Spoiler Alert: Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge Discuss Filming Their Most Difficult Scenes First

Based on executive producer Michael Ausiello’s best-selling memoir, Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies, the romantic drama, Spoiler Alert, stars Jim Parsons as Ausiello, an entertainment writer who has a rom-com-worthy meet-cute with photographer Kit Cowan, portrayed in the film by Ben Aldridge. Like the memoir, the heartbreaking holiday movie chronicles the couple’s love story from their first fated moment, to their last, when Kit is diagnosed with terminal cancer. The movie also stars two-time Academy Award-winner Sally Field and Bill Irwin. Before the movie’s theatrical release, Collider’s Steve Weintraub sat down with Spoiler Alert’s Parsons and Aldridge. During their interview, the duo discussed what drew them to the script, and what it was like portraying two real-life people with one of them, Ausiello, being on set during filming. They also share how production began with some of Spoiler Alert’s most emotional scenes, calling it a “baptism of fire,” what they did in order to prepare for these roles, a