“Shea and I hadnt worked together since ‘Fargo,’ which is quite criminal,” Coon says.
Shea Whighamhas been trying to reunite with hisFargocostarCarrie Coonfor years.
But all he needed was the right director who serendipitously made his dream come true.
Carrie Coon and Shea Whigham at the “Lake George” Tribeca Festival premiere.Jamie McCarthy/Getty
“And I was like, ‘Okay, who?’
And he said, ‘Carrie Coon.’
And I said, ‘Well, its going to be hard to go get her.
“Lake George” stars Carrie Coon and Shea Whigham.TRIBECA FESTIVAL
But she read it, and I think she said yes hours later.”
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Coon revealed that she was indeed “sitting on another potential project” at the time.
“I had to answer that one very quickly,” she told the outlet.
Of course, its always tricky when you have a family and all that other stuff going on.
And Sheas in everything!"
“No, it wasnt designed,” Whigham said with a laugh.
Lake Georgeis now playing at the Tribeca Festival through Thursday, June 13.
