Lily Collins’ Husband Charlie McDowell Admits He Got Distracted Directing Her Kissing Scene (Exclusive)
etcanada.comWorking with your partner can be a bit distracting. For Lily Collins and her husband, Charlie McDowell, it was easy to separate the line between director and then-fiancée, but that didn’t mean it didn’t have its difficult moments while shooting the movie “Windfall”.
ET’s Cassie DiLaura spoke with the couple ahead of the film’s premiere Monday, where they opened up about working together on the dark thriller. “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,” McDowell said of directing Collins.
Collins, on the other hand, had an easier time not blurring the lines, telling ET that she was able to “completely forget” that it was her husband-to-be 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.
Read more on etcanada.com
