The sky is the restrict for Jennifer Coolidge.
While changing into the Queen of Monaco didn’t pan out for The White Lotus star, she has inside the final 12 months develop into a Golden Globe, Emmy and Critics’ Choice Award winner. Now, Coolidge is stealing the present reverse Jennifer Lopez, Josh Duhamel and Lenny Kravitz in Prime Video’s new comedy Shotgun Wedding.
If you had been to ask Coolidge how she’s feeling concerning the 12 months already being off to an unimaginable begin, she’d say, “It doesn’t feel real at all.”
“I feel like someone’s playing a giant joke on me, or I feel like, you know, maybe I’m not alive anymore and this is heaven or something,” the actress instructed Parade.com in an unique interview.
“This is an unusual moment for anybody,” Coolidge added. “I had already sort of given up. For this to come back around and get a bunch of opportunities and work with all these incredible people.”
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From touring to Italy to capturing Ryan Murphy‘s The Watcher and two seasons of Mike White’s The White Lotus, plus touring to the Dominican Republic for Shotgun Wedding with Lopez, Duhamel and Kravitz, it has been, in a phrase, “incredible” for Coolidge. “It’s just incredible what happened these last couple of years. I can’t explain it,” she stated.
Continue studying to search out out what Jennifer Coolidge needed to say about engaged on Shotgun Wedding—premiering Jan. 27—together with what’s subsequent for the award-winning actress and why she hopes to encourage others.
Shotgun Wedding was a lot enjoyable to observe. Josh Duhamel stated in our interview that you are a scene stealer, and we could not agree extra. What was your expertise like engaged on this movie and enjoying the mom of the groom?
Jennifer Coolidge: Well, I similar to that individuals should imagine that that handsome man got here out of me. I discover that very flattering.
But, , it was sort of extraordinary as a result of like, , Josh Duhamel is nice in the whole lot he does, however I form of felt like—I felt like this once we had been making the film, and there was such nice chemistry between him and Jennifer on the desk learn. And we learn the script and the stuff between them was so humorous and good. We all got here out of there and we went again to our actors’ home and talked about how good we thought the film can be due to the chemistry between these two. You know, it was so good.
But the factor is I really feel like Josh Duhamel is form of like—he has somewhat little bit of James Bond, however a humorous James Bond. He’s so good-looking onscreen, however he is completely hilarious on this. When I went to the premiere, we had been all howling.
I used to be like, , massive issues are gonna occur to Josh. I do know he is already a film star, however I really feel just like the doorways—the seas have parted for him. I feel he is gonna get all types of cool stuff. He actually did make me chuckle. He’s form of delicate in some elements. H knew learn how to play it.
[Duhamel and Lopez] shot so many extra days than the remainder of us. I do not understand how they made it out of there alive. It was scorching. I feel it is perhaps—they’re each in such nice form, they’ll deal with something.
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This film has two iconic Jennifers, you and Lopez. I’m curious. Was there ever any confusion on set once they had been calling for a Jennifer? Did you guys have nicknames so that you’d know who was being known as?
I feel they could have been calling me Coolidge on the set. I feel they’d name me Coolidge. No one ever mistook me for [Jennifer Lopez]. Wouldn’t that be nice if somebody was like, “Oh, I thought you were Jennifer Lopez?”
But I imply, , there was no mistake, , it was very clear, , who the bombshell was, however I did not thoughts as a result of it is like … She’s earned that, , what I imply? You simply should be probably the most disciplined individual on the planet to appear like that. I’m so impressed that somebody works that tough and you’ll’t faux that, what she appears like. You cannot faux that determine and the whole lot … You know, she’s a workhorse. I’ve by no means seen anybody work tougher till I met her. She’s actually devoted to creating issues occur.
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You’re protecting busy too, although! Did you get to remain within the forged home? That’s a whole lot of star energy beneath one roof.
Well, it was so nice as a result of I’ve by no means accomplished a movie—properly, really, White Lotus all of us ate collectively on the finish of the evening, in order that’s not true. But it actually was form of like—my dad and mom had been like, you possibly can by no means skip dinner at our home. No one might bail on it, and I form of felt like that was the sensation at that forged home. Like, nobody might bail on dinner. Everyone needed to present up for it.
So there was unimaginable camaraderie ‘trigger everybody was there on the finish of the day, and, , who would suppose that Lenny Kravitz can be—he is such a legend, however there he was at dinner and, , cracking jokes and never, , not the rock star, simply the man. He is the rock star and he actually appears like that and, , he is acquired it happening, however he is simply so—I did not suppose he was gonna be that standard. He’s simply so regular, , simply so all the way down to earth. So extremely all the way down to earth.
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At the Golden Globes, you spoke about your desires being fizzled by life, however then Mike White gave you a brand new hope and a brand new starting. It was an extremely inspiring speech to observe, and folks had been so impressed by you and Michelle Yeoh successful your first Golden Globes. What does it imply to you to be an inspiration to so many proper now?
It feels nice since you see, I would not be the individual that can be the place it occurred early. This is to offer folks hope—folks that have misplaced hope, I actually do hope I’m inspiring them as a result of I used to be so certain that it wasn’t going to occur. I had made that call. And I would like folks to really feel like life is filled with surprises as a result of it was for me. Do what I imply?
I would not have believed I’d be on the Golden Globes after which, , get a Golden Globe, what I imply? Like all this cool stuff. Going to Hasty Pudding at Harvard, , arising. I imply, all these cool issues. Like, I’d by no means have believed you in one million years. I do not know … I feel folks ought to suppose there’s one thing to sit up for. Like I say, it actually is not over until it is over since you simply do not know. You simply do not know.
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What’s subsequent for you? Do you could have any tasks in thoughts or arising with Mike White or Ryan Murphy? What can we anticipate subsequent from Jennifer Coolidge?
Well, I’ve a pair issues that individuals have supplied and I gotta work out what I’m gonna take, however they’re form of secret, however I really feel just like the sky is the restrict and I really feel like I might take a play. I’ve been supplied a film that is likely to be very enjoyable to do and I simply do not know which one I’m gonna select first. But I similar to that and I’m shocked that I’ve one thing to decide on!
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Your stand-up routines have been going viral. Would you ever think about going again to do extra stand-up? Maybe like a tour?
No. I’ll depart that to Amy Schumer, Chelsea Handler. I’ll depart it to all these ladies that, , do it … I do not know. I used to be on the street alone. I used to be so lonely. I do not know if I might ever do this once more.
Gotcha. Well, , between the finale of White Lotus and Shotgun Wedding, perhaps an motion film is within the close to future.
Oh yeah.
Because of The White Lotus and Shotgun Wedding, you know the way to shoot.
Sure. Or , I’d like to play somebody who’s perhaps simply paralyzed and would not should do something.
This interview has been edited and condensed for readability.
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