Lily Collins' Husband Charlie McDowell Reveals What It Was Like Directing Her Kissing Scenes in 'Windfall'
16.03.2022 - 18:11
/ justjared.com
Charlie McDowell was a little distracted while directing his wife Lily Collins in Windfall!
During an interview with ET at the film’s premiere on Monday (March 14), where he discussed what it was like to work together on the movie.
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“The only time it was a little distracting, is when Jesse Plemons, who’s a very good friend of mine, is picking her up and kissing her. I’m like, wait a minute. There’s something off about this. My good friend is kissing my then-fiancée,” Charlie said.
However, Lily told the outlet she was able to “completely forget” it was her husband behind the camera.
“You know, what’s funny, there were moments that I was so in the world of the film, in terms of it being a set and this is my director, that I was able to completely forget the fact that it was my husband directing me. Actually, at the time, it was my fiancé,” she shared. “He’s such a great actor’s director that the way he communicates to all of us and what he wants and how collaborative he is.”
Charlie added that they had a great time working on the movie.
“We had such a good time making this film. The collaboration between she and I was really special. Jason Segel, I’ve known for 18 years and is a dear friend,” he said. “It was like being at camp with all of these actors. It was really fun.”
“It was so easy, and it was such a collaborative team effort,” Lily added. “And it was really fun. It actually was really fun. Then, at the end of the day, we got to pick apart the day and go, how did you feel, how does it… It was great. It was a really great time.”
Charlie went on to explain that the film was largely a product of the pandemic. “This whole thing came out of the pandemic. We were two months into the