Jack Whitehall & Shailene Woodley Interview: Their Raunchy Rom-Com Robots

From the co-writer of Borat, Anthony Hines makes his co-directing debut with Robots, a raunchy romantic comedy, premiering in theaters and on demand on May 19. This “outrageous, out-there comedy” stars Shailene Woodley (Divergent) and Jack Whitehall (Jungle Cruise) as the leads in what begins as a rom-com that then spirals into a sci-fi adventure. While promoting their movie, Collider’s Steve Weintraub spoke with the two of them about joining the project, the challenges faced while filming, and more. Like most rom-coms, our main characters in Robots meet by an act of fate while ice skating and set up a first date. Unlike most rom-coms, both have a secret agenda, and an illegal robot double they appoint do their dirty work. What womanizing Charles (Whitehall) and gold-digging Elaine (Woodley) don’t count on is their doubles falling in love. According to Woodley, the R-rated humor is pared by the underlying message, saying, “underneath all of the comedy, and underneath all of the insanity, was this reall