Prime Video knew exactly what it was doing by casting and to bring James and Ruby to life on . , Maxton Hall centered around an evolution of enemies to lovers between scholarship student Ruby Bell (Herbig-Matten) and her wealthy classmate James Beaufort (Hardung), who set his sights on her when he realized she knew a secret that could ruin his family’s reputation. It didn’t take long for the chemistry to escalate on screen and viewers — including were seated for any scene between Hardung and Herbig-Matten.
The costars exclusively told about . “We had a very interesting dynamic while shooting. Because we were literally just going through everything that the characters were going through,” Hardung shared in June.
“Whenever we knew the next day we’re gonna have a shoot where we hate each other, we literally didn’t talk the night before. If we knew the next day we’re gonna be best friends then we went out for dinner together.” While Hardung found it to be “24/7 exposure” to their characters, Herbig-Matten said “We have a similar way to go into character and we kind of pushed it to the limit in some scenes.
For example, the staircase scene when we screamed at each other,” she noted. “It was really intense and we just helped each other and we trusted each other. It was really important to trust your partner.
” Keep scrolling for a breakdown of James and Ruby’s steamiest moments — so far: While it seemed like dislike at first sight, fans saw the Ja.
