The gang’s all here!
On Friday,David Schwimmershared severalbehind-the-scenes photosfrom the recently releasedFriendsreunion special on HBO Max, giving fans an inside look at just what it took to reunite the cast of the beloved sitcom.
In one image, the 54-year-old actor shares a laugh with former costarsJennifer Aniston,Courteney Cox,Matt LeBlanc,Matthew Perry, andLisa Kudrowduring what appears to be a video conference call.
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“Photo shoot with @markseliger (can u spot him?)” he wrote in the caption.
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In his post, Schwimmer also includedthat throwback photoof himself and his costars in a “cast huddle” during the final episode ofFriends. He juxtaposed the shot with another picture of the cast huddling together during the reunion special.
“Thank you @hbomax for bringing us back together…” Schwimmer added.
One revelation made during the special revolved around Schwimmer’s casting — and how healmost didn’t do the series.
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Although the role of Ross Geller was written with Schwimmer in mind, Crane said that the actor “had a miserable experience doing another show” and didn’t want to make the move back to television. According to Kauffman, she and Crane had to “beg” and “beseech” Schwimmer to come on board.
“We assured him that whatever his past experience was, this was going to be different. We promise,” Crane said. “And he came on board.”
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Elsewhere in the special, Schwimmer admitted that he"had a major crush"on Aniston, 52, during the first season ofFriends.
“At some point, we were crushing hard on each other,” Schwimmer confessed. “But it was like two ships passing, because one of us was always in a relationship and we never crossed that boundary. We respected that.”
“Honestly, I remember saying one time to David, ‘It’s going to be such a bummer if the first time you and I actually kiss is going to be on national television,'” Aniston recalled. “Sure enough, first time we kissed was in that coffee shop.”
She continued, “So we just channeled all of our adoration and love for each other into Ross and Rachel.”
Friends: The Reunionis currently streaming on HBO Max.
source: people.com
