Julia Roberts and Myha’la Herrold on Nov. 29, 2023.Photo:Karwai Tang/WireImage
Karwai Tang/WireImage
Julia Roberts’Leave the World Behindcostar Myha’la Herrold is opening up about her experience working with the star.
While speaking withBrit + Coabout the movie, Herrold shared that she and Roberts spent a significant time bonding while on set.
“We spent a lot of time [at the kitchen table], me and Julia. But we were sat there and I had a headache that wouldn’t go away,” she recalled. “And we sat there in between the millionth take of whatever it was, and she grabbed my hand and massaged [a trigger point right here].”
The actor said that Roberts' act of kindness “was so nurturing and she didn’t have to do that.”
“But it just was such a clear gesture to say, ‘We are safe here together. We’re both in the same boat,’ " she added. “I never felt from any of these people on this set that I was juniorized or that they didn’t respect me as a peer. . . It really, really meant a lot to me.”
Julia Roberts and Myha’la Herrold on Nov. 29, 2023.Karwai Tang/WireImage
The newNetflixmovie follows Roberts, 56, andEthan Hawkeas parents Amanda and Clay, who take their children Archie (Charlie Evans) and Rose (Farrah Mackenzie) on a weekend trip just before an apparent disaster hits the world. Herrold, 27, enters the picture with her on-screen fatherMahershala Ali’s character G.H. when they also arrive at the home and claim to be its owners.
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“I’m always learning from my environment, from the people around me, particularly paying attention to people who have had the joy of a long career,” she told the outlet of working with the veteran cast surrounding her.
Mahershala Ali, Myha’la Herrold, Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke in ‘Leave the World Behind’.Jojo Whilden/NETFLIX
Jojo Whilden/NETFLIX
Leave the World Behind’s production team also includes former PresidentBarack Obamaand former First LadyMichelle Obamaas executive producers via their company Higher Ground Productions; the movie marks the company’s first narrative fictional feature.
Leave the World Behindis streaming on Netflix now.
source: people.com
