'Christmas at the Kringles' stars share movie ad-lib details

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Oct 29, 2026
The people that lived here before you, they disappeared.
Leading up to the disappearance,
they were spending more and more time in there.
With the Kringles.
Well, Christmas is coming early to movie theaters this year,
and it is set to be a killer holiday.
The horror comedy Christmas at Kringles opens
in select theaters tomorrow,
featuring stacked casts of comic actors and a whole lot of fake blood.
Well, good day, Atlanta's Paul Milliken recently caught up
with the stars for a scary and merry interview.
Ho, ho, Merry Christmas, everybody.
I know what you're thinking.
Paul, it's not even Halloween yet.
But you know what?
The holidays can be scary, too.
And for proof, look no further than
the new horror comedy Christmas at the Kringles.
The neighborhood is like any other.
The house is like any other.
is like
no other.
Hark the herald angels sing.
Rachel Bilson, Rob Riggle, I am thrilled to see you both.
Let me tell you, I'm a horror movie guy that loves Christmas movies.
You made this movie for me, so thank you both very much for that.
So, Rachel, I've got to start with this.
There were so many times during this film that I was like,
there is no way that was on the page of a script.
They are totally ad-libbing.
Am I correct?
Was there a lot of improv on this?
You are more than correct.
There's a few shots where you see my mouth
and I'm like trying so hard not to laugh.
I'm like, like trying not to break because it was constant.
And it's honestly the most fun I've ever had on a set.
I could not stop laughing.
It's still Christmas at our place.
Hi.
Hi, Julie.
Hi, girl.
Mark.
Rob, I don't want to give any spoilers away,
but I will say there is a point in the movie
where you get some physical scenes with the legendary Beverly D'Angelo.
I was so excited for you.
Tell me about working with her.
I mean, I'm like everybody else.
I stood in awe of her and was like, this is so cool.
I can't believe I get to do a scene with Beverly D'Angelo,
let alone the type of scene we ended up doing.
So, yeah, she's iconic in film acting,
and I was no different than everybody else on the set.
It was an honor to work with her
and I had to remember to do my part.
You're coming for Christmas.
There's a scene where you're all having dinner
and there's like a whole pig on the table.
It's disgusting.
What was sitting in front of you?
Is this like disgusting, nasty props?
Is there real food?
What were you filming with?
It was a whole hog.
it was uh there was it was fake
and real there was actually had to be eating you know where we
had to be eating i think i chose not to don't know why
um but yeah there were both versions
in front of us and we shot that scene maybe two days
or a day but it was there all day
so that was fun people
that lived here before you they disappeared well guys any movie that
starts with a head impaled on a christmas tree i'm in i want a sequel
so let's do it again okay
awesome sounds good to me thank you all we'll see
you next time well we want to say a big thank you
to briarcliff entertainment for production assistance
with that interview christmas at
the kringles opens in select theaters tomorrow
