He’s played Archie Andrews, he might be Mr. Fantasy , but can KJ Apa believably embody a Hollywood icon like Jimmy Stewart ?

That’s the question that was on some fans’ minds when the Riverdale hunk was cast as the titular Jimmy in the upcoming biopic. But according to Jen Lilley , Apa’s costar in the movie, he totally nails it — so much so that he brought her to tears.

“We did a table read over Zoom, and KJ’s camera was off,” the Days of Our Lives alum, who plays Jimmy’s wife Gloria Stewart, recalls to ReMind Magazine . “There were several moments where, because my camera was off, I just freely let myself cry tears of gratitude and awe that I got to be part of it because it felt like I was in a table read with James Stewart. It was surreal.”

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