Julia Roberts Co-Star: Chilling Revelation

Julia Roberts may not be afraid of the dark — but one actor still gave her chills.

Audiences fell in love with Roberts in the 1990s with the film “Pretty Woman,” and now she’s returning to the screen in the crime drama “After the Hunt.” But one of her co-stars in the film genuinely “scared” her.

The movie, which stars Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield and is directed by Luca Guadagnino, was the topic of discussion during a recent appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” However, Colbert steered the conversation in a different direction, asking about a cast member he’d heard genuinely “intimated” Roberts.

Roberts revealed it was “the fabulous Chloë Sevigny, who I had never met before and Ayo had never met before, and Luca has worked with a number of times because she’s fabulous.”

The moment of fear came during a rehearsal at Roberts’ home.

“We were all rehearsing at my house, which was a joy and a privilege. And one afternoon we were rehearsing, we were at the kitchen table, and, you know, we’re really grinding it out — not really, we had our heads down, let’s just say — and the producer came in from the living room and he said, ‘Oh, Chloë should be here any minute,’” she recounted.

Roberts turned to Edebiri and said, “I’m scared.”

Edebiri wasn’t the only one who shared in her reaction. Roberts’ daughter was also nervous about meeting the actor and politely excused herself from the scene.

Guadagnino, on the other hand, couldn’t quite grasp the moment. During the interview, Roberts emphasized that Sevigny is “exceptional,” suggesting her reputation alone was enough to inspire fear.

Roberts says she opened the door to Sevigny after trying to make herself “fetching, and appealing,” and let out a nervous “hi.”

Attempting to shift the narrative, Colbert asked, “Maybe she’s intimidated by you?”

To which Roberts jokingly responded, “I think she was thinking, ‘This is where you live?’”