Marisa Tomei“had a lot of fun” getting to boss around her onscreen assistant in her latest movie.
In Prime Video’s romantic comedyUpgraded, Tomei, 59, plays demanding gallery owner Claire Dupont, who hires aspiring art industry professional Ana Santos (Camila Mendes). As Ana tries to impress her new boss, she meets the charming Englishman Will Laroche (Archie Renaux) on a work trip. When Will mistakes her for Claire, it initiates a chain of lies that slowly unravels, threatening Ana’s budding romance and career.
At the film’s Feb. 7 premiere at IPIC Downtown, Tomei revealed to PEOPLE on the red carpet that she enjoyed her scenes with “Rachel [Matthews] and the other girls.”
Marisa Tomei shaves her legs inUpgraded.Amazon
Amazon
“I think when I got to shave my legs randomly in the middle of bossing my assistant around, I thought that was pretty hard to do because we had to time out the props,” theMy Cousin Vinnyactress said of her favorite scene in the film.
Appearing onToday with Hoda & Jennaahead of the movie’s release, Tomeiwas confronted with a photo of her hairon the ‘80s sitcomA Different World. She called the auburn shag cut “unforgivable,” and said she was unable to look at it.
“It was not my fault! I just was like, a babe in the woods and they were like, ‘We’re going to do this to you.’ And I was like, ‘Okay…’ " she recalled.
Marisa Tomei on Feb. 7, 2024.John Nacion/Variety via Getty
John Nacion/Variety via Getty
Upgradedis now available to stream on Prime Video.
source: people.com
