Kyra Hall
Jack Black says there’s one film he isn’t proud of making and he feels like a ‘sell-out.’
Black is one of the most beloved actors in Hollywood, with over 190 credits to his name on IMDb – popular movies include the School of Rock, The Holiday, and the Kung Fu Panda franchise.
His breakout performance was in the musical film High Fidelity and since then, he’s gained a huge cult following.
It’s safe to say his fans adore him, with one fan declaring: “Jack Black steadily goes up in ranking as one of my favorite people of all time.”
Another says: “Jack Black just does it for me. He’s positively oozing charisma. He’s talented, he doesn’t take himself too seriously, and seems like a load of fun.”
Yet Black is also clear that his Hollywood career hasn’t been perfect, with there being one particular film he has shared his regrets over.
Controversial even at its release, many people have taken to social media and called out the movie.
One viewer questions: “How did this film make it off the drawing board?”
In agreement, another writes: “This movie was definitely of its time…”
Others have defended the film, with one fan insisting: “A very good message with this movie.”
“Watching this when it came out was good. Watching this as an adult now just hits you right in the gut,” pens someone else.
Black’s co-star, Gwyneth Paltrow, has described Shallow Hal as a ‘disaster.’
The romantic comedy film, released in 2001, follows a shallow man called Hal (played by Black) who falls in love with a 300-pound woman named Rosemary after being hypnotized into only seeing a person’s inner beauty.
With his change in perception, the women Hal now finds attractive are seen as ‘monstrous’ and ‘ugly’ by others.
Paltrow, who played Rosemary, wore a fat suit for the role and she’s since spoken out about the experience.
The actress recounted to The Guardian: “It was so sad. It was so disturbing. No one would make eye contact with me because I was obese. I felt humiliated.”
She added that people were ‘really dismissive’ of her.
Ivy Snitzer, Paltrow’s body double, told The Guardian it felt like ‘the worst parts about being fat were magnified.’
She said: “I was like: maybe I’m done with the concept of fame, maybe I don’t want to be an actor. Maybe I’ll do something else. I just want to make people laugh; I don’t want to make people sad.”
Black also said Shallow Hal ‘didn’t turn out’ how he hoped it would.
The actor, who reportedly received $2 million for the role, explained that he was initially interested in working on the movie as he thought it would be ‘an opportunity to work with some dudes I thought were really funny.’
The film’s directors, Bobby and Peter Farrelly – collectively referred to as the Farrelly brothers – are well-known screenwriters and directors, having worked on popular movies such as Dumb and Dumber and There’s Something About Mary.
In 2006, Black reportedly said: “It didn’t turn out as I’d hoped. I wasn’t proud of it, and I got paid a lot of money, so, in retrospect, it feels like a sell-out.”
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