ift.tt/1rVssEv Refinery29 Photo: Jim Smeal/BEImages. Gillian Jacobs is hardly a one-trick pony. Many of you already know and love her as Britta Perry on Community, but in the next few months youre going to be seeing a whole lot more of her. Up first is her indie flick with Leighton Meester, Life Partners, which opens in theaters tomorrow. And, next year, Jacobs has a role in Hot Tub Time Machine 2, a guest spot on the upcoming season of Girls, and she will star in the forthcoming Judd Apatow-produced Netflix series Love. Oh, and were eagerly awaiting season 6 of Community, too. Phew! Is there anything this girl cant do? Read on to catch up on all of her projects — including the ones that everyones being tight-lipped about!Life Partners features two strong female leads. Was it important to you to be in a female-centered movie? Its so rare, so it was really exciting to be in a film where the two leads were women. And, theyre not fighting over a guy. The conflict isnt centered around competing for a mans affection or attention. And, to play two complicated, flawed, hilarious women is really wonderful — to show women nuanced and in detail is just great.The movie is about female friendships. Whats the dynamic like between you and your closest friends? Well, I lived in New York for college and moved out to L.A. for Community, so I feel like a lot of my friendships became long distance. So, I have newer friendships in L.A. that I’ve developed. But, I like the friends that you can be your goofiest and silliest and least-judged with.How do you make sure a significant other doesnt come between you and your friends? Its hard to strike a balance. Its hard when youre very busy professionally with a lot of obligations. But, I’m trying to get better and better. Even just texting and saying Hi, I’m thinking of you can go a long way if you cant actually get together.What was it like working with the now-married duo of Leighton Meester and Adam Brody? They werent married at the time, they were dating. But, it was great. Ive known Adam for a couple of years. This is our third movie together, although this is the first one where weve actually had scenes together. So, Adam I knew, but Leighton Id never met. But, it was really great, because I feel like she and I had an instant friend chemistry. Theyre very chill and laid-back people, so it was not nearly as awkward as it could have been playing the on-screen fiancé of your off-screen friends real boyfriend.Do you have any funny stories from the set? I wish I was like George Clooney and I pulled pranks and everything, so I would have really awesome answers to that question. It was more just a generally fun vibe of us hanging out together and being goofy. I cant point to one specific day where I hid her bra in the freezer or something. But, it was a fun set to be on. Sometimes you dont want to get up and go to work, and this was definitely a movie where I wanted to work every day.Do you see some similarities with your character and yourself? Definitely. I think I can be a little uptight. I definitely have a need to be right and win in arguments, which Im trying to let go of. Some of the fights my character gets into with her mother and her boyfriend sounded eerily familiar to me from my own life. But, Im trying to get better at that stuff.What can you tell us about your role in the upcoming Hot Tub Time Machine 2? I play Adam Scotts girlfriend in the film — he and I are sort of the new additions to the movie. So, it was really fun to join something thats already been established, to be in a sequel to a movie people already love and respond to. Hot Tub Time Machine has a very passionate fan base, Ive discovered.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:00:27 +0000
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