Jonah Hill won’t be promoting movies due to anxiety attacks and mental health

Jonah Hill He issued an open letter declaring that he would not be promoting his own films for the foreseeable future in order to continue working on his mental health. Hill’s upcoming projects include a new documentary he directed, titled “SpotzAnd the Netflix comedyyou people, which Hill co-wrote with director Kenya Paris. Hill stars in the Netflix movie opposite Eddie Murphy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Molly Gordon, Mike Epps, Nia Long, and David Duchovny.

“Through this journey of self-discovery in film, I have come to realize that I have spent nearly 20 years suffering from anxiety attacks, which have been exacerbated by media appearances and public events,” Hill wrote of the debut of the documentary “Sputz”. at upcoming fall film festivals. The film features Hill and his therapist frankly discussing his mental health issues.

“You won’t see me promoting this movie, or any of my upcoming movies, while I take this important step to protect myself,” Hill continued. “If I made myself sicker by going out there and promoting it, I wouldn’t be honest with myself or the movie.”

Hill added: “I usually fall back on letters or phrases like this, but I understand that I am one of the privileged few who can afford a vacation. I will not lose my job while working on my anxiety. With this letter and with Stutz, I hope to make it natural for people to speak and act constructively.” on these things. So that they can take steps toward feeling better and so that the people in their lives understand their problems more clearly.”

Hill was largely out of the limelight in 2022. His latest movie, Don’t Look Up on Netflix, Don’t Look At Me by Adam McKay, opened in cinemas and on Netflix last December. Hill directed the second episode of the HBO drama “Time to Win: The Rise of the Lakers.”

Read below for Jonah Hill’s full open letter, which was first published by Deadline.

I’ve finished directing my second film, a documentary about myself and my therapist that explores mental health in general called “Stutz”. The whole purpose of making this movie is to give the therapy and the tools you learned in therapy to a wide audience for private use through an entertaining movie.

Through this journey of self-discovery within the film, I came to understand that I spent nearly 20 years suffering from anxiety attacks, exacerbated by media appearances and public events.

I am so grateful that the film will have its world premiere at a prestigious film festival this fall, and I can’t wait to share it with audiences around the world in the hope that it helps those who are struggling. However, you won’t see me promoting this movie, or any of my upcoming movies, 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 honest with myself or the movie.

I usually complain about letters or phrases like this, but I understand that I am of the underprivileged category who can afford a vacation. I will not lose my job while working on my anxiety. With this message and with Stutz, I hope to make it natural for people to talk and act on these things. So they can take steps to feel better and so that the people in their lives understand their problems more clearly.

I hope the work speaks for itself and I am grateful to my collaborators, business partners and everyone reading this for your understanding and support.