Max Irons And Jake Abel Video Interview On ‘The Host,’ Saoirse Ronan, Stephenie Meyer, Stripping Naked

Max Irons and Jake Abel come together in the sci-fi adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s novel The Host — and they weren’t afraid to go straight to the source for acting advice. “I went up to [Meyer] and basically said, ‘Am I taking [my character] Jared in the right direction?’” Irons told uInterview in an exclusive interview. “She created the guy, she would know best.”

English actor Irons first gained attention in the U.S. for his role as Henry in Catherine Hardwicke’s remake of Red Riding Hood, alongside star Amanda Seyfried. Irons is also wrapping up production for his role as King Edward IV of England for the television series The White Queen. Co-star Abel’s first television role was in the Disney Channel movie Go Figure. Abel was also a regular on the web series Angel of Death. In 2010, he played Luke Castellan in the film adaptation of Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

So what would the actors do if they had to “host” the other in their bodies? “Strip naked, walk down the middle of Manhattan,” Abel told uInterview.