Jack Black once labelled himself as a “sell-out” after working on the one movie in his vast filmography list he regrets making the most.
The School of Rock star recently turned heads when his Tenacious D bandmate stirred controversy after making a joke about the attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump.
Cancelling their latest band tour as a result, the backlash came after Black’s famous bandmate Kyle Gass regretfully said when asked to make a birthday wish: “Don’t miss Trump next time.”
Despite the tour cancellation and immense backlash, Black later confirmed the band “will be back”.
“I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form,” Black said in a statement on his social media in response to the backlash over Gass’ joke.
When it comes to music, Black may be paused for now but his acting career continues with upcoming projects such as the live-action Minecraft movie and Anaconda reboot.
His time in Hollywood may be mostly positive in the eyes of his fans, however, Black still has some titles on his IMDB list that he’s not overly fond of.
One project he definitely isn’t a fan of was his work alongside Gwyneth Paltrow in 2001’s Shallow Hal, despite the movie grossing over $140 million and having a fairly solid fanbase.
“‘I had an opportunity to work with some dudes I thought were really funny, but it didn’t turn out as I’d hoped,” the Jumanji star admitted back in 2006.
“I wasn’t proud of it,” he added.
“I got paid a lot of money, so, in retrospect, it feels like a sell-out.”
Although the movie itself garnered a large chunk of fans, not all were as pleased with the plot of the movie, with some taking offence over its divisive plot.
In the movie, Paltrow portrays an overweight woman who Black’s character – due to being hypnotised – sees as a fit and healthy realistic version of the Iron Man star.
His character in the movie refuses even to consider the idea of dating a woman who doesn’t meet his standards, with the moral of the movie being that love comes from within one another.
The main controversy that has built up since the release of the movie is the fact that Paltrow wore a fat suit to emulate the look of a larger version of herself.
Paltrow later labelled the movie “sh**e” and jokes that it was a “disaster”.
“The first day I tried the fat suit on, I was in the Tribeca Grand, and I walked through the lobby. It was so sad,” she told The Guardian in 2006.
“It was so disturbing. No one would make eye contact with me because I was obese,” she added.
“I felt humiliated.”
“For some reason, the clothes they make for women that are overweight are horrible. I felt humiliated because people were really dismissive.”
Paltrow may have donned a fat suit for the role, however, another woman named Ivy Snitzer was used for additional shots during production.
“‘It was like the worst parts about being fat were magnified,” she told The Guardian.
“And no one was telling me I was funny.”
She later revealed that she had gone on to turn down similar roles, as she just wants “to make people laugh,” as opposed to making “people sad.”
