Allison Janney and Jurnee Smollett Talk Lou & Making Their Netflix Action Thriller

With director Anna Foerster’s Lou now streaming on Netflix, I recently spoke to Allison Janney and Jurnee Smollett about making the action-thriller. Written by Maggie Cohn and Jack Stanley from a story by Cohn, the film is about a woman, Lou (Janney), who is trying to put her dangerous past behind her when she is asked to help a desperate mother (Smollett) find her kidnapped daughter during a massive storm. Lou also stars Logan Marshall-Green, Ridley Asha Bateman, and Matt Craven and is produced by Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams, Hannah Minghella, and Jon Cohen. During the fun interview, Janney and Smollett talked about why they’re excited for people to see Lou, how Janney got ready to film her big action scenes, what it was like filming in the rain at night over so many days, and how Janney never thought she’d get a role like Lou. In addition, Smollett talked about being on Full House when she was very young, and Janney talked about making True Love with Gareth Edwards and Greig Fraser. #Lou #AllisonJ