Set Design: It's Complicated

Ever the method actress, Streep inhabits both character and space when making a movie. The Academy Award-winning actress advised Meyers to reduce the size of the kitchen and add water damage to the ceiling for a touch of realism. “Meryl got involved very early in the process,” says Hutman. “She had special ideas on who the character was, how she lived, etc.”

Photographs courtesy of Universal Pictures.