Katherine McNamara is no stranger to playing out a love story — just look at Shadowhunters — but Montana Mavericks marks her first time leading a rom-com. Excited as she was to rise to the occasion, the self-described hopeless romantic did feel a little bit of pressure.
“There’s always that thing, at least for me, about leading a rom-com, where you’re like, ‘Oh, my gosh, I have to be the Julia Roberts. I’m not that. I’m just me,’” McNamara told Swooon. “But it’s fun to think about their work and go, ‘Well, what was it that made their work so special? And what was it that made these roles feel so unique yet so universal and relatable, and to try my hand to find a little taste of their magic somewhere.”