Ron Howard Had to Stop Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby from Living in Their Characters’ House on ‘Eden’: ‘They Were So Upset’

The cast of Ron Howard’s “Eden” cast wanted to get wild on set — real wild.

Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby wanted to cosplay their roles — or at least their home — for the “Survivor”-esque feature. Howard told Vanity Fair that Law and Kirby asked to stay in their characters’ house. Howard put his foot down on that one — for their wellbeing.

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“They kept wanting to live in their [characters’] house there, and they were so upset with us that we just kept saying, ‘No, we’re here all day, but you just can’t do that because there are critters that are going to want to join you,'” Howard said.

Vanity Fair wrote that Howard “actually had to push back on both Law and Kirby’s commitment to Method, Floreana-style living.” We’re not sure that squatting on set itself technically qualifies as Method acting, but you get the point.

Howard said he “found [the cast] every day in our locations, with all the actors barefoot out here running around.” “Eden” also stars Sydney Sweeney and Ana de Armas.

Howard said “Eden” was filmed “on a really tight budget” and that all of the sets were built on location.

“Our only cover was to shoot real fucking fast when we had the good weather,” he said. “Eden” will debut at TIFF where it is looking for distribution.

Law had no issue with the pacing of the production.

“I’ve never been one to feel uncomfortable in that environment — I’ve always enjoyed living outdoors,” he said.

Law plays Dr. Ritter, a man who prides himself on living off the grid. He wouldn’t mind life imitating art.

“Quite honestly, that’s something that I’ve always felt an appeal to myself,” Law said, citing that he researched philosophers who shared his fictional character’s perspective on nature. “I did a lot of my prep for this during the [actors] strike, and my family is based at my house in France, which is very rural. So every day, whether it was building new walls or digging out foundations or clearing up the garden or whatever it might have been, I felt a little closer to Ritter.”

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