Amanda Seyfried Praises Meryl Streep On Acting Experience

Amanda Seyfried discussed her experience working with Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia and reflected on the actress's performance style, while reports also revisited Seyfried's role in the 2011 science fiction film In Time and its legal history.

Seyfried spoke about Streep at the Hamptons International Film Festival on Oct. 4, describing her co-star as relaxed and consistently truthful in performances, according to thenews.com.pk.

"She’s super chill and always honest in every performance. It’s just you could have a script written by the worst computer and she would make it make sense and feel authentic." said Amanda Seyfried, actress.

Seyfried said she believed performers could struggle if they felt intimidated by Streep. She added that her experience with the veteran actress remained comfortable during their collaboration.

"And so you can’t go wrong, unless you are intimidated — and then you can, you can totally just ruin the vibe." said Amanda Seyfried, actress.

Streep and Seyfried appeared together in Mamma Mia, released in 2008. Seyfried also discussed preparations for the musical film, including being sent to Las Vegas to watch the stage show.

"But she was cool. She was so chill," said Amanda Seyfried, actress.

Seyfried explained that the preparation process for Mamma Mia did not require extreme measures. She said the opportunity came through timing and the people involved in the project.

"They did also send me to Vegas and had me watch the show because I was in LA. So I, it really wasn’t that crazy, the hoops that I had to jump through. You know, right place, right time, right people." said Amanda Seyfried, actress.

Separately, BGR reported that Seyfried starred with Justin Timberlake in In Time, a 2011 dystopian science fiction movie that earned nearly $140 million worldwide against a $40 million budget.

The film followed a fictional society where time functions as currency, with people carrying countdown devices that determine their remaining lifespan. Justin Timberlake played Will, while Seyfried portrayed Sylvia.

BGR reported that speculative fiction author Harlan Ellison filed a lawsuit in September 2011 against director Andrew Niccol and production company New Regency Productions over similarities with his 1965 short story "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman.

The legal dispute ended before trial. According to BGR, Ellison withdrew the lawsuit in November 2011 after seeing the film, although he did not publicly confirm the reason for dismissing the case.