Overview

• Julia Roberts says Andrew Garfield’s first take on set left her “sweating,” recounting the moment in a Good Morning America interview.
• Ayo Edebiri recalls filming a scene where she slaps Roberts as “horrible,” sharing the anecdote in Vogue.
• Director Luca Guadagnino says the ensemble rehearsed for two weeks at Roberts’ San Francisco kitchen table before filming.
• Edebiri describes a deliberately safe environment that encouraged the cast to take risks with the film’s difficult themes.
• The thriller, centered on a Yale professor entangled in a student’s accusation against a colleague, opens Oct. 10 in select theaters and expands Oct. 17.