Seth Rogen reveals Jonah Hill couldn't touch a PlayStation in hit Superbad for one reason

Seth Rogen had a surprising note while working on Superbad, where Sony Pictures wouldn't let Jonah Hill's character interact with a PlayStation 2 despite one being in the film

14:29, 13 Mar 2025Updated 14:30, 13 Mar 2025

Superbad is a 'coming of age' comedy from 2007

Superbad's tale of growing up and seeking social acceptance may be loud, brash, and downright lewd throughout, but there's a well-meaning core to the movie in there somewhere.

Apparently, that's not how Sony saw it, though. Speaking on the red carpet at SXSW, Seth Rogen, who wrote the movie, revealed that the company behind PlayStation had some concerns about one character in particular getting his hands on one of their consoles.

Speaking to Rotten Tomatoes, Rogen explained that while Michael Cera's Evan was able to play the PS2 in the game's ending, Jonah Hill's Seth wasn't able to because his character was deemed 'vile'.

[Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen]

Rogen and Hill have collaborated plenty of times(Image: Getty Images for Comedy Central)

Jonah Hill was banned from touching a PlayStation

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On Superbad, we were told that Jonah Hills character, Seth, was so reprehensible to the studio that they were like, theres a scene where theyre playing video games and (Sony) was like Jonah cant touch a PlayStation Rogen explained.

They were like we cant have him interact with our products, because its too vile a character" he added.

"I was like its based on me, thats very insulting, but we accommodated them, ultimately.

[Seth Rogen in Superbad]

Rogen wrote Superbad, but also appears in it(Image: Columbia Pictures)

While Cera's character is based on co-writer Evan Goldberg, Hill is a semi-autobiographical portrayal of Rogen, but Sony wanted the character kept well away from its console regardless. And, with Sony Pictures co-financing the movie, it seems it wasn't a request that could be turned down.

Rogen recently appeared as Donkey Kong in the Super Mario Bros. movie from Illumination, but thankfully it seems Nintendo didn't have any issues with his appearance there.

For more on PlayStation, be sure to check out our coverage of the latest updates coming to the PS5 Pro, as well as the next games coming to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium this month.

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