'Minx' star Jake Johnson jokes he was 'about to kill' a costar who practiced method acting on set
- "Minx," set in the '70s, follows a young feminist with the hopes of creating a women's magazine.
- Jake Johnson, who plays Doug, told Insider his costar Michael Angarano practiced "method acting" on set.
In HBO Max's new series, "Minx," Jake Johnson plays a 1970s low-rent erotic publisher who teams up with a young woman named Joyce whose ambitions of creating a women's magazine get sidetracked once she meets him.
And although Johnson didn't adopt method acting to play the role of Doug in "Minx," a comedy set in 1970s Southern California, he revealed to Insider that somebody else on set did — Michael Angarano, who plays Joyce's ex Glenn.
"And to this day I have to refer to him as Glenn," he quipped.
As previously reported by Insider's Esme Mazzeo, method acting was developed by Lee Strasberg. It's made headlines recently since actors like Jeremy Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Lady Gaga have adopted the technique and spoken about the lengths they've gone to for their acclaimed roles.
When asked what Johnson thinks about the method that sees actors tap into real emotions to behave in a realistic manner rather than pretending to do so, Johnson said the problem with it is it's "very embarrassing."
Angarano's character, Glenn, isn't supportive of Joyce's (Ophelia Lovibond) ambitions of creating her own magazine. As they both run in the same social and work circles, a different side of Glenn emerges as he begins to see Joyce in a new light.
As for "Minx" creator and showrunner, Ellen Rapport, she told Insider that she didn't notice anyone practicing method acting on set, adding that it would've made her "crazy if somebody was in character for four months."
HBO Max's "Minx," also starring "Community" star Gillian Jacobs, airs on Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET.