They have been in the midst of casting for the proper actor to painting Cassie’s (Kaley) mom, Lisa, on the present, when Kaley remembered that she knew a notable actor who simply so occurred to be an enormous fan of the present: Sharon Stone.
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Kaley, who additionally serves as an govt producer on the present, reached out to Sharon and instantly began texting about it. Quickly after, Sharon was employed — “That is unreal,” Kaley stated. “Hastily, she was in entrance of me, and there was my mother. It was nuts.”
“I believe considered one of our scenes was 10 minutes lengthy, and it’s very emotional. Earlier than we began the scene, she sat me down and stated, ‘Hey, how do you are feeling about me touching you on this scene?'” I stated, “‘No matter you wish to do — you’re Sharon Stone.’”
“It’s this very lengthy emotional scene, and on the finish of the scene, she’s supposed to come back up and say one thing very severe to me, and stroll out…”
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“…she says this line to me, and she or he grabs my face, and she or he whacks me!”
The 36-year-old Large Bang Idea alum confirmed the slap was 100% actual and, sadly for Kaley’s sake, they needed to shoot the scene greater than as soon as.
“Sharon comes again, and she or he says, ‘Oh my god, I really like you; I didn’t imply to do this. It simply appeared proper for the scene,’” Kaley continued, including that Sharon “bitch-slapped” her once more in two extra takes.
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“Thrice, I received slapped!” Kaley stated, noting that Sharon stored apologizing. “I say that with love — it was insane however top-of-the-line tales I ever had.”
You may get an opportunity to see the scene in all its glory when Season 2 of The Flight Attendant airs on HBO Max on April 21. And to study extra about Kaley, take a look at the complete interview under:
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