“He’s like, ‘You’re going to do it, Danny.’
Anna KendrickowesRussell Crowea fruit basket.
Fortunately, she knew who she wanted for the role:Station Elevenstar Daniel Zovatto.
Anna Kendrick in ‘Woman of the Hour’.Leah Gallo/Netflix
One misstep and the whole thing is blown.”
“He was away filming, and it took us forever to finally connect,” she says.
I think you should do it.'
Anna Kendrick and Daniel Zovatto in ‘Woman of the Hour’.Leah Gallo/Netflix
So I owe Russell Crowe the biggest fruit basket of all time."
I want to go back to my thing.
He’s like, ‘You’re going to do it, Danny.’
Tony Hale and Anna Kendrick in ‘Woman of the Hour’.Leah Gallo/Netflix
I was like, ‘All right, dude, I’ll do it.'"
When the actor finally connected with Kedrick, he remembers being blown away by her attention to detail.
“I was like, oh my gosh, she’s going to kill it,” he says.
“She was so prepared, and she knew the story inside out.
In addition to making her directorial debut with the project, Kendrick also stars and producesWoman of the Hour.
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“So it was really exciting.
And it’s Anna Kendrick, man.
Obviously, I’ve known her life and followed her career.
So it was an obvious ‘Yes, let’s f—ing go and do this.'”
“Honestly, one of the things that I really value in actors is their ability to be still.
Zovatto was also impressed with Kendrick’s confidence as a first-time director and lead actress.
“It was inspiring,” he says.
“Her head is in so many different places, juggling so many different plates at the same time.
And it was flowing.
It never felt like maybe this is too much to do.
She’s really f—ing smart, man.
She’s like a nerd.
It was flawless.”
