It’s been three years since his last starring role, and Jonah Hill was looking his best as he prepared for a silver screen return.
The A-lister, 42, stars in and directs the upcoming Apple TV film Outcome, an all-star production featuring Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer.
The film will premiere on the streamer on April 10, and Hill made a rare red carpet appearance on Tuesday to promote the new black comedy.
Clad in baggy jeans and a dark sweater, the actor looked slimmer than ever as he attended the press day in Santa Monica, California.
While slightly more casual in comparison to his castmates, Hill was still looking dapper and sharp for his moment in the spotlight.
Outcome features Reeves as a Hollywood star named Reef who embarks on a journey of redemption after a mysterious video that threatens to cancel him emerges.
Jonah Hill displayed his slimmest-ever frame as he promoted his new film Outcome at an Apple TV press day with co-stars Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer
The A-list actor stars in and directs the upcoming movie
After reportedly being 280 pounds at his heaviest, his weight has fluctuated over the years after he originally kickstarted his weight loss back in 2011 (pictured in April 2008)
Hill not only stars in and directs the film, but also co-wrote the script and serves as one of the producers.
The actor, who is best known for his roles in Superbad and 21 Jump Street, has been open in the past about his fitness and wellness journey.
After reportedly being 280 pounds at his heaviest, his weight has fluctuated over the years after he originally kickstarted his weight loss back in 2011.
Hill candidly shared how he had battled body issues since his teen years, in a piece he wrote in his magazine Inner Child back in 2018.
The Moneyball star admitted he spent most of his young adult life being called ‘gross and unattractive’, adding: ‘I really believe everyone has a snapshot of themselves from a time when they were young that they’re ashamed of.
‘For me, it’s that 14-year-old overweight and unattractive kid who felt ugly to the world, who listened to hip-hop and who wanted so badly to be accepted by this community of skaters.’
Hill has also been vocal about how his weight was linked to his identity as a comedic actor despite how important it was for his career and health to not be so big.
Speaking to Vulture in 2011 after losing 40 pounds, he said: ‘Being healthier came along with maturity and it’s hard because a lot of times people want you to be the guy you were when they met you.
‘And I love doing funny movies but I want to mature, literally, in how I treat myself. I’m not living in a frat house with a bong plastered to the table.
‘But all this stuff [points to his body] is just part of maturing in body and in mind. I just want to be a good man and to make my family proud. And, you know, I want to live a long time.’
Hill flashed a mega-watt smile as he soaked up the spotlight with his peers
The actor rose to fame playing a high school senior on Superbad and has landed roles in massive hits 21 Jump Street and The Wolf of Wall Street
The new film stars Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz, and Matt Bomer
In 2022, Hill discussed his fluctuating weight with therapist Phil Stutz for his second feature directorial effort, the Netflix documentary Stutz.
‘When I was a kid, exercise and diet was framed to me as like, “There’s something wrong with how you look,”‘ the Winning Time director recalled.
‘But never once was exercise and diet propositioned to me in terms of mental health. I just wish that was presented to people differently.’
Hill admitted that growing up overweight ‘intensely f***ed me up,’ and inside he still feels like ‘a 14-year-old boy who’s very overweight and has acne and feels very undesirable to the world.’
‘Inherently, at my core, I’m still this unlovable person,’ he explained. ‘But the work is inching toward [realizing] that it’s great to be this person. But that’s still very hard.’
He detailed how his subsequent rise to fame and success in adulthood only exacerbated his body image issues, saying: ‘The media kept being really brutal about my weight.
‘It was just kind of free game for anyone to sort of hit my sore spot. It made me so defensive — like almost anticipating someone saying something mean. I’d be so angry.
‘It kept me from feeling any sense of [being] able to grow past negative feelings about myself.’
The star-studded film will be released on April 10
Hill will be playing a lawyer for Reeves’s character in Outcome
Hill candidly shared how he had battled body issues since his teen years, in a piece he wrote in his magazine Inner Child back in 2018, admitting he spent most of his young adult life being called ‘gross and unattractive’ (pictured in August 2015)
Hill later released a statement revealing he would not be promoting Stutz, or any of his upcoming projects, after he opened up on battling anxiety attacks that were ‘exacerbated’ by public appearances.
‘The whole purpose of making this film is to give therapy and the tools I’ve learned in therapy to a wide audience for private use through an entertaining film.
‘Through this journey of self-discovery within the film, I have come to the understanding that I have spent nearly 20 years experiencing anxiety attacks, which are exacerbated by media appearances and public-facing events.
‘I can’t wait to share it with audiences around the world in the hope that it will help those struggling, however, you won’t see me out there promoting this film, or any of my upcoming films, while I take this important step to protect myself.
‘If I made myself sicker by going out there and promoting it, I wouldn’t be acting true to myself or to the film.’