It didn’t take long Kat Dennings AND Tim Allen to build a real connection similar to theirs Gear shifting the father-daughter duo.
“It clicked very quickly. We had lunch after I accepted the role and I immediately felt like I could trust him for some reason,” Dennings, 38, exclusively said in the latest issue of Us Weekly. “And he opened up to me very quickly. So I (was) like, ‘OK, this guy is like let me in.'”
Dennings went on to explain that her and Allen’s “instant” connection has only gotten stronger.
“For some reason it worked pretty immediately — maybe because I’ve grown up watching it for so much of my life, but it just worked. It felt very organic,” she recalls. “And as (shooting progressed), our scenes are so Funny, if I do say so myself. Arguments are my favorite scenes to play. There’s no fear for either of us and it’s a lot of fun.”
Gear shiftingwhich premieres Wednesday, Jan. 8 on ABC, follows a widowed father, Matt (Allen), and his estranged daughter, Riley (Dennings), as they find themselves living together and working to repair their relationship. theirs. The sitcom marks Dennings’ return to multi-cam comedy nearly a decade after playing Max on the hit CBS show 2 Broken girls from 2011 to 2017.
“At first I felt scared because a lot of time had passed. I felt like I forgot everything. Then, once we started the first take, it was like I had never left. It was so crazy,” Dennings shared. “I really worked on this. I was really in over my head about it. Then it felt so organic. I feel like I never stopped working with multiple cameras. I like it, I really do.”
Tim Allen and Kat Dennings
Disney/Mike Taingbehind the scenes, Gear shifting Dennings reunited with the showrunner Michelle Naderwho previously worked with him 2 Broken girls and Hulu’s Doll face. The Easter eggs don’t stop there, with a guest appearance from Dennings’ former Dollface costar The song Inside – and this is just the beginning.
“Brenda is one of my best friends in real life because we’ve met before Doll house and then Michelle is ours Gear shifting exhibitor. And Brenda and I have always talked about doing a multicam together. We’d joke, ‘Wouldn’t that be nice though? So she did (a guest spot) because we just want to hang out,” Dennings said, teasing the upcoming episode. “I can’t reveal too many guest stars, but there will be people who are really extraordinary. I think Michelle has put in some special little references for me throughout the series.”
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In addition to Dennings and Allen, 71, Gear shifting even the stars Seann William Scott, Daryl “Chill” Mitchell, Maxwell Simkins AND Barrett Margolis. Before the season premiere aired, fans were getting the potential chemistry between Dennings and Scott’s characters.
“What I think personally — because it’s also one of my favorite things — is that I’m willing to stretch it,” she told Us of the possible fictional romance. “The best on-screen relationships are when they last for many, many, many seasons, because then the payoff is so satisfying. Hopefully – if we’re lucky enough to have many seasons – it will last that long.”
While reflecting on her time on the set of Gear shifting until now, Dennings called filming a “magical situation,” adding, “I was talking to a friend and I wasn’t sure what to do next. She said, ‘Well if you could describe your project of dreams, what would it be?’ I said, ‘I’d like to do a sitcom again.’ I just described this exact scenario. Then the next day, I got a call about it.”
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She concluded: “It was shocking. I’m still weird about it because I feel like I’ve been wanting it and here it was. That’s how it happened. And I grew up watching (Tim’s show) Home Improvement so I was really excited about the idea of being his daughter. It’s just been so fantastic and I feel so lucky.”
For more from Dennings about her next sitcom chapter, pick up the new issue of Us Weeklyin the stands now.
Gear shifting premieres on ABC Wednesday, January 8, at 8:00 PM ET before airing the following day on Hulu.
