Jonah Hill is set to direct and star in the comedy feature Cut Off for Warner Bros.
The film has landed a $10 million California tax credit and is expected to begin production later this year. Cut Off, which has not yet solidified its cast, centers on a pair of fraternal twins whose wealthy parents stop supporting them financially.
Hill recently wrapped production on the Apple feature Outcome, which is slated for release later this year and stars Hill opposite Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer. Hill produced the film through his Strong Baby banner alongside Matt Dines and Ali Goodwin.
Strong Baby is also behind the Benito Skinner-led series Overcompensating from Amazon and A24.
Hill’s previous movies as director include Mid90s and the Netflix documentary Stutz. His recent onscreen credits include You People, Don’t Look Up, The Beach Bum and Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot.
He earned Oscar nominations for best supporting actor for his roles in Moneyball and The Wolf of Wall Street. Additionally, Hill has starred in such comedy features as Knocked Up, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and 21 Jump Street and its sequel.
Hill is represented by WME, LBI, Narrative and attorneys Kevin Yorn and Todd Rubenstein from Yorn Levine.
The Hollywood Reporter’s review of Mid90s noted that the film is “like Hill’s Lady Bird, a gem that feels simultaneously informed by its author’s adolescence and the product of a serious artist’s observational distance.” The review added, “The movie itself is impeccably but not ostentatiously cool, most obviously in its creative needle-drops.”
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