Very Little Chance of “Twilight” Real Romance When Filming “Flipped”

Two young stars shooting a movie about falling in love for the first time. Where have we seen this before? But "Flipped" star Callan McAuliffe assures us there was no chance of really flipping with co-star Madeline Carroll.

The two young actors could barely make it through their kissing scene in their coming-of-age story without laughing.

"There is this scene where I almost kiss her," McAuliffe explains to PopcornBiz. "We were both kind of struggling with that. We both thought it was hilarious."

Director Rob Reiner explains: "Every time they both started laughing hysterically and would run. I was like, 'You have to hold it a little longer.' But they were so embarrassed."

McAuliffe naturally says it was Carroll who was the most awkward about the scene, but that it would get him laughing, too. They did manage to get their take. And the two did have excellent chemistry onscreen from the start.

Reiner made sure of this after he discovered the aspiring-actor McAuliffe, who is Australian, over a video audition. He knew he had found his young Romeo (especially when he nailed the American accent). He just needed to see if he got along with Caroll.

"I had done four other auditions and then they brought me in for a read through to see what the chemistry was like," says McAuliffe. "We were great."

The two remain firm Facebook pals.

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