Julia Roberts was 'excited and intimidated' to meet After the Hunt co-star Chloe Sevigny
Julia Roberts has revealed that she experienced a range of emotions during her first encounter with After the Hunt co-star Chloe Sevigny.
Julia Roberts was "excited and intimidated" to meet her After the Hunt co-star Chloe Sevigny.
The 57-year-old actress features alongside Chloe in the new psychological thriller and has spoken of the emotions she felt during their first meeting.
Julia said in a joint interview with Variety: "I was so excited and intimidated about meeting Chloe.
"And when we were at my house, we're all sitting around the kitchen table, and (Julia's daughter) Hazel was making herself some lunch, and we're talking about the material and rehearsing.
"Allan (Mandelbaum), our producer, he came in, and he goes, 'Chloe should just be here in a couple minutes.' And I look up, and Ayo (Edebiri) looks up, and we match eyes.
"Luca (Guadagnino) goes, 'What?', And I go, 'I'm scared.' And Ayo goes, 'Me too.' And Hazel goes, 'I'm leaving through the garage.' And truly we were so excited and intimidated."
However, the pair got on well during the making of the movie – which will be released next month – as Chloe grew to admire the Pretty Woman star.
Chloe said: "Can I say when we left, I needed more Julia. On the plane ride home, I watched, like, three of your movies. I just wanted more! Notting Hill, My Best Friend's Wedding and I can't remember the third. But I was like, 'I just want more Julia!'"
The 50-year-old star added: "I was like, 'I'm not ready to say goodbye.' Luckily there's a whole canon I can go home and keep watching.
"I mean, I felt close to her the first time I met her. But she invited us to her home for rehearsals, and we stayed in her beach house. And she was just very giving and generous."
After The Hunt sees Julia play a respected college professor who is confronted with her secretive past when one of her colleagues faces a serious accusation and she found the character difficult to portray.
The Erin Brokovich star said: "The hardest part for me was not being sympathetic and empathetic.
"For me as a person, it's like, 'Oh, how can I hold her?' And she was not to be held. This was not the time. I have a very hen-like personality; I want to gather, and I want to feed and care. And she's just the opposite of every instinct I've ever had in my life."
