When it came to their kissing scenes in Netflix’s Murder Mystery, Jennifer Aniston had one requirement of co-star Adam Sandler.
‘I did have him learn to oil the beard up a little bit, the actress confessed in a joint interview this week. ‘Conditioned.’
Sandler made a confession of his own, admitting that while kissing his longtime friend on camera wasn’t all that awkward, the mood changed when his wife Jackie and children were on set encouraging him a little too much.
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Confession: Jennifer Aniston revealed she had to tell Murder Mystery co-star Adam Sandler to ‘oil up his beard’ before kissing scene; the longtime friends are pictured at the Los Angeles premiere of the Netflix film on June 10
‘The only awkward part is hearing my wife on the side going, ‘Harder! Harder! Kiss her harder! Deeper!’ he joked.
‘They [Jackie and the kids] watched the kissing. They love it. They love Aniston, and they want her to have good things and they say, give her something nice.’
‘That was awkward,’ Aniston chimed in.
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His take: Sandler made a confession of his own and said kissing his longtime friend on camera wasn’t all that awkward, with the exception when his wife Jackie and children were on set
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Pressure: Sandler said his wife Jackie Sandler and their children were on set encouraging him a little too much during his kissing scenes with Aniston; the couple are pictured June 10 in LA
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Self-conscious: Aniston found it to be very awkward when Sandler’s wife and children watched their kissing scenes during the making of Murder Mystery
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Murder Mystery, which premiered on Netflix on Friday, follows a longtime married couple who get framed for murder while they’re unlikely guests on a billionaire’s yacht in Europe.
When asked what the movie gets right about marriage, Aniston was quick to point to teamwork.
‘Right, that when it’s working good, it’s teamwork,’ Sandler agreed.
‘I like that there was no question you and I, our characters, are together, even when we were not getting along. When it was going back and forth with being upset with each other it was never an option of saying, I don’t know if I can handle this anymore. It was more like, we’ve got to figure this out. That’s nice.’
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Streaming debut: Murder Mystery premiered on Netflix on Friday
Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in Murder Mystery Trailer
Murder Mystery is the second film Aniston and Sandler have starred together. The first was 2011’s Just Go With It.
The actors, who’ve been friends for 30 years after meeting at a deli, said knowing each other for so long makes their jobs on the set much easier.
‘We like to laugh, like to enjoy, like to collaborate, and that just makes it really fun,’ Aniston admitted.
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The gist: The film follows a longtime married couple who get framed for murder while they’re unlikely guests on a billionaire’s yacht in Europe
Jennifer Aniston & Adam Sandler attend Murder Mystery premiere
The pair are among the few celebrities who’ve chosen to stay off social media.
Sandler has social media accounts, he just has his friends handle his posts.
Aniston said she doesn’t think she’d be very good at it and adheres to ‘the idea of keeping certain things private, to yourself.’ She said she thinks privacy will eventually win out over the urge for likes and shares on social media.
‘Why do people like Friends? Friends is still really loved and watched. They didn’t have iPhones. They talked to each other. They connected. They communicated,’ she said. ‘It’ll come back.’
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Reunited: Aniston and Sand, who have been friends for more than 30-years, also have starred in the 2011 film Just Go With It
