Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis went from strangers to father and daughter in short order for the new film "Goodrich."
Before cameras started rolling, they were essentially only able to meet once. It was a dinner with their writer-director Hallie Meyers-Shyer , who just had a feeling they'd be great together.
And before they knew it they were off to the races, embodying two people with a lifetime of hurt behind them, wondering if a real relationship is even possible at this point He's attempting to reconcile his absence in her youth and find a place in her life now, while parenting young twins from his second marriage She's preparing to have a child of her own and wondering if she can trust her dad to be there this time.
But neither were particularly worried. The script, they said, was just that good.
"Hallie's writing was so honest and genuine and never felt forced," Kunis said. "It never felt fake and never felt anything other than the story of these people. Everything made sense. The dynamic was real. The relationships felt real."
