Joey King and Kyle Allen Reveal How They Developed Chemistry for ‘The In Between’

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In need of a strong connection. Joey King and Kyle Allen knew they had to bond to make their relationship believable in their movie, The In Between, but COVID-19 protocols complicated the process.“When we were first getting started on this movie, we had some social distance barriers,” the actress, 22, exclusively told Us Weekly. “We were told when we were in rehearsal in the offices, we had to wear masks and shields, and we had to be this far apart and whatever.

But then as shooting went on and it was kind of clear that our characters were this close to each other most of the time, it became a lot easier off set for us to be like, ‘You know what?

Let’s just hang out. We have to make out with each other anyway. So we might as well just be close and be friends.’ We definitely got there, but at first, it was like, ‘Oh, dang, we don’t even get to, like, hug.’”Allen, 27, pointed to one awkward encounter with King in particular that was caused by safety measures. “We had, I think, a face shield handshake at one point,” he shared.In the film, the Kissing Booth star plays Tessa, a young woman who falls in love with Allen’s Skylar.

After Skylar is tragically killed, Tessa tries to reconnect with him in the afterworld.The movie’s heavy material made it a rewarding experience for King.“I really loved playing Tessa because I feel like she has so many different complexities as far as the things that she feels,” the Act alum told Us. “I think that, for one reason or another, we’ve all related to or with Tessa’s feelings.