‘Only Murders In The Building’ Boss John Hoffman Recalls Meryl Streep Tearfully Thanking Him For Including Romantic Scenes For Her
deadline.comOnly Murders in the Building co-creator and showrunner John Hoffman recalled a sweet moment shared with star Meryl Streep, who thanked him for the romantic scenes involving her character and Martin Short‘s.
Speaking to Decider ahead of the satirical true crime dramedy’s Season 4 finale, the executive producer recalled a special interaction in the middle of actress Loretta’s (Streep) debut on the show in Season 3. “I remember one night we were shooting on the ferry in Episode 5 of Season 3.
We shot until about 2 in the morning on the most gorgeous night in Manhattan,” he recalled. “I got off to gangplank there and Meryl was waiting and she had tears in her eyes and she said, ‘I just had to wait here for you to get off the boat to say thank you.’ And I was like, ‘What?’ and she said, ‘I just got to play a scene I really thought that the likes of which I wouldn’t have a chance to do.
To play romantic scenes at this age with this band in this way, it’s just the greatest thing ever.'” The Emmy-winning writer-producer continued, “And I felt, of course, like the luckiest guy in the world to have her anywhere near a set that I was near.
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