Julia Roberts Admits She Was “Scared” To Meet This Famous Co-Star

Even the biggest stars get starstruck sometimes — just ask Julia Roberts. The Oscar-winning actress admitted she was actually “scared” to meet her After the Hunt co-star Chloë Sevigny.

“I was so excited and intimidated about meeting Chloë,” Roberts told Variety in a recent interview. She said she wasn’t the only one who felt that way — her daughter Hazel, co-star Ayo Edebiri, and director Luca Guadagnino all shared the moment.

“Allan [Mandelbaum], our producer, he came in, and he goes, ‘Chloë should just be here in a couple minutes.’ And I look up, and Ayo looks up, and we match eyes. Luca goes, ‘What?’ And I go, ‘I’m scared.’ And Ayo goes, ‘Me too.'”

Roberts went on to say, “And then, like a minute later, the doorbell rang, and Hazel goes, ‘I’m leaving through the garage.’ And truly we were so excited and intimidated.”

After the Hunt explores the fallout of a sexual assault accusation at a fictional Yale-like university. Roberts plays professor Alma Olsson, while Edebiri portrays student Maggie Price. At a recent press event, Roberts reflected on the film’s potentially provocative themes in the wake of #MeToo.

“There’s a lot of old arguments that get rejuvenated in this movie in a way that does create conversation,” she said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“The best part of your question is you talking about how you all came out of the theater talking about [the film], and that’s how we wanted it to feel—that everybody comes out with all these different feelings, emotions and points of views.”

The film had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, where it reportedly received a six-minute standing ovation. According to Deadline, Roberts and Guadagnino were visibly emotional, embracing as the crowd cheered and shouted “Brava Luca!”