Writing, producing, and directing, though it took Robinson a while to figure that out.
At the time, she was just an 18-year-old who didn’t like the answer she’d been given.
I didn’t know that was a job."
The seeds of the story were personal.
“I pitched it forever as(500) Days of SummermeetsDrunk History.”
Robinson used that exact phrase with Feigco Entertainment, the production company founded byBridesmaidsdirectorPaul Feig.
“I knew she was wanting to direct it, and she had such a clear vision.
It was easy for me to say ‘I guarantee she can do this.'”
“I wanted this movie to feel like the audience this is for,” Robinson says.
Adds Rodriguez: “Seldom do you see Latinas as leads in rom-coms.
I was really proud of Jennifer and what she put together.”
But there’s one thing it’s not about: losing everything because of a failed relationship.
I’ve never done that!
Why can’t we be messy and also fine?"
Someone Greathits Netflix on Friday, April 19.
A version of this story appears in the new issue ofEntertainment Weekly, on stands now.
