filming the 2013 crime drama American Hustle. Although Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams played
the wife and the mistress, respectively, of Christian Bale's character, they didn't share
much screen time. But when they were together, they made the most of it.
Lawrence and Adams were adamant about making the moment genuine to the characters and to
the script, which called for a confrontation between their characters. During a press conference
for the film, Adams revealed,
"I feel like Jennifer really made that contribution. I came up with the idea, but she executed
it in a way that felt driven purely from character. It didn't just feel like a moment where two
girls are going to kiss onscreen — it felt emotional. And the laugh she gives after?
That was genius."
"Jeez."
The American version of The Office is one of the most iconic sitcoms of the 20th century.
There are plenty of memorable moments from throughout the show's nine-season run, and
some of them were the result of on-set improvisation. One example of this occurred in the third
season premiere, "Gay Witch Hunt," in which Michael Scott unexpectedly plants a big ol'
kiss on Oscar in an ill-advised attempt to prove that he's not homophobic.
"I don't want to touch you! Ever considered that? You're ignorant, and insulting, and
small."
The script called for the two to simply hug, but when it came time to film, Steve Carell
went above and beyond during one of several takes. As Oscar Nuñez told The A.V. Club
in 2008,
"That particular take he came in really close, and I'm like, 'Where is he going with this?'
Oh, dear, yes here we go. And then I'm just thinking, 'Oh God, nobody laugh so we can
use it.' And they didn't, and it worked perfectly. It was a lot of fun."
Luckily, Nuñez went along with the unscripted lip-lock, thus making for one of the most
hilarious moments ever on The Office.
As the first Jurassic Park film in over a decade, there were a lot of expectations about
what would appear in 2015's Jurassic World. Big dinosaurs were a given, as well as a lot
of running and screaming. However, what people didn't necessarily expect was a kiss between
the two lead actors. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard were reportedly on their last
day of filming when their spontaneous on-screen kiss happened as Pratt pulled Howard toward
him and gave her a surprise smooch. And it turns out that they had quite the audience
when it happened. As Howard revealed to Out.com,
"It was funny because that day we were shooting there were 800 background artists. We had
shot the scene in the way that it was written — there was no kiss. And then on the last
day, that happened — what you see in the movie. After [director] Colin [Trevorrow]
yells cut, there was mountainous applause. Everyone was cheering. It was great!"
The unscripted moment was certainly a crowd-pleaser and proof that deadly un-extinct carnivores
can't kill romance.
While Indira Varma and Gemma Whelan brought romantic tension to their scenes in Game of
Thrones, they never planned to act on it. Since Varma's character, Ellaria Sand, was
known for delivering lethal kisses with poison on her lips, fans were especially surprised
to see her kiss Whelan's character, Yara Greyjoy. But the two women were simply acting on their
feelings, with no ill intent behind their kiss. As Whelan explained to Entertainment
Weekly,
"It just seemed like something we should do. We led it, very much so. It was meant to be
a suggestion [of flirting], and then it became more sexual than we expected because it seemed
right [...] And who wouldn't want to kiss Indira? I mean, come on!"
Because the scene led right into an action sequence and Whelan had previously hurt her
back, Varma had to then replicate her kiss with Whelan's stunt double. Varma told EW,
"I don't think she'd ever been put in that situation before. She's used to falling over
and being attacked and all the stunts, but to be kissed by an actress was a bit beyond
her."
Luckily, Whelan's stunt double rolled with the punches, both literally and figuratively,
The CW's teen drama Riverdale has featured several musical episodes during its run, and
there was an extra special moment in the one that featured music from Hedwig and the Angry
Inch. Casey Cott, who plays Kevin, took on a leading role for the episode, singing and
dancing in character as Hedwig. During the "Tear Me Down" number, he comes out into the
crowd and lays a kiss on Archie, as played by KJ Apa. Apa was obviously surprised, but
he went along with it. Cott talked about the moment with TV Insider, as he revealed,
"I planted one on his cheek, and then the next take, I went in to do the same thing
and he turned his face and we just kind of laid a big one on each other. And then after
that, we were like 'This is exactly what it should be. This is, like, perfect for this
number' and I'm really glad it made the cut."
While filming the 2014 sci-fi action flick Edge of Tomorrow, Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt
knew that a kiss was in the script. However, both of the actors and co-screenwriter Christopher
McQuarrie struggled with how to make it work. It was important that it not be a moment of
romance but rather one of emotion for the two lead characters, Cage and Rita, who were
literally fighting for their lives throughout the movie. Everyone had given up on the idea
of it happening, with McQuarrie telling Film School Rejects,
"It always felt false."
However, Blunt surprised them all when she laid one on Cruise as they were shooting one
of the final scenes. As McQuarrie told Film School Rejects,
"We weren't even trying to find a place for it anymore. And right as Emily was saying
goodbye to Tom, she just kissed him goodbye in the moment. And it was not in the script.
It was not even discussed on the day. Afterwards, she said, 'It just felt right. It felt right
and I did it."
Luckily, her impulsive decision paid off, as the take made the final cut.
One of the running gags on the Fox sitcom New Girl involved Max Greenfield's character,
Schmidt, grabbing Jake Johnson's character, Nick Miller, and laying a big kiss on him.
But you might be surprised to learn that this was never intended to be a running gag. During
the first season, Greenfield would unexpectedly kiss Johnson during takes, as the show incorporated
a lot of improvisation. And it apparently happened quite a bit. As Johnson revealed
during an appearance on On Air with Ryan Seacrest,
"I have been kissed the most by Max in two seasons than any girl I've ever dated."
Eventually, this improvised move was included in the final cut of an episode, and the tradition
then became firmly established. As Greenfield said during their On Air with Ryan Seacrest
interview,
"At first, the reactions from you were like, really aggressive, where you'd push my face
away or you'd hit me. Now, when it happens, and a lot of times it's in the script, he
just kind of goes with it, and he's accepted that this is now a part of the show."
Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus have had quite the on-again, off-again relationship in real
life, as they got married in December 2018 and separated less than a year later. Their
romance has been highly publicized since day one, but what hasn't always been the subject
of focus is the origin of their romance. They met while filming the 2010 Nicholas Sparks
adaptation The Last Song, and their first ever kiss together reportedly happened on
screen.
During their very first day on set, Hemsworth and Cyrus were asked by director Julie Anne
Robinson to kiss while frolicking on the beach. It wasn't quite what they were expecting to
shoot the first time that they worked together in front of the camera. And while there wasn't
a kiss in the script, the one that happened nevertheless ended up working out well. As
Hemsworth told PopSugar,
"Originally, there was no kiss in that scene. Julie Anne, the director, was yelling out
things throughout the scene, and halfway through, she yelled out, 'Kiss!' and so we kind of
just got thrown into it, which was good, because, you know, I had no time to get nervous about
it."
"You're not like the other girls."
Dylan O'Brien and Holland Roden's characters on MTV's Teen Wolf had a classic will-they,
won't-they relationship throughout the show's six-season run. The pairing of a goofy-but-lovable
kid with a ditz-turned-genius drew a large online fanbase that rooted for the couple
to become official. After constantly teasing fans with sweet, tension-filled moments each
season, including a kiss in the third season, the two characters finally admitted their
feelings for each other in the final season.
However, before their big "we're a couple now" onscreen moment occurred, they had a
small moment in the Season 6 premiere when O'Brien gave Roden a quick peck on the cheek.
The moment delighted fans everywhere, even though it wasn't in the script. O'Brien reportedly
acted on impulse and then immediately rushed off after doing so, so Roden's look of surprise
as he left was genuine. While this may not have been the most passionate of kisses, it
was nevertheless sweet, and it warmed the hearts of fans everywhere.
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