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Noah Schnapp,Victoria JusticeandGarrett Hedlundgot to know each other quickly while making the new thrillerThe Tutor.
The costars tell PEOPLE they found themselves filmingThe Tutor’smost intense moments at the beginning of filming the new movie, which follows Hedlund as a private tutor whose newest student (Schnapp) grows eerily obsessed with him and his girlfriend (Justice).
“I think working on those intense scenes together brings us closer,” Schnapp, 18, says. “And being able to start with that made us vulnerable with each other and allowed us to work on anything after that with ease.”
Hedlund, 38, agreed with his costar’s assessment, calling the production’s choice to filmThe Tutor’s most intense moments first “such a reveal and a barometer of what you’re dancing with and sparring with onscreen.”
“As Noah said, you get so vulnerable, but you also get to see each other’s bravery,” the actor says. “And when you’re dealing with such tricky scenes right off the bat, you get to see where everybody’s bringing their fearless game right off at day one, bringing their vulnerable game right off of day one.
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“It inspires you as an actor and inspires sort of everybody around to be on their toes and to come prepared and ready to play,” he adds.
The Tutorfollows Hedlund as “an in-demand tutor for the East Coast monied elite,” who takes a job instructing Jackson, the son of a billionaire on the premises of his family’s “remote New York waterfront estate,” according to an official synopsis.
“Almost immediately, Ethan realizes that his student’s interest in his life borders upon obsession,” the synopsis reads. As tension grows between tutor and student, Jackson begins making false allegations of physical violence against Ethan and threatens “to expose Ethan’s perceived dark secrets to his girlfriend and the authorities.”
“I think it took a lot of trust to just jump into the deep end like that,” Justice, 30, tells PEOPLE of filmingThe Tutor’s most intense moments “And for me, I was a little nervous. But I think, especially after getting those big scenes out of the way, it was kind of a relief.”
Hedlund adds that his costars were “so wonderful to go on this journey with.”
“And the scenes were so organic, spontaneous, and they improvised at such wonderful moments that gave it a wonderful fluidity and gave it a sense of humanity and life that was relatable,” he adds. “That is refreshing for something that’s a psychological drama or psychological thriller of these kinds.”
The Tutoris now available on demand.
source: people.com
