For Malia Baker, understanding how roles will affect her career when signing on to new projects is incredibly important. This is one big reason why she’s always diversifying her genres. Still, no matter the project, Baker has no problem connecting to her costars, and “Caught in His Web” — in which she stars opposite Emma Tremblay and Alison Thornton — was no different (via Rotten Tomatoes).
“The first day, [we were filming] a scene that’s in the middle of the movie, and we’re supposed to be close and we’re supposed to be tight, but we didn’t have that chemistry,” Baker told us. “That was our first day meeting. That was our first introduction and we were being thrown into the scene.” However, they would come to form a bond that would last. “After that one, I remember the producer saying, ‘You guys are good at this,’ because it was an instant connection. I feel like we all grew and we all got the experience that we needed to perform this in a really authentic and genuine way.”
Baker added that the three of them still talk often and have a group chat together. Then, when asked if this experience was similar to her other projects, Baker explained, “The casting directors do such an amazing job, to the point where you’re almost similar to your characters, so the dynamic that you have on-screen is the exact same that you have off of it, and vice versa.” Ultimately, she continued, “It’s a really cool thing to be able to have those connections from doing what you love.”
You can catch Malia Baker in “Caught in His Web” on Lifetime.
