Jane Fonda was ‘totally down’ to make out with this co-star

Their on-screen smooch’s first take was pretend.

Jane Fonda had a kissing scene with Richard Roundtree within the comedy “Moving On,” launched March 17. 

Though the octogenarian co-stars have been pleased to lock lips, and finally did, there have been problems at first.

“The humorous factor was that when that makeout scene got here up within the film, when it was speculated to shoot, Jane had a extremely unhealthy chilly,” the movie’s author and director Paul Weitz informed The Publish.

“So we truly faked it. They did all the pieces however kiss.”

Within the comedy, Fonda, 85, and “Shaft” actor Roundtree, 80, play ex-spouses who reunite at a pal’s funeral.

“She was completely down for making out with Richard,” mentioned Weitz, 57.

“We type of recreated that only for the close-up, of the 2 of them kissing … on set later.

“So Richard got here in at some point simply to kiss Jane Fonda.”

Weitz, a Large Apple native who grew up in Carnegie Home, a luxurious constructing on 57th Avenue and Sixth Avenue, mentioned Lily Tomlin, who stars as Fonda’s school pal, requested him to write down the film for the pair.

“She referred to as me from the set of ‘Grace and Frankie’ at some point, and she or he mentioned, ‘I’m with Jane Fonda, simply speaking, and we predict it is best to write us a film,’” he defined.

He mentioned working with the duo, who’re buddies in actual life, was amusing, particularly after they took jabs at one another.

“In some unspecified time in the future the place Lily was giving a dramatic pause to one thing, Jane thought she’d forgotten her strains, so she reminded her,” he defined. “And Lily mentioned, ‘I’m appearing right here!’”

This undertaking marks Weitz’s thirteenth time within the director’s chair. His directorial debut “American Pie,” which he labored on together with his brother Chris, was not anticipated to carry out nicely on the field workplace.

“I didn’t know this on the time, however when the studio was watching the dailies, they’re like, ‘That is going to be a bomb,’” he mentioned.

The teenager comedy went on to gross over $235 million worldwide and spawn three movies and a derivative sequence of 5 direct-to-video motion pictures.

“It was a shocker,” he mentioned. “It was actually bizarre to go as much as the theater on the primary weekend and see a line across the block.”

Weitz’s three kids, ages 19, 16 and 12, not solely preview his motion pictures earlier than they’re launched, however present suggestions.

“They provide me notes. My 16-year-old, I confirmed him ‘American Pie’ … that was the one film the place afterwards he mentioned, ‘I’m pleased with you, dad.’”