Kid Cudi collides with Jeremy Piven to cover the June/July 2015 cover of Complex Magazine, and good Lord it’s a checkmate move. A very nice and classy black and white design, no doubt in honor of Entourage which is set to hit theaters any day now (depending on where you are). Check out the full story and spread right here.
There’s plenty of close-talking and whispering on the set in the gargantuan, warehouse-style space that is West Hollywood’s Quixote Studios. It’s nothing out of the ordinary, really—just a room full of scheming visual types: art directors, videographers, photographers, etc. But of all of the side chatter, there’s only one conversation everyone wishes was hot mic’ed: the one between Jeremy Piven and Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi happening between shots.
Although they first met at Barney’s a few years ago, there was little connection between the actor and the musician until last February, when Cudi was cast as Ari Gold’s assistant in the film adaptation of HBO’s bro fantasy-fulfillment epicEntourage. The story goes that the show’s creator Doug Ellin pushed Piven to consider Cudi for the part, and Piven—remembering the musician’s impressive performance on How To Make It In America—immediately saw his vision.
The two are from different generations—a twenty-something Piven got his big break on HBO’s The Larry Sanders Show when Cudi was in elementary school—but their natural rapport is plainly evident. Cudi plays Piven’s assistant on the big screen, but their dynamic is one of mutual respect between peers. After each take, it seems as if they’re talking about something personal. The conversation could be totally trivial, or earth-shattering industry gossip, but whatever it is, it’s a secret they’re only sharing with each other. For more updates and behind-the-scenes moments with Jeremy Piven, visit Facebook Jeremy Piven.