“Jostle it a little bit.”
The tale aroundSydney Sweeney’sAnyone but Youspider bite is becoming an ever more tangled web.
“And they’re like, ‘It looks fake, so jostle it a little bit.’
Sydney Sweeney in ‘Anyone but You’.Sony Pictures Entertainment/YouTube
And I’m like, ‘Jostle it?’
And they’re like, ‘Yeah, you have to shake it to make it move.'”
“And I was like, ‘Why are we agitating this real Huntsman spider?’
So that’s how it happened they coached her into agitating this spider.
I’m like, ‘Of course that’s going to happen.'”
Sweeney toldJimmy Fallonthat Powell was the only one to realize her screams were not merely acting.
So, we’re filming, and then the thing just starts biting me, said the actress.
They thought I was making really serious dramatic choices in a rom-com.
This is a disaster to any actor out there.
So no one cut.
Glen was the only one who was like, Whoa, whoa, whoa.
I think this is a little real and we had to cut."
“Sydney still has marks on her wrist from that Huntsman spider,” Powell says.
“That was a legitimately scary moment for her on that set.”
Luckily, the rest of makingAnyone but Youwas mostly fun and games, particularly ones organized by Sweeney.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You have to do a lot of athletic stuff in this movie.
Did you expect to have to train for a rom-com as if it were a superhero movie or something?
I was definitely prepared for it because I helped develop it, but it was fun.
Tell me more about filming the scene where your jacket gets stuck in Ben’s airplane seat.
It seems like it would require precise choreography.
It was one of the most difficult scenes to film.
This movie really works off its ensemble energy.
What were some activities you all did to build that rapport with each other?
I became camp counselor and organized as many activities as possible.
We went to the movies multiple times.
We went to the amusement park.
We went on a double-decker bus tour around Sydney.
We went and rented a house for Easter, and we all made dinner and camped out.
We went laser tagging.
We literally camped on the beach.
Was there something super unexpected or particularly crazy that happened?
Did you challenge him to a rematch?
We had to change our clothes before we went to the movies.
But Darren didn’t even break a sweat.
I’m impressed by how romantic you both make being airlifted look.
I assume it was actually very uncomfortable.
It actually wasn’t the most uncomfortable thing that I have done.
It definitely hurts your ribs after a while, but it wasn’t too terrible.
Were you guys really filming that in the air?
How long were you up there?
It was half and half.
There’s a running bit with Natasha Bedingfield’s “Unwritten.”
Was that in the script or did you guys play around with other songs?
How did that happen?
It was all [director] Will [Gluck’s] idea.
He added the whole concept into the film.
I hope that the audience feels it.
You all sing it in the credits.
Did you have to do a shot of it after every scene you filmed?
She really uses hers to her advantage.
Was it refreshing getting to own that in that way?
So I don’t really look at it that way.
Do you see any parallels between Cassie and Bea?
They’re both girls trying to figure out their lives in this crazy world.
Do you think Ben and Bea are going to live happily ever after?
So what you’re saying is that you want to make anAnyone but Yousequel?
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