Opening: June 4
Starring: Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Rose Byrne, Sean Combs, Elisabeth Moss, and multiple rock star cameos.
What It’s About: Russell Brand reprises his ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ role of Aldous Snow, a nearly burnt-out rock-star cliche. Jonah Hill is also doing his role from that same film, Annoyingly Hilarious Fat Guy. But we’re not complaining, they both do it so well — especially together. Instead of a waiter/fanboy, Hill is now a record company assistant attempting to bring the hard-partying Snow from London to the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. After roughly 90 minutes of vomit, booze and toilet jokes, they somehow make it to the gig.
Synopsis
An ambitious young record company executive attempts to transport an unpredictable rock star to L.A.’s Greek Theatre in time for his hotly anticipated comeback performance in this spin-off of the comedy hit Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Aaron Green (Jonah Hill) has just landed his dream job in the record industry, and he’s eager to prove his worth. His first assignment: travel to London and escort British o
ck god Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) to the show that will re-ignite his career. Before he departs, Aaron is warned by his boss Sergio Roma (Sean Combs) to never let Aldous out of his sight, and never underestimate his capacity for mayhem. Immensely talented yet deeply tortured, Aldous hit the bottle hard after his popularity began to wane and his girl walked out on him. Aldous is locked in the midst of an existential crisis, and rues the thought of being accompanied across the pond by an insincere sycophant. Though it seems like sex is the only thing Aldous ever thinks about, his thoughts turn to romance when he discovers that gorgeous model/pop singer Jackie Q (Rose Byrne) will be in Los Angeles at the time of his concert, too. Jackie Q is the love of Aldous’ life, and he’ll do anything and everything to win her heart. With the concert fast approaching and Aaron’s fledgling career on the line, the race is on to get Aldous to the Greek, and ensure the big show goes off without a hitch