Kevin Hart has revealed that he’s part of a very exclᴜsive group chat.
While promoting his action-comedy movie “Lift,” set to premiere on Netflix on Friday, the comedian shared that he participates in a sеcret, elite group text message.
The star, who recently defended Jo Koy after his Golden Globes opening monologue, mentioned that he often chats with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Mark Wahlberg, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Jet Li, and Jackie Chan.
“Yup. All the biggest guys,” Hart, 44, told People at the “Lift” premiere in New York City. “You know, we just talk about action stuff,” he joked.
“It’s a real secrеt chat, I shouldn’t be talking to you about this chat,” he revealed. “I could get in a lot of trouble from the other action guys.”
Now that the “Central Intelligence” star is a bona fide action star, he has plenty to discuss with his genre peers.
“We just share action stories. When you’re an action guy, you have to have action stories, so our chat is all about ping-ponging action stories and making sure everyone’s in sync,” he told the outlet.
Hart has appeared in three films with Johnson: “Central Intelligence” (2016), “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” (2017), and “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” (2019).
He hasn’t worked with the other superstars in his supposed sеcrеt group chat.
However, he bonded with his co-stars on “Lift,” including Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ursula Corbero, and Sam Worthington.
“I think there was a consistent continuous engagement that the cast stayed true to,” he told People.
“The days on set ended with us in hotels eating dinner together. Whether it was all together or some on different days, there was an amazing piece of connectivity that ultimately added great value to what we got here.”
“Lift” follows a master thiеf who is persuaded by his ex-girlfriend and the FBI to pull off an impossible heist with his international crew on a 777 passenger flight from London to Zurich.
Hart also defended comedian Jo Koy after his Golden Globes hosting gig received harsh criticism.
“I think Jo Koy is an amazing comedian, always has been,” Hart told DailyMail.com. “It’s a tough room, and without the knowledge and understanding of how to navigate a room, you can have some moments, some bumps.”
“Jo Koy is a talented, funny guy, and always will be. People want to highlight the bad, but Jo will be good and always has been,” he said.
When asked if he would consider hosting a big awards show again, Hart gave a firm no.
“I’m at a point in my career where there’s no value in it for me,” he said. “But I do think it provides amazing visibility and a platform of exposure, but it’s not the easiest.”