Murray Hill: Action Star? It’s more likely than you think!
Jackpot!, the new action-comedy from Bridesmaids and Spy director Paul Feig.Set in a dystopian not-so-distant future, the film (which co-stars Awkwafina and John Cena) imagines a The Purge-like world where a lottery winner’s earning are up for grabs—if you can catch and kill them before the day’s up.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.As the mustachioed face of the lotto, Hill’s character Johnny Grand doesn’t really get involved in much of the movie’s madcap action (leaving that to Cena, a former WWE wrestler), but the performer does reveal exclusively to Queerty that, when it came to stunt work, he had his hands full.
Literally.“The first day I got to set—the first scene I did was with a flamethrower!,” Hill shares incredulously.Yes, a real, working flamethrower.
Hill’s been known to light up the stage and the screen—in shows like Somebody, Somewhere and Drag Me To Dinner—but while filming Jackpot!
there was a very real chance he was going to set the screen on fire.As Hill recalls, he was assured the staging of the flamethrower shot had been previously tested with a professional—albeit with a stunt guy two times his size.
