Upon seeing the dead body, Julia then bursts into tears, looking to be comforted by Ewan’s character Bill Fordham, as she continued to cry in his arms. She may have been hysterically distraught throughout the scene but moments later in between takes, Julia was cracking up with laughter. The actress appeared alongside Julianne Nicholson, who appeared to be pointing out something rather funny to the group

Not her usual look: She wore jeans and layered tops for the part of Barbara Weston The Boardwalk Empire star also dressed in a dowdy fashion, donning a blue shire a brown flared trousers with her hair tied back into a ponytail. Other stars in the 2013 flick include Benedict Cumberbatch as ‘Little Charles Aiken and Meryl Streep and Violet Weston. The IMBd page for the motion picture states that Renée Zellweger and Andrea Riseborough were considered for a role.

Riseborough was cast but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Juliette Lewis replaced her as Karen Weston. Chloë Moretz auditioned for the role of Jean Fordham, but lost to Abigail Breslin. All an act: The group appeared to find something quite funny as they worked with Julianna Nicholson