Actors Who Didn’t Want To Kiss Their Co-Star (Tobey Maguire Was Miserable Kissing Kirsten Dunst In Spider-Man)
Do you have a favorite scene in a movie in which two co-stars give a great kiss? A kissing scene may look terrific on screen, but not all actors are in the right state of mind when that electric moment occurs. Remember the kiss between Kirsten Dunst and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man? It looked great from the audience's point of view, but what really happened when they touched lips as Peter Parker hung upside down?
We've rounded up this list of actors to find out what really went down when their lips connected with their co-stars.
Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller - The Spectacular Now
Herbal supplements are taken for a variety of reasons. Some folks need a little energy, and some people believe it improves their ability to fend off sickness. Miles Teller was taking a Chinese herbal supplement to boost his energy levels but for Shailene Woodley it made for a nasty smooch.
In June 2013, Woodley revealed to Vulture that her kissing scene with Miles Teller was an unpleasant experience. She said that she could taste Miles' Chinese herbal supplements on his lips and that she could barely kiss him. Miles would have to drink Gatorade before filming the kissing scene to get her into the mood.
Alyson Hannigan and Jason Segel - How I Met Your Mother
Nobody wants to kiss an ashtray. A few puffs on a cancer stick can leave a person's clothing with an awful stench that soon permeates throughout the rest of their body. Ultimately, the cigarette they just smoked lingers on their lips throughout the day, providing for a less than ideal smooching situation.
Alyson Hannigan can't stand the smell of cigarettes but her co-star, Jason Segel was a regular smoker during their time together on How I Met Your Mother. She played opposite Jason Segel as his girlfriend and then wife. In October 2014, Alyson Hannigan revealed to Elle that it was impossible to kiss her onscreen hubby because he reeked of nicotine. This turned out to be a good thing for Segel because it caused him to quit smoking for the sake of his co-star.
Tom Cruise and Thandie Newton - Mission Impossible 2
Tom Cruise has been the "top gun" in Hollywood for several decades now. Throughout his career, Cruise has managed to captivate audiences with his own mixture of action and romance. From Risky Business to Mission Impossible, he's never been afraid to go after his leading lady. We would love to assume the charm of his characters translated to awesome kissing abilities but we'd be wrong.
According to Thandie Newton, kissing Cruise was a mission impossible. In 2008, Thandie Newton revealed to Gawker that she became upset with each smooching scene because kissing Tom Cruise was "slightly icky." Newton said the scene had to be done over and over because of his wet doggy kisses.
Steve Carell and Dwayne Johnson - Get Smart
The best actors in the world understand how to jump out of their comfort zone when a touching, funny, or awkward scene is about to be filmed. For a straight guy in Hollywood, there's always the chance you're going to kiss another dude. Steve Carell and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson definitely had to jump out of their comfort zone for Get Smart.
How do two straight guys prepare for something like this? We probably don't want to know the answer to that question but in 2014, Dwayne Johnson told Elle that Carell's tongue felt like "kitty litter," and that his lips felt like the bottom of a cat's paw.
Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze - Dirty Dancing
Sometimes a bad kiss isn't about a person's smelly breath, their slobbery kisses, or their scratchy tongue. There are also those scenes when two people just don't get along and would rather be with anyone else. Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze shared what appeared to be a romantic kiss in Dirty Dancing but it was anything but amazing for the two co-stars.
Word got around very quickly about the onscreen friction between the two co-stars. Patrick Swayze wrote in his memoir about the horrible on-set experiences he had with Jennifer Grey. He said that she was overly emotional and would purposefully ruin scenes with her disruptive behavior.
Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst - Spider-Man
Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst went at it nose-to-chin for this memorable kissing scene in Spider-Man. Our fair share of Superheroes manage to find love. Superman has Lois Lane, Cyclops has Jean Grey, and Spidey found Mary Jane. Perhaps it was the young romantic in his, but in this version of Spider-Man's love story, he let the kiss go straight to his head, literally.
The Vancouver Sun interviewed Maguire in February 2014 about the iconic kissing scene, and Maguire said he knew it was going to be a bad experience. He said that hanging upside down was not the only bad part about the kiss. Along with the blood rushing to his head because he was upside down, rainwater also ran up his nose during the kissing scene. Now we know why Spider-Man wears a mask.
Kate Hudson and Dane Cook - My Best Friend’s Girl
Dan Cook says actress Kate Hudson loves to have fun on set and she made that fact abundantly clear when filming My Best Friend's Girl. The co-stars were preparing for a kissing scene but according to Cook, she complicated their big moment with some on-set antics.
Cook told ABC News in 2014 about the incident, revealing that Kate Hudson ate some onions before they kissed and it caused the moment to lose its gravity. Cook said it was "the worst onscreen kiss ever." Kate Hudson made no apologies for the kiss but Cook admits it was all in fun and wasn't directed at him personally.
Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio – Romeo + Juliet
The well-known classic story of fatal love, Romeo + Julie took a modern-day turn that thrilled audiences. Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio shared a memorable kissing scene in the movie that really came down to great acting. The tone of Shakespeare's work is very serious and these two definitely had to keep their composure to pull off the tension of the moment.
During filming, rumors began to spread about Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio's working relationship. It was said that Danes was repulsed by DiCaprio's preposterous behavior and that he was tired of her "prudish" nature.
Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Bad breath is a part of life. Sometimes dental hygiene may not be enough to fight off someone's stinky mouth. The moment you're hit with a whiff of stinky mouth odor it can immediately kill the mood. That's exactly what happened between Liam Hemsworth and co-star Jennifer Lawrence.
Hemsworth broke the news to US Weekly in 2014 about a scene that he shared with his co-star in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. Liam said that Jennifer had the worst-smelling breath he has ever experienced and that kissing her was "gross."
Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook
We already learned that J-Law purposely sabotaged her kissed with her Hunger Games co-stars, but apparently it wasn't just Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson she had a problem locking lips with. The actress apparently doesn't like kissing anyone for the cameras!
When filming the drama Silver Linings Playbook Lawrence was especially judgemental the first time she had to kiss her co-star Bradley Cooper. Cooper revealed on The Graham Norton Show that the actress totally called him out when they first kissed: "After the second take she said, 'You're a wet kisser.' You don't want to hear that. It was not a compliment."
Jennifer Aniston and Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
We're surprised that this actress is even on this list, but apparently, Jennifer Aniston is not the greatest co-star to be kissing. The actress guest starred on some episodes of 30 Rock, where she played Liz Lemon's (Tina Fey) "Crazy Putty" friend. Aniston character spends a considerable amount of time pursuing Alec Baldwin's character Jack Donaghy.
However, Baldwin was less than impressed with the Friends alum that so many men wish they could kiss. Baldwin told New York Magazine, "It was painful. I mean, every man who's had to make out with her in TV and movies — I don't know how they do it."
Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie - The Tourist
Sorry ladies, Johnny Depp is on this list yet again. But apparently this time, he and Angelina Jolie, his co-star in The Tourist, had issues with kissing each other. Supposedly Jolie was disturbed by Depp's alleged odor and she not only required him to rinse with Listerine before kissing scenes, he was also to have breath mints on hand at all times.
But Depp wasn't too keen on the scenes either, telling Mirror, "Wow. I've had more difficult days at work, definitely. Those kind of things are always awkward, so you just laugh your way through."
Helena Bonham Carter and Woody Allen - Mighty Aphrodite
In Woody Allen's 1995 film Mighty Aphrodite, he and actress Helena Bonham Carter play a husband and wife in a somewhat strained marriage. Both the actress and the director are known for their idiosyncracies—Bonham Carter for her eclectic, gothic characters and Allen for his neuroticism—but even she knows when an on-screen kiss is bad.
Granted, Allen is the one who directed the film so he does have a say in how the kisses are portrayed, but Bonham Carter still admitted she was a bit disturbed: "He tells you up front certain ways of kissing he does not want. No exchange of liquid is permitted. It can be a bit offensive because he makes no effort at all. It's like kissing the Berlin Wall."
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
So far, the guys seem to be the ones on the losing end of these kisses. But it's not just the most handsome men in filmdom today who have delivered bad kisses to their co-stars. There are a handful of guys who have had some not-so-pleasant experiences with kissing their female co-stars on the silver screen.
There were no onion pranks involved in the kissing scene between Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, but according to Hutcherson, he ended up receiving a slobbery doggy kiss. In an October 2014 article in Elle, Hutcherson said Lawrence was a "slobbery" kisser. He also said that she had some dribbling problems. At least she saved a bunch of lives in the movie.
Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson - Water For Elephants
Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson are two of the hottest actors on the planet. With their good lucks and on-screen charm, it was easy to watch them kiss on Water For Elephants. It turns out that the scene wasn't as easy for the co-stars to perform as their electric performance would suggest.
Hollywood Life revealed some details about the kissing scene between Witherspoon and Pattison in April 2011. Witherspoon said that she was disgusted because Pattison was working with a terrible cold. Witherspoon said he was sniffling and had mucus dangling out of his nose the entire time.
Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams - The Notebook
We know what you're thinking, there's no way that Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams could have hated their kissing in The Notebook... It's iconic! Well, believe it or not, the two co-star probably were not too keen on the idea of kissing one another during filming and it's probably attributed to the fact that they hated each other while cameras weren't rolling.
Director Nick Cassavetes once said that Gosling even asked McAdams to be replaced by someone else, saying, "I can't. I can't do it with her. I'm just not getting anything from this." Well, the actors got through filming despite their feud and the results are obviously magnificent. It was all probably water under the bridge by the end because after the movie came out, the two actors briefly dated.
Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder - Vampire Diaries
Dealing with a breakup can be the worst. Of all the little things that come with it, being in the presence of your ex-lover might be the worst aspect attached to breakups. It is even worse when you are forced to be around that person. Running into them randomly isn't as bad.
For Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder, they were an off-screen couple during Vampire Diaries but had a nasty split and made it a mission not to be around one another. Unfortunately, they had to be forced to do one more on-screen kiss.
