The Naughty Elements of “The Back-up Plan”

Cineplex has just posted a great interview from a visit to the Pasadena set of The Back-up Plan last year during a night shoot for Stan and Zoe’s first date. Director Alan Poul explains what they are trying to achieve for that particular scene and Jennifer Lopez talks about why she chose to do this movie.

And Alex O’Loughlin? Alex speaks of the “naughty elements” and explains the different facets of having good chemistry with your leading lady:

“It’s infused with the brave new comedy that we have a lot of now,” says O’Loughlin. “It’s a bit risqué, a bit kind of devilish, there’s those sort of naughty elements that I’ve always liked.”

Those “naughty elements” helped build that all-important chemistry between Lopez and her lesser-known Australian co-star O’Loughlin, who, prior to The Back-up Plan, had done some TV shows and had big-screen roles in Whiteout and August Rush. “I had put Alex and Jennifer together to be sure and they hit it off like gangbusters from the beginning and it’s been incredible,” says Poul. “They have such sexual  chemistry.”

Ah, chemistry. It’s easy to say you have it, but what does it really mean? “I think chemistry comes from all sorts of things,” says O’Loughlin, “but if you, you know, if you dig someone and you get on with someone, you share a sense of humour, you have common understandings, it’s great, it really shows, you know? It’s good when we’re getting to the stage when you can sort of look at each other. A funny thing happens and we both get it and it’s good and the camera picks that up.”

• Read the full article at Cineplex: “Interview with Jennifer Lopez: Pregnant with Possibilities“
• Download the scans of the article here

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