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Mediocre spies, unbeatable friends

Director Fogel saw McKinnon and Kunis develop a friendship offscreen

WITH BAD GUYS HOT ON THEIR HEELS, Jersey girls Audrey and Morgan take momentary cover in the bathroom of a Vienna train station. Audrey turns to leave—their lives depend on catching the next train to Prague—but Morgan has something urgent to say. Her best friend just tricked one bad guy and shot another to protect her. “Can we just take a moment to appreciate you?” she says, gripping Audrey’s arms. “Woman, you are incredible, and I want you to own it.”

Audrey, played by Mila Kunis in the upcoming action-comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me, out Aug. 3, always downplays her accomplishments. Morgan, an avowed feminist and aspiring actor played by Kate McKinnon, wants her to stand tall. But the roles are reversed in an interview over breakfast in New York City. McKinnon lowers her voice to share that she was just nominated for a fifth Supporting

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