Andrew Schulz, who played a supporting part in You People, claims that the kiss between Jonah Hill and Lauren London was a CGI creation.
In the movie You People, Jonah Hill and Lauren London lock lips.
Actor Andrew Schultz from the show You People has revealed that the kiss between Jonah Hill and Lauren London was fake.
You People, directed by Kenya Barris and premiered on Netflix last month, has received generally unfavorable critical reception.
The plot of Hill and London's romantic comedy centers on the couple's (Ezra, played by Hill) attempts to manage the challenges posed by their different races and cultures.
In addition to Schulz, Eddie Murphy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David Duchovny, Nia Long, and Nia Long's cousin Avi are included in the cast of You People.
On his podcast, Brilliant Idiots, Schulz recently discussed the CGI work that went into the last kiss between Hill and London in You People.
The actor and comedian says that Hill and London moved in for the kiss but stopped, and that CGI was utilized to finish the scene.
Here is the rest of Schulz's comment:
I don't know whether it's appropriate to tell you this, but at the very last moment, they don't even kiss.
The visual effects are computer-generated.
Boy, on your life.
I'm on set for the wedding and I catch the couple locking lips.
Also, their mugs end approximately where my fingers are right now (about six inches apart).
And I'm thinking, "Hmm, I wonder how it will be portrayed in the film."
They'll probably only make a quick incision there; don't worry.
In the film, however, their faces were clearly seen to get near one another before gradually changing into a false kiss.
More and more is being disclosed about how extensively visual effects are utilized in movies to enhance or modify what viewers are seeing on the screen, and Schulz's revelation that Hill and London never locked lips in that particular sequence in You People is just the latest example.
According to recently released statistics, "digital makeup" (the term used to describe the employment of visual effects to make actors look younger) is employed in about 85% of films.
Because of how subtle and believable the effects are, they are often overlooked.
In the 2018 film Tag, VFX were utilized to replace Jeremy Renner's arms when the actor shattered them just days into production.
However, CGI has been utilized for years in methods that may go unnoticed by spectators, such as covering up imperfections and injuries.
In Dark Shadows (2012), VFX were utilized to make Johnny Depp's vampire persona scarier by eliminating his blinking, while in The Social Network (2010), VFX were employed brilliantly to have Armie Hammer portray a set of twins.
Now that Schulz has let the cat out of the bag regarding the kiss in You People, it's easy to see, but it's still illustrative of how frequently visual effects are utilized for what can seem like inconsequential moments in current films.
Characters in recent Marvel films frequently do things that real people just can't do, making it simple to recognize the usage of CGI.
However, it's a much trickier to identify when VFX are employed to do things like make performers seem younger, change the scenery, or, curiously enough, finish a kiss.
