Why yes, sharp-eyed Showtime fans – that is Weeds‘ own Hunter Parrish who you spied in a few frames of the TV trailer for It’s Complicated, the Meryl Streep/Alec Baldwin rom-com due in theaters later this month.
Parrish takes a break from his scruffy surfer dude persona on the Showtime series to play Luke, one of the couple’s grown children who is left to grapple with the messiness that results after Streep and Baldwin’s characters relapse on their divorce.
The film, directed by Nancy Meyers, has raised critical buzz already, but Parrish said for him the joy of It’s Complicated was in working with such an awesome ensemble.
Streep was “incredibly maternal” and open to letting the young actor watch her technique, Parrish said, while Baldwin took some risks in the film that paid off. “It’s a great chance to see him in a place that’s a little bit more vulnerable,” Parrish said. “… He gets to become the one looking for something … and he totally does it with charm and with class.”
For more, check out this video interview with Parrish. It’s Complicated arrives in theaters on Dec. 25.