The PlayStation became part of the movie «Superbad» only because Sony adjusted the script because one of the characters was too disgusting.
Seth Rogen, one of the film’s screenwriters and producers, told us about the strangest edits he has ever received from movie studios. One of them concerned PlayStation 2 in «Superbad». Sony executives believed that Jonah Hill’s character (Seth) was too rude. Therefore, in the scene where he plays games with Michael Cera’s character (Evan), he was simply forbidden to touch the PlayStation.
«On Superbad, we were told that Jonah Hill’s character, Seth, was so reprehensible to the studio that they were like, there’s a scene where they’re playing video games and (Sony) was like “Jonah can’t touch a PlayStation” .They were like “we can’t have him interact with our products, because it’s too vile a character”», — Rogen recalled.
The irony is that Gill’s character was based on Seth Rogen himself. Therefore, this criticism became personal for him.
«And I was like “it’s based on me, that’s very insulting”, but we accommodated them, ultimately»,” Rogen added, laughing.
As a result, we saw Seth standing next to Evan while he played The Getaway: Black Monday on PlayStation 2. Despite such minor problems, «Superbad» remains one of the most successful comedies that has become a cult favorite. At one time, critics called «the funniest comedy of all time».
By the way, Seth Rogen himself is a big fan of games and has even worked on several projects related to the industry. The director managed to voice Donkey Kong in «Super Mario Brothers in the movies», and also tried to adapt the book «Console Wars», which tells the story of the battle between Sega and Nintendo.
For its part, the film industry has long been known to tell companies how their brands will be used and by whom. For example, Apple is known for its policy that villains in movies are not allowed to use iPhones.
Source: VGC
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