Warning: Spoilers forBoo, Bitchahead.
Lana Condorand Zoe Colletti experienced some paranormal activity while filming their Netflix limited series,Boo, Bitch.
“It kept going off while we were filming in the cemetery.”
Zoe Colletti and Lana Condor in ‘Boo, Bitch’.Kevin Estrada/Netflix
LANA CONDOR:I was part of the project from the very beginning.
We were so, so lucky they said yes.
By the time I got the official locked version of the pilot, I was really, really excited.
Zoe Colletti and Lana Condor in ‘Boo, Bitch’.Netflix
I felt really excited and joyful to be able to work with a female costar.
It was a little bit of a change of a pace.
And then just kind of seeing how each character in our show is very, very different.
Zoe Colletti in ‘Boo, Bitch’.Erik Voake/Netflix
I think there’s a character in our show for everyone.
We have a very diverse show.
So all of that were big reasons that I wanted to do it for sure.
Lana Condor in ‘Boo, Bitch’.Erik Voake/Netflix
ZOE COLLETTI:There’s not a ton that you get to see in the regular audition process beforehand.
They give you such minimal information, such minimal pieces of the script.
Gia’s a character that I feel like I have a lot of similarities to.
It’s super, super cool.
There’s a ton of great aspects.
It feels like a homage to beloved teen films, includingBooksmart, Mean Girls,andPretty in Pink.
Can you speak more on these influences?
Did you revisit any classics to prepare?
CONDOR:Not necessarily.
I’ve noticed [that] mean girls talk differently.
Like, they have more crack in their voice [and] more like, vocal fry.
I watchedThe Devil Wears Prada.Emily Blunt’s character in that, she’s mean, but subtle about it.
COLLETTI: I would say the same thing for me.
But I was watchingNew Girlfor the first time while I was filming the show.
I think she’s so cute.
How different (or similar) were your own high school experiences compared to your characters?
COLLETTI: In terms of who Gia is, I feel like we have some similarities.
I’d like to think I’m a bit of a goofy person.
So I feel like that kind of goes hand in hand with how Gia is.
I think that I was a little bit cooler than she was.
And I think that’s a quality that Gia has.
That’s kind of how I was able to compartmentalize that in my head.
Because we have the ‘Helen Who’ Erika and we have the bad bitch Erika.
So they were two very different characters for me.
I think Erika, right or wrong, she’s very comfortable with just herself and with Gia.
So that’s very similar to me.
I’m definitely more outspoken than the Helen Who version.
Let’s talk about that big twist.
What was your initial reaction to it in the script?
Well, I knew about the twist before I actually read it formatted in the script.
So when I was doing my auditions, not knowing that, that’s kind of hard.
My initial reaction is that I think that’s awesome.
I think having any kind of twist in a show, I mean, it’s awesome.
I think everyone loves a big twist in a show.
I think it is totally out of left field.
I don’t think a ton of people are going to really be figuring it out.
It was a totally fun arc for my character.
It was a fun challenge.
Do you believe in ghosts?
I remember I had a dinner with the producers early on.
I was telling them all these scary stories.
But yeah, listen.
Like, don’t.
c’mon don’t.
Like stop doing this.
Leave me alone, ghosts.
But paranormal things do happen to me and often, unfortunately.
COLLETTI: Oh my gosh.
I can guarantee that.
I’m still scared of the dark.
I have to sleep with a little light on because I hate it.
I literally used to sleep with my mom.
But I’ve filmed a movie in an abandoned psychiatric hospital.
They were like, ‘Don’t explore in the basement.’
The tunnels of the basement literally were like multiple miles long.
They just went on and on forever.
It was a huge, old hospital.
And so obviously the cast, we went in the basement even though we weren’t supposed to.
Of course we did.
And I had zero paranormal interactions.
So I’m happy for that.
I think there could be ghosts out there.
But I also feel like maybe they vibe with me, so they’re not trying to upset me.
Like they
CONDOR:Well, the cemetery that we shot at.
And
CONDOR:It kept lighting up.
COLLETTI: It kept going off while we were filming in the cemetery.
The series has an endearing message of living life to the fullest.
What do you both hope viewers, namely teenage girls, take away from the show?
CONDOR:I hope that they take away that friendship is so important.
When you have a best friend, don’t ever take that for granted.
Treat people with kindness because you never know what someone’s going through.
Remind your loved ones that they’re valued and loved.
And not to be super morbid, but you never know what’s going to happen.
So every day, live your days as if it could be the last.
COLLETTI: It’s true.
And that’s a really muddy thing to have to go through.
So I think just knowing that you’re going to get through it.
But also like [Lana] said, if you’ve got a close friend, stick by them.
Don’t feel like you have to match what everybody else is doing.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
Boo, Bitchis streaming now on Netflix.
