<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="2490172" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Luke-Bracey">Luke Bracey</keyword> said that he got along with his "<keyword id="10160456" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="holidate">Holidate</keyword>" costar <keyword id="161543" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Emma-Roberts">Emma Roberts</keyword> from the moment they read lines together.</li><li>"As soon as I walked in the room, I don't remember exactly what happened, but something funny happened and we all just started cracking up laughing," he told Insider.</li><li>Bracey added that he felt like he was "meeting an old friend" when he auditioned with Roberts. </li><li>"We really didn't have to work on getting to know each other or chemistry, because it honestly felt like we'd been friends for a very long time," he said. </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/luke-bracey">Luke Bracey</a> said <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/emma-roberts">Emma Roberts</a> felt like an "old friend" when they first met to read lines for <keyword id="128682" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Netflix">Netflix</keyword>'s "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/holidate">Holidate</a>."</p><p>In the 2020 movie, two single strangers named Jackson (Bracey) and Sloane (Roberts) agree to accompany each other as plus-ones to holiday celebrations without any emotions involved.</p><p>And just like their on-screen characters, Bracey and Roberts formed an immediate friendship. </p><p>"My experience with Emma was amazing," Bracey told Insider during a recent phone <keyword id="28970" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="interview">interview</keyword>. "As soon as I walked in the room, I don't remember exactly what happened, but something funny happened and we all just started cracking up laughing."</p><p>The Australian actor continued: "It was like meeting an old friend. It was like Emma and I had been old friends for a long time."</p><p>Their natural connection helped them with their performances in the film, Bracey explained.</p><p>"There was such an ease to it," he said. "We really didn't have to work on getting to know each other or chemistry because it honestly felt like we'd been friends for a very long time."</p><div type="image" title="holidate" height="2676" width="3568" msid="78922191" hostid="261"></div><p>Roberts and Bracey star in almost every single scene of the Netflix romantic comedy, and the "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" actor said they'd end up spending 12 to 14 hours together per day while filming the movie in Atlanta. </p><p>"For those days at work to be just us laughing on-camera and off-camera, it was a blessing," he told Insider. </p><p>Bracey continued, "There are so many times where we're just cracking up before the cameras are rolling. I'm sure there are plenty of outtakes of us just being absolute fools and laughing our heads off."</p><p>The cast also includes stars like Kristin Chenoweth, Jessica Capshaw, Jake Manley, Frances Fisher, and Alex Moffat. According to Bracey, the group had a "lovely dynamic."</p><p>"We were all having so much fun. And I think that shows in the film," he said. "If there's life when the cameras are off, that pulse comes through."</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><p style="margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CG0-euWji9C" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">2 DAYS until #holidate on @netflix?! That’s right! Come celebrate every holiday with us this Wednesday October 28th  </a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by  Emma Roberts (@emmaroberts) on Oct 26, 2020 at 6:00pm PDT<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2020-10-27T01:00:44+00:00">Oct 26, 2020 at 6:00pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><p>"Holidate" is Bracey's first time appearing in a romantic comedy, which he told Insider was a brand new "challenge" for him. </p><p>"I never really tried a rom-com, and everyone loves a rom-com," he said. "It'll be exciting to be part of one and to challenge myself that way."</p><p>The actor said that he hopes viewers can have as much fun watching the movie as the cast had making it.</p><p>"I hope they have a lovely couple of hours off from whatever they're doing at the moment," he said, adding that it's particularly important for people to take time to relax during the pandemic.</p><p>"When you can't go on holiday and moments like this with the pandemic, I think it's really, really lovely that we can sit and laugh and think of our loved ones and think of the close relationships we have," Bracey said. </p><p>"Holidate" is now available to stream on Netflix. </p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hxaaAoI57fk" frameborder="0"></iframe>

'Holidate' star Luke Bracey says it was like 'meeting an old friend' when he first read lines with costar Emma Roberts

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"<keyword id="10160456" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="holidate">Holidate</keyword>" lead <keyword id="2490172" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Luke-Bracey">Luke Bracey</keyword> said that he, his costar <keyword id="161543" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Emma-Roberts">Emma Roberts</keyword>, and director John Whitesell looked to the 1989 film "<keyword id="110014" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="When-Harry-Met-Sally">When Harry Met Sally</keyword>" for inspiration. </li><li>Like Harry and Sally, "Holidate" characters Jackson (Bracey) and Sloane (Roberts) start out as friends before they develop romantic feelings for each other.</li><li>"They're just friends in that one for a lot of it," the Australian actor told Insider, referring to Harry and Sally, adding, "We wanted to capture that kind of idea of friendship becoming something." </li></ul><p>"<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/when-harry-met-sally">When Harry Met Sally...</a>" fans may recognize some parallels between the 1989 film and <keyword id="128682" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Netflix">Netflix</keyword>'s upcoming romantic comedy, "Holidate."</p><p>Luke Bracey, who stars in the movie, told Insider that the Rob Reiner-directed film was a "big inspiration" for him, his costar <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/emma-roberts">Emma Roberts</a>, and "Holidate" director John Whitesell. </p><p>"Emma and John and I, the director, we kind of looked towards 'When Harry Met Sally...,'" Bracey told Insider. "That's a great feat, you know?"</p><p>In the 2020 movie, two single strangers named Jackson (Bracey) and Sloane (Roberts) agree to accompany each other as plus-ones to holiday celebrations with no strings attached. That way, Sloane dodges criticism from her family for not being in a committed relationship, and Jackson has a place to celebrate since his family lives in Australia. </p><p>Like Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan), the characters' friendship serves as the foundation for a budding romance, and they develop feelings for each other along the way. </p><p>Though Harry and Sally's relationship turns romantic at the end of the movie, they spend the majority of the film as well-acquainted friends. </p><p>"They're just friends in that one for a lot of it. We wanted to capture that kind of idea of friendship becoming something," Bracey explained.</p><p>He added that "all great romantic relationships," like those in "When Harry Met Sally..." and "Holidate," begin with "honesty and friendship and being your true self without the worry of romance."</p><div type="image" title="holidate" height="2678" width="4018" msid="78838152" hostid="261"></div><p>The Australian actor is known for his roles in films like "Monte Carlo" and "G.I. Joe: Retaliation." He also recently appeared on the first season of Hulu's "Little Fires Everywhere."</p><p>"Holidate" is his first romantic comedy, and Bracey told Insider that he was eager to take on a new "challenge." When he read the script, written by Tiffany Paulsen, Bracey said he knew that the Netflix film was the right segue into the genre. </p><p>"I read the script and I just laughed out loud, and that does not happen often, especially when you're just reading one," he said. "I was just laughing and laughing and laughing."</p><p>Bracey said he felt "fortunate" that Whitesell chose him to play Jackson, who's also a fellow Australian living in America.</p><p>The actor, who <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8788345/How-Australian-actor-Luke-Bracey-Hollywoods-HOTTEST-new-hunk.html">moved to the United States when he was 20 years old to pursue acting</a>, told Insider that he immediately related to the character since he puts himself out there and meets different people.</p><p>"I really admire that part of Jackson, his ability to be honest and open, which can be really hard," he said.</p><p>Bracey continued: "There's also been times where, you know, I've kind of felt out of place and felt very isolated in wherever I've been, but then that kind of idea of like, just put yourself out there and be open to things and say yes and go forward and meet new people that offer you something different that you don't know."</p><p>"Holidate" premieres on Netflix on October 28. Watch the trailer below. </p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hxaaAoI57fk" frameborder="0"></iframe>

'Holidate' star Luke Bracey says he and Emma Roberts looked to 'When Harry Met Sally' for inspiration while making the romantic comedy

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"<keyword id="10160456" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="holidate">Holidate</keyword>" is a <keyword id="128682" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Netflix">Netflix</keyword> original romantic comedy starring <keyword id="161543" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Emma-Roberts">Emma Roberts</keyword>, Luke Bracey, and Kristin Chenoweth.</li><li>Insider spoke with the movie's <keyword id="114934" type="POSITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="costume-designer">costume designer</keyword>, Helen Huang, about how she brought Roberts' character, Sloane, to life through <keyword id="6411897" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="vintage">vintage</keyword> and secondhand <keyword id="6" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="fashion">fashion</keyword>.</li><li>Huang also used fashion as a tool to highlight Sloane as an atypical rom-com character.</li><li>"I wanted to emphasize that Sloane is not like every other rom-com girl — where she's sad and then she's happy, and she has two totally different wardrobes for each — because I feel like that's not a real representation of women," Huang told Insider.</li></ul><p>Netflix's new original romantic comedy, "Holidate," follows Sloane (<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/emma-roberts">Emma Roberts</a>), who's sarcastic, self-assured, and simply fed up with being nagged by her family for being single.</p><p>When she meets Jackson (<a href="https://www.insider.com/luke-bracey-emma-roberts-old-friend-holidate-costars-interview-2020-10">Luke Bracey</a>), they bond over having equally disappointing Christmas experiences and make a pact to be each other's strictly platonic dates for celebrations throughout the year. But after a year of spending festive moments together, the two find that that they might have something more than just a friendship.</p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hxaaAoI57fk" frameborder="0"></iframe><p>While "Holidate" may have some <a href="https://www.insider.com/holidate-when-harry-met-sally-luke-bracey-inspiration-interview-2020-10">subtle nods to classic films of the same genre, like "When Harry Met Sally,"</a> Sloane isn't the predictable rom-com subject — and that's reflected in her sometimes-quirky and nostalgic sense of <keyword id="7" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="style">style</keyword>, as brought to life by costume designer Helen Huang.</p><p>"Sloane is the type of character who might have a really great vintage T-shirt collection or a cool 1960s leopard coat, but she would still lounge around the house in her high school sweats," Huang said.</p><div type="image" title="holidate fashion netflix" height="885" width="1180" msid="79031304" hostid="261"></div><h2>Huang found one-of-a-kind, secondhand pieces for Roberts to wear — and sprinkled in an homage to the early 2000s</h2><p>Huang told Insider that the majority of Sloane's wardrobe in the movie consisted of items that were thrifted or vintage pieces that were rented from costume warehouses in Los Angeles, as opposed to new, straight-from-the-rack garments.</p><p>"I would bring [Roberts] these little pieces that I found from all around," Huang said.</p><p>For example, when the cast and crew filmed in Atlanta, Huang found a top for Roberts to wear while she was scouring a local craft market in the city. Huang also rented all of Roberts' jewelry from different costume houses, which she said helped give her character depth.</p><div type="image" title="holidate netflix" height="1333" width="1778" msid="79031306" hostid="261"></div><p>"I didn't want people to be able to tell immediately where she got all of her stuff, and I think that's what makes Sloane so special. She's not the type of character to wear a one-brand, head-to-toe look," Huang said.</p><p>One of Huang's favorite looks from "Holidate" was Sloane's Valentine's Day outfit, which included a Juicy Couture sweat suit and an animal-print coat. </p><p>"[Roberts] actually had a pair of Juicy Couture pants from the early 2000s, so we took inspiration from that," Huang said.</p><div type="image" title="emma roberts netflix holidate" height="1289" width="1719" msid="79031309" hostid="261"></div><p>Huang also looked to resale and designer discount websites to find unique pieces for the movie — like a Moschino shrug-style cardigan with floral patches that she said she discovered while scouring <a href="https://www.theoutnet.com/en-us/">The Outnet.</a> Roberts wore the top for the movie's Thanksgiving scene, and it appeared to be sold out at Neiman Marcus at the time of writing.</p><p>"I was scrolling and trying to look for something special, and I found this Moschino sweater," Huang said. "I thought: 'It could either be really good or really bad,' but I love that line. It ended up being perfect on [Roberts]."</p><div type="image" title="holidate emma roberts kristin chenoweth" height="1333" width="1777" msid="79031312" hostid="261"></div><h2>Sloane doesn't alter her style just because she's met a potential romantic partner </h2><p>Huang said that she hopes viewers can see themselves in Sloane, as well as her style.</p><p>"I wanted to emphasize that Sloane is not like every other rom-com girl — where she's sad and then she's happy, and she has two totally different wardrobes for each — because I feel like that's not a real representation of women," Huang said. </p><p>"Sloane has one closet," Huang continued. "It's not like she went out and bought a whole new wardrobe because she met Jackson, and that was important to me."</p><p>Huang kept this sentiment at the top of mind while styling the other "Holidate" characters.</p><p>"I tried to show that women, in their clothing, have an idea of who they are. Things happen in their lives, but that doesn't directly affect how they choose their clothes," Huang said.</p><p><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81034553">"Holidate" is now available to stream on Netflix.</a></p><ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/holidate-when-harry-met-sally-luke-bracey-inspiration-interview-2020-10">'Holidate' star Luke Bracey says he and Emma Roberts looked to 'When Harry Met Sally' for inspiration while making the romantic comedy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/most-iconic-movie-outfits-2018-9">26 of the most iconic movie outfits of all time</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/luke-bracey-emma-roberts-old-friend-holidate-costars-interview-2020-10">'Holidate' star Luke Bracey says it was like 'meeting an old friend' when he first read lines with costar Emma Roberts</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/the-craft-legacy-costume-designer-90s-fashion-original-movie-2020-10">'The Craft: Legacy' pays homage to the original movie with '90s fashion trends like tie-dye and patent leather</a></li></ul>

The costume designer for 'Holidate' used vintage fashion to differentiate Emma Roberts from 'every other rom-com girl'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>In a new interview for Cosmopolitan, <keyword id="161543" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Emma-Roberts">Emma Roberts</keyword> spoke about her pregnancy journey and how she plans to raise her son that she's expecting with boyfriend Garrett Hedlund.</li><li>The actress said she's "nervous" about protecting her child from fame and paparazzi.</li><li>"I signed up for this, but he didn't," Roberts said. </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/emma-roberts">Emma Roberts</a> said that she's "nervous" about protecting her baby boy from fame and paparazzi once he's born. </p><p>"I remember when I was a kid and I went places with my aunt and people followed her like crazy," the 29-year-old actress, who's <a href="https://www.insider.com/emma-roberts-garrett-hedlund-relationship-timeline-photos">expecting her first child with boyfriend Garrett Hedlund</a>, said in a new <a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.com/emma-roberts">interview for Cosmopolitan</a>. "It's an abnormal thing."</p><p>Attention from the public isn't new to Roberts, who grew up in the spotlight thanks to her famous relative, <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/julia-roberts">Julia Roberts</a>, and her starring role as Addie Singer on the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a> sitcom "Unfabulous." </p><p>However, the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/holidate">"Holidate"</a> star said that relentless paparazzi still cause her anxiety and she's not sure how she'll raise her son under that scrutiny. </p><p>"I signed up for this, but he didn't," Roberts said. </p><p>The actress went on to say that in her experience, paparazzi "don't leave you alone."</p><p>"They push it, they follow you, and it gets to a point where it's dangerous and it causes anxiety," she said. "So yes, I get nervous. There's really nothing that protects you from that."</p><p>Roberts <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEif_2EAEz3/">confirmed</a> her pregnancy in late August, two months after <a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/emma-roberts-is-pregnant-expecting-1st-child-with-garrett-hedlund/">Us Weekly</a> reported that she and Hedlund (who she's been linked to since 2019) were going to be parents.</p><div type="image" title="emma roberts garrett hedlund" height="900" width="1200" msid="79175763" hostid="261"></div><p>Roberts spoke to Cosmo about her pregnancy journey, saying that she's "hungry and tired," but healthy. </p><p>The actress also said that she was "kind of stunned" to learn about her fertility after previously discovering that she had undiagnosed endometriosis, which led her to freeze her eggs. </p><p>"It sounds cheesy, but the moment that I stopped thinking about it, we got pregnant," she said. </p><ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/emma-roberts-garrett-hedlund-relationship-timeline-photos">Emma Roberts is expecting her 1st child with boyfriend Garrett Hedlund. Here's a complete timeline of their relationship.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/emma-roberts-pregnancy-outfits-photos-2020-10">13 photos that show why Emma Roberts has some of the best maternity style in Hollywood</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/luke-bracey-emma-roberts-old-friend-holidate-costars-interview-2020-10">'Holidate' star Luke Bracey says it was like 'meeting an old friend' when he first read lines with costar Emma Roberts</a></li></ul>

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