What's better than one Paul Rudd? Two Paul Rudds, of course! So Rudd fans everywhere rejoice. because the actor's been duplicated in his new Netflix series Living with Yourself.
The eight-part offbeat drama follows Paul's character world-weary Miles: a middle-aged man who wants to a better version himself, so visits a dodgy-looking spa which promises to rejuvenate him, but actually clones him instead.
High-jinx obviously ensues, and Miles' original self is at war with his new, improved cloned version. Even his long-suffering architect wife Kate, played by Aisling Bea, wants shot of old, miserable Miles.
Forced to deal with the unintended consequences of his actions, Miles finds he must fight for Kate, his career, and his identity.
Paul and Aisling spoke to Cosmopolitan UK about their new series, and yes, they may have been cajoled into discussing *those* awkward sex scenes, and whether filming saucy scenes ever gets easier.
"The intentionally awkward sex scenes that don't quite work are easier to film because they're funny, but it's also heartbreaking because we're not quite in-sync," the Ant Man star explained. "And so I think several times we tried really hard not to laugh."
Recalling one particularly mortifying moment, This Way up star Aisling recalled: "It does help as the lady, if you get on with your co-star. It's a comfort thing, and when someone has a sense of humour about it.
"There was one moment, when my boob things [nipple pasties] went missing, and we tried to stay in the moment, [but] we're all sweaty and they had just slipped off. Paul was being so nice, he was trying to stay in character and trying to protect my dignity from four men with cameras and a boom mic. He sat beside me going, 'Don't worry, I got you'.
"So humour helps in a huge way, and being comfortable around someone. Someone who just literally has your back."
Paul added: "And [who] is respectful, too. It's awkward, it's already a weird thing to have to do as you job. It's strange."
On how Paul prepared to play himself and his clone, he revealed: "I actually called Sam Rockwell because of Moon and I thought he did such a great job.
"So I asked him how he did it. The thing I've come away with is, there is no one way to do it. I didn't wind up doing it the same way Sam did it - he had a stand in and would flip it around. So I would record both parts then someone off camera would play my line on an iPad and I'd flip around."
Living with Yourself launches on Netflix on 18th October.
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