Plus, all of the pup’s best and (hilariously worst) moments on set.
It turns outAmy Adamsisn’t the only Amy starring inNightbitch.
The problem for animal coordinator Bettina Weld was that no trained dog in her connection matched that description.
Amy Adams (left) and Juno in ‘Nightbitch’.Searchlight Pictures
For Weld and Heller, it was love at first bark.
“We saw [Amy] and fell in love with her.
And from there, a doggy star was born.
Amy Adams and some canine friends in ‘Nightbitch’.Searchlight Pictures
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How long did you train Juno for the film?
So we had a couple of months.
Juno definitely tested our abilities…. You really had to think outside of the box in training her.
Juno running through downtown LA in ‘Nightbitch’.Searchlight Pictures
That sounds like a husky.
[Laughs]
Was there one specific scene that you recall her being particularly stubborn about?
And it ended up being quite a difficult shot, and we were just working it and working it.
It just wasn’t happening.
She was careful and stayed in the yard, but she was playing keep away.
And then, eventually, she would come back and have another go.
We finally got the shot.
But it was sort of comedic relief to break up the frustrations of not getting the shot.
Several dogs appear in the movie in addition to Juno.
Did any scenes or moments have to be improvised or changed because some dogs weren’t cooperating?
We had prepped this scene of all the dogs on the lawn and everything.
So the dogs immediately were like, what are you doing?
Which made everybody nervous.
But we were like, okay, none of these dogs are aggressive.
They just didn’t really like the way that Amy was coming out and approaching them.
And I didn’t really realize that she was going to come out in that way.
I was like, “No, everything’s going to be fine.
And I think we pulled one dog out who just couldn’t get over Amy’s good acting.
What moments made you feel proud of the dogs?
Gosh, it’s hard to pick because they all did so well.
And it was amazing how it came together.
And she did amazing.
She just looked so beautiful running, and she never wavered.
It was just seamless.
What happened to Juno or the other dogs after filming wrapped?
Are any available for adoption?
We still have Juno.
She lives with one of my trainers and her family, and she’s very happy.
And then a couple of the other ones were owned by other trainers.
There aren’t any that are adaptable.
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