other?'" she said, adding, "We have to showcase a real connection. They're from two totally different worlds, and if you see them, you would never think that they would meet or hang out, whatever the case is."