See, Julia Roberts is rather like on a regular basis folks; she additionally will get intimidated by celebrities.
The Oscar winner lately stopped by The Late Present With Stephen Colbert to speak about her new film, After the Hunt, directed by Luca Guadagnino. Roberts stars alongside Andrew Garfield, Ayo Edebiri and Michael Stuhlbarg within the movie, however there was one different co-star who she admitted “scared” her.
“I perceive there was one castmember, so I hear, that was intimidating to you, which I discover laborious to imagine,” host Stephen Colbert mentioned, as Roberts confirmed the actor in query was Chloë Sevigny. She then proceeded to recall her first time assembly the Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story actress.
“The fabulous Chloë Sevigny, who I had by no means met earlier than and Ayo had by no means met earlier than, and Luca has labored with numerous instances as a result of she’s fabulous,” Roberts mentioned. “And we have been all rehearsing at my home, which was a pleasure and a privilege, and one afternoon we have been rehearsing, we have been on the kitchen desk and we’re actually grinding it out — not likely, we had our heads down, let’s simply say — and the producer got here in from the lounge and he mentioned, ‘Oh, Chloe needs to be right here any minute.’”
She continued, “I seemed up and my eyes simply occurred to catch Ayo’s eyes. We checked out one another and I mentioned, ‘I’m scared!’ And he or she goes, ‘Me too.’”
(L-R) Michael Stuhlbarg, Ayo Edebiri, Julia Roberts, Chloë Sevigny and Andrew Garfield attend the ‘After The Hunt’ photocall throughout the 82nd Venice Worldwide Movie Competition on August 29, 2025, in Venice, Italy.
When Guadagnino questioned why they have been scared to fulfill Sevigny, Roberts mentioned she merely replied, “As a result of it’s Chloe.” Subsequent factor she knew, Sevigny was knocking at her door, and the Fairly Girl star recalled all of them freezing after which “checked out one another.”
As Guadagnino sat there, nonetheless confused, Roberts mentioned the filmmaker proceeded to inform her, “‘What? You reside right here. You must reply the door.’”
That’s when the Ticket to Paradise star remembered leaping up and attempting to make her cheeks look pink so she would “look fetching and interesting” earlier than formally introducing herself to the enduring Sevigny. Roberts mentioned she lastly opened the door and adopted up with an ecstatic, “Hello!” Nevertheless, Sevigny allegedly greeted Roberts in her regular tone.
“I wished to start out crying,” Roberts quipped to Colbert. “I believe she was simply considering, ‘That is the place you reside?’” In all seriousness, the Erin Brockovich star praised Sevigny, describing her as “distinctive and eccentric.”
However Roberts additionally famous she and Edebiri weren’t the one ones fangirling over the American Horror Story alum that day, as her daughter additionally needed to go away the room.
The actress mentioned after Sevigny knocked on the entrance door, her daughter went, “‘Going via the storage. So long, Mother.’ She was vapor trails, as a result of we’re all afraid of Chloe. She’s a part of the concern.” Roberts joked that Edebiri additionally requested to go away as a result of she was so intimidated by the Boys Don’t Cry star.
Fortunately, all of them put their fears apart and have been in a position to movie After the Hunt collectively. The film follows a school professor who finds herself at a private {and professional} crossroad when a star scholar ranges an accusation towards one in every of her colleagues, which then threatens to show a darkish secret from her personal previous. The pic is about for a restricted launch on Oct. 10 earlier than increasing broad on Oct. 17.
