Photo: Everett CollectionSarah Michelle Gellarhad quite the audience for that iconicCruel Intentionskiss scene.TheWolf Packstar, 45, recalled what was going on behind the camera when she kissedSelma Blairwhile filming the 1999 teen movie on “the first day in all of New York City of that year that was beautiful and sunny” in Central Park.“So, where did everybody go for lunch, to walk and be outside? Central Park,” she recounted in a video interview with BuzzFeed UK. “Guess where we were filming that scene? Central Park.“So, we had about 250 audience members; it was like a live performance. But it was so noisy because there were so many people, we had to re-record the entire scene afterward, every line,” Gellar continued.She also remembered Blair’s mother complaining: “Did you have to use so much tongue?“Gellar added of her costar, “She has very soft lips … I just loveCruel Intentions, andI love kissing Selma Blair.“Michael Kovac/GettyGellar previously spoke to PEOPLE about her longtime friendship with Blair, 50, with whom shehas recreated the kisson several occasions. “I mean, why wait? We do it all the time. Ilove that girl,” she said in June. “She has a very smooth, very easy face to kiss.“A modern retelling of the 1782 French novelLes Liaisons dangereuses,Cruel Intentionsstarred Gellar as manipulative Upper East Side socialite Kathryn Merteuil, who makes a bet with her stepbrother Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillippe) that he can’t deflower the new principal’s daughter Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon).Meanwhile, Kathryn makes it her mission to destroy the innocent new girl Cecile Caldwell (Blair) because she was dating Kathryn’s ex.RELATED VIDEO: Sarah Michelle Gellar Fangirls Over Billie Eilish After Singer Admits Childhood Crush on ActressTheBuffy the Vampire Slayerstar also opened up to PEOPLE about being an ally to the LGBTQ community, which “accepts me and loves me for me,” and has long overlapped with her fandom.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“It’s a community that I’ve always felt accepted and safe within, and I’m honored to be considered any part of that community, because I certainly didn’t earn my stripes,” Gellar said, adding: “I love being an ally and a friend to this community.”
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Sarah Michelle Gellarhad quite the audience for that iconicCruel Intentionskiss scene.TheWolf Packstar, 45, recalled what was going on behind the camera when she kissedSelma Blairwhile filming the 1999 teen movie on “the first day in all of New York City of that year that was beautiful and sunny” in Central Park.“So, where did everybody go for lunch, to walk and be outside? Central Park,” she recounted in a video interview with BuzzFeed UK. “Guess where we were filming that scene? Central Park.“So, we had about 250 audience members; it was like a live performance. But it was so noisy because there were so many people, we had to re-record the entire scene afterward, every line,” Gellar continued.She also remembered Blair’s mother complaining: “Did you have to use so much tongue?“Gellar added of her costar, “She has very soft lips … I just loveCruel Intentions, andI love kissing Selma Blair.“Michael Kovac/GettyGellar previously spoke to PEOPLE about her longtime friendship with Blair, 50, with whom shehas recreated the kisson several occasions. “I mean, why wait? We do it all the time. Ilove that girl,” she said in June. “She has a very smooth, very easy face to kiss.“A modern retelling of the 1782 French novelLes Liaisons dangereuses,Cruel Intentionsstarred Gellar as manipulative Upper East Side socialite Kathryn Merteuil, who makes a bet with her stepbrother Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillippe) that he can’t deflower the new principal’s daughter Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon).Meanwhile, Kathryn makes it her mission to destroy the innocent new girl Cecile Caldwell (Blair) because she was dating Kathryn’s ex.RELATED VIDEO: Sarah Michelle Gellar Fangirls Over Billie Eilish After Singer Admits Childhood Crush on ActressTheBuffy the Vampire Slayerstar also opened up to PEOPLE about being an ally to the LGBTQ community, which “accepts me and loves me for me,” and has long overlapped with her fandom.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“It’s a community that I’ve always felt accepted and safe within, and I’m honored to be considered any part of that community, because I certainly didn’t earn my stripes,” Gellar said, adding: “I love being an ally and a friend to this community.”
Sarah Michelle Gellarhad quite the audience for that iconicCruel Intentionskiss scene.
TheWolf Packstar, 45, recalled what was going on behind the camera when she kissedSelma Blairwhile filming the 1999 teen movie on “the first day in all of New York City of that year that was beautiful and sunny” in Central Park.
“So, where did everybody go for lunch, to walk and be outside? Central Park,” she recounted in a video interview with BuzzFeed UK. “Guess where we were filming that scene? Central Park.
“So, we had about 250 audience members; it was like a live performance. But it was so noisy because there were so many people, we had to re-record the entire scene afterward, every line,” Gellar continued.
She also remembered Blair’s mother complaining: “Did you have to use so much tongue?”
Gellar added of her costar, “She has very soft lips … I just loveCruel Intentions, andI love kissing Selma Blair.”
Michael Kovac/Getty
Gellar previously spoke to PEOPLE about her longtime friendship with Blair, 50, with whom shehas recreated the kisson several occasions. “I mean, why wait? We do it all the time. Ilove that girl,” she said in June. “She has a very smooth, very easy face to kiss.”
A modern retelling of the 1782 French novelLes Liaisons dangereuses,Cruel Intentionsstarred Gellar as manipulative Upper East Side socialite Kathryn Merteuil, who makes a bet with her stepbrother Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillippe) that he can’t deflower the new principal’s daughter Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon).
Meanwhile, Kathryn makes it her mission to destroy the innocent new girl Cecile Caldwell (Blair) because she was dating Kathryn’s ex.
RELATED VIDEO: Sarah Michelle Gellar Fangirls Over Billie Eilish After Singer Admits Childhood Crush on Actress
TheBuffy the Vampire Slayerstar also opened up to PEOPLE about being an ally to the LGBTQ community, which “accepts me and loves me for me,” and has long overlapped with her fandom.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“It’s a community that I’ve always felt accepted and safe within, and I’m honored to be considered any part of that community, because I certainly didn’t earn my stripes,” Gellar said, adding: “I love being an ally and a friend to this community.”
source: people.com
