
Reese Witherspoon has the reputation that she’s much like her perky character Tracy Flick in 1999’s thoroughly amusing Election. She’s determined, prepared, and no-nonsense and isn’t about to take crap from anyone. In fact she named her production company “Type A Films,” so it’s not like she’s trying to come off like she’s anything but a go-getter.
There have been several stories of Reese, 32, fighting on the set of her upcoming film, Four Christmases, with her co-star, comic Vince Vaughn. They’re even said to have called off a sex scene by mutual agreement because they can’t stand one another. Vaughn has denied having any kind of feud with Witherspoon, though, and told Parade that “We’ve been having a really good time. You predicted that the press would say that we were dating, but they went the other way and said we’re fighting.”
The 38 year-old actor known for his everyman personality and somewhat slovenly appearance has a pretty laid-back approach to work and was said to often improvise his lines to the annoyance of ever-prepared Reese. Now that the film is in the can and the two will have to do press tours together Reese isn’t looking forward to that either. She will deal with it like a professional with a perma-grin, though, and we wouldn’t expect anything less from Reese:
According to a friend, Reese is dreading the movie’s promotional tour with Vince, whom she describes as “the biggest child I’ve ever met!”
“Promoting a movie involves long hours, and she’ll have to spend a lot of time with someone who gets under her skin,” the pal tells OK!.
“Reese is professional — she’ll grit her teeth, fake a smile and pose for pictures — but she’s not looking forward to it.”
Reese has also asked her ex-hubby, Ryan Phillippe to care for their kids, Ava and Deacon so she can keep her cool with the other child in her life: her co-star.
Reports of tension emerged from their film set late last year with perfectionist Reese even speaking out about the freewheeling ad-libber.
“I said to him one day, ‘People can’t talk as fast as you think.’ You can’t keep up with him. But I feel like I’ve been in training — Vince Vaughn training!”
[From OK! Magazine]
Four Christmases will be out before the holidays and right before Thanksgiving, on November 26. It will surely benefit from the long weekend in the states after it’s released.
I saw the trailer, below, and laughed quite a few times. It really looks like a decent and funny film. If Reese and Vince really couldn’t stand one another maybe they channeled that for the fighting scenes.