There’s no scarcity of unimaginable visitor stars in Historical past of The World, Half II, Hulu’s new sequel collection to the enduring 1981 Mel Brooks film. Andy Cohen, Quinta Brunson, Seth Rogen, Margaret Cho, and Josh Gad are simply among the large names who seem within the present. However there was one iconic actor who actually needed to be in HOTW, Half II, and couldn’t due to scheduling points. Collection producer/author Ike Barinholtz revealed who that was in an EXCLUSIVE interview with HollywoodLife.
“Somebody who very, very badly needed to be on this, and he was taking pictures a present in another country, was Justin Theroux,” Ike stated.
The beloved comic informed us that he’d like to have Justin, 51, concerned within the present if Hulu confirms one other season. “I feel he could be somebody that will be enjoyable if we do one other season. He has a great historic face,” Ike stated in regards to the Leftovers star. “And a sizzling physique, fairly frankly.”
It might’ve been enjoyable to look at Justin on the present, which parodies occasions from totally different durations in historical past. Nonetheless, the collection has an ideal crop of star-studded visitor stars who Ike praised in our interview. “We had such an enormous group of fantastic individuals. After which there have been individuals who stated, ‘I can’t make it that day,’ however they ended up coming one other day,” he stated.
Ike govt produced and wrote Historical past of the World, Half II with Mel Brooks and fellow comedians Nick Kroll and Wanda Sykes. Ike informed HL how the group pulled off creating the sequel collection over 40 years after the unique movie got here out.
“To begin with, we’re in a position to work with these totally different historic backdrops, so you may all the time discover a new place, a brand new setting,” Ike defined. “We had a crack writing crew who understood that we have been making an attempt to remain throughout the spirit of Mel and poke enjoyable on the individuals in cost, as a result of a whole lot of the occasions they’re hypocritical liars. So we simply actually let it rip. And there was undoubtedly not a scarcity of concepts. I feel on the finish of the day you get a real selection present, the place every sketch has its personal really feel and its personal recreation and its personal setting and background and characters. So it actually provides you a sense such as you’re watching one thing after which spinning the globe, and placing your finger on it and discovering a brand new place to settle.”
Historical past of the World, Half II premieres Monday, March 6. Two new episodes will drop every day, with the finale on Thursday, March 9.
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