LOS ANGELES, May 3 ― Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon teamed up with “Modern Family” star Sofia Vergara on Thursday to promote their new female-driven comedy “Hot Pursuit” on the red carpet.
Witherspoon plays an uptight police officer who has to protect the outgoing widow of a drug boss, played by Vergara.
The movie is directed, produced and led by a strong presence of women on set.
“Yes, it was very comfortable. It’s not that it’s better, you know, it’s just that it’s comfortable. We all were taking care of each other like ‘Oh you need to sit straight because your dress is not looking good.’ You know things like that, that girls we’re always like watching for each other,” says actress Sofia Vergara.
Academy Award winner Witherspoon, who is also one of the film’s producers, has been vocal about the empowerment of women in Hollywood.
She’s been quoted as saying she began her production company after she saw “six of my favourite actresses fighting over a really crappy role”.
“You know, I think we have a different kind of communication. It’s an easier kind communication working with just women. We have just a kind of a short hand. We think the same things are funny. It’s also we just enjoy the process, it’s fun! You know we bring our kids on set and our family’s all there. It was just a good time.”
“Hot Pursuit” will be released in the US on May 8th. ― Reuters
