Michael Cera: Actor & Professional Athlete

Youth in Revolt director Miguel Arteta recently sat down for an interview with Movieline to promote his new film, Cedar Rapids and had some very lovely things to say about Michael.

One movie I really enjoyed from last year was Youth In Revolt.
Oh my God, bless you. I love that movie, I’m so proud of it. I love Michael Cera and my heart is broken that not more people saw it.

What happened?
I don’t know. I think the fact that the Year One didn’t do that much business hurt us. Perhaps if it had come on the heals of Superbad it would have done better. I, personally, didn’t like the poster and I fought Bob Weinstein on it. I thought it was a throwback. It was not relevant to kids, you know? And I think those things deterred it. Things are very fickle. I’m glad you liked it and I’m hearing a lot of people finding some love for the movie on DVD and that makes me very happy. I’m really proud of the movie and really proud of Michael Cera’s work in it.

Do you think Year One is what hurt Scott Pilgrim, too?
My theory is people like Seth Rogen and a lot of those people are coming up in movies, they claim to be the underdog. But they’re really kind of like “guy’s guys” — disguising themselves as slacker underdogs. But Michael Cera is really an underdog. A true underdog. He’s not your typical masculine guy and, honestly, I think there is a little bit of bullying. Like mass bullying going on where they see someone weak and they’re going after him. Personally, I really think that’s what’s going on.

And you’re talking about real life.
In real life. People are saying, “Oh, that guy, he’s always playing the same guy.” They can rough him up. You know, Seth Rogen’s always playing the same guy! And nobody is beating him up about it.

If you direct Michael again, would you take a different approach?
No, to me Michael Cera is like a little Peter Sellers in the making, and I think he will have many, many faces. We’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg.

(Source: movieline.com)

Not much going on with Mike as of late. You’ve all see him out and about with Superbad co-star Jonah Hill as well as grabbing a coffee with director buddy Max Winkler. Speaking of which, Mike has a tiny little cameo in Max’s new film, Ceremony. The film itself looks amazing, so you all should definitely check it out.  Either way, no need to repost the photos.

In other news, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World co-star and real life buddy Mark Webber’s new film appears to  have just wrapped. Webber wrote, directed, and stars in the unnamed film with his real-life son. Michael joins Webber in the film along side Jason Ritter, Amanda Seyfried, and Shannyn Sossamon; all of whom either co-star or cameo as dramatized versions of themselves.

Buzz is going around recently that Mike and Youth in Revolt director Miguel Arteta will be reuniting for a — get this — Spanish-language film. According to Arteta, Michael has already been taking lessons.

And lastly, Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz claims the anxiously awaited AD film is coming THIS YEAR. Personally, I can’t wait.

Welp, that’s all for now, folks. Sounds like Mike’s got a busy year ahead of him — here’s hoping it all goes swimingly!

Food for thought.

Q: How do you know @TheeMichaelCera is not the REAL Michael Cera?

A: Because I’m not gullible. Michael is a busy boy; he doesn’t have time to interact with his fan-base as actively as this account has. At one point, this account followed anyone who would mention him enough. More recently, he/she has scaled way back and removed all of the randoms. I was added once; then I told him/her I knew the account was fake and he/she very quickly unfollowed me.

Q: Just because the account isn’t verified doesn’t mean it’s fake — Such and such celebrity doesn’t have a verified account, and their account is legit!

A: I won’t argue with this. I can think of tons of legitimate “celebrity” twitter accounts that are unverified. However, they usually post photos of themselves that are clearly recent or they talk about things that only that person would know about, such as new projects. I can’t even remember @TheeMichaelCera talking about Mister Heavenly until the tour had already started, so…

Q: What proof do you have that this isn’t Michael’s account?

A: Easiest answer is to look at who this account is following and who is following him/her back. I can tell you right now that the fact that NO ONE from the Scott Pilgrim cast is pretty sketchy. What about ANYONE who has worked with Michael  in the past? This person isn’t dumb enough to follow someone who might be friends with Michael for a reason. PS. Have you seen that tweet from @RileyStearns? That’s Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s husband; he wouldn’t call the account fake if he didn’t know for sure the account was fake. UPDATE: Mary replied to someone regarding this account in the past, and recently Edgar Wright has also called it out as a fake.

Q: Does Michael HAVE a Twitter?

A: I could answer this question, but then I’d have to kill you. (Ha ha ha, kidding.) I can tell you this right now, though: if he did, he probably wouldn’t make it obvious that it was him. Anyone who knows or has met Michael knows he is pretty shy around his fans. Nice guy, yes; but shy. Why would he put himself out there like that on the internet?

Q: Why do you care so much? Who cares! The tweets are cute!

A: Yeah, the tweets are cute. But it’s the gullible teenage girls of Tumbr who look ridiculous by posting screen caps from this stupid twitter account with comments like, “Oh man, this is why I love him.” Um, okay. Take the tweets for what they are: cute tweets. Not cute tweets from the mind of Michael Cera.

Thanks for your questions, guys. Can we try some non-Twitter related ones now? I’d even take requests. I’m just sick of rehashing this over and over. Long story short, you’re just stoking this stranger bitch’s ego by gushing about their tweets. Xoxo.