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Olivia Munn Almost Quit Acting Before Landing ‘Your Friends and Neighbors’ Role

'Your Friends & Neighbors' star Olivia Munn opened up about her starring role alongside Jon Hamm, and her battle with cancer.

As Your Friends & Neighbors debuted on Friday, Olivia Munn opened up about her starring role alongside Jon Hamm and Amanda Peet, while also sharing her experience fighting and recovering from cancer. “I called my agents and my manager and said, ‘I’m done being in front of the camera — don’t put me up for anything,'” recalled Munn, who had considered transitioning into editing, producing, or writing after feeling unfulfilled in her acting career. “They feel impervious to the world and it’s so fascinating to watch these people crumble.” She called her newly single character Sam — who is going through a bitter divorce and is Andrew Cooper’s (played by Hamm) friends-with-benefits — a “survivor,” explaining that she’ll “do anything to maintain her place and take care of her children.”

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