Actress Zooey Deschanel, along with Rashida Jones, appears in the new Paul Rudd film Our Idiot Brother .
And while Deschanel is often cast as the quirky love interest for the leading man, in this incarnation, she plays a lesbian involved with Jones’ character. The actress dished on what it was like to lock lips with her female co-star and good friend. Deschanel said :
“It was a little weird at first but I thought it was awesome because she’s cool,” Deschanel said. “I mean, it’s better than kissing a stranger. And she’s really cute.”
In an earlier interview about the scenes, Jones said that making out with Zooey was a step up from her previous roles. She joked:
“I feel like I’ve come a long way from my first job, when I had to get mouth-to-mouth resuscitation from Rip Torn.”
It wasn’t just her female co-stars Deschanel dished on- the star complimented Rudd’s look and performance in the comedy, in which she also stars alongside Elizabeth Banks and Emily Mortimer. She says:
“He’s really cute. He’s really sweet and I think he’s such a sweet person in real life, I think that in this movie his sweetness shines through,” Deschanel said of Rudd. “I think it’s a really great cast and Paul is hilarious and so sweet. I think it’s a role Paul was born to play.”
Deschanel is keeping busy- in addition to the release of Our Idiot Brother , the 31-year-old is starring in the Fox sitcom New Girl . When not acting, she collaborates musically with artist M. Ward in She & Him.
