Jessica Lowndes Talks ‘Deadly Adoption’: ‘I Thought I Was Being Punked’

“A Deadly Adoption” left fans of Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig and Lifetime TV scratching their heads.

Jessica Lowndes, who co-starred with the “Saturday Night Live” alums in the campy TV movie, admits she was also completely confused when she first took on the role of Will’s obsessed former flame.

“I got the offer and initially I thought I was being punked, and I was expecting Ashton Kutcher to jump out of the closet – even the first day of filming I wasn’t sure,” she told Fox 411. “But I was so excited, and given some of the work I’ve done in the past it’s obvious that I respond to these hyper charged, over-the-top dramatic scenes that I can really sink my teeth into. And to have the opportunity to do it with my favorite actors of all time was a dream come true because I got to make out with Will Ferrell and wrestle Kristen Wiig.”

The former “90210” star said making out with Will was nothing short of “surreal.”

“It was amazing and bizarre and surreal,” she said. “I think surreal would be the word to sum up this entire experience, but there was a moment when I looked at him and I looked at him and thought, ‘Wow, I am making out with Elf with a beard.'”

Despite the movie’s star power, Jessica said the production budget was nearly non-existent.

“[It was] ultra low-budget. I think it was even lower than any other Lifetime movie’s budget, and it was great because of that it had a summer camp vibe,” she said, adding that the shoot took four weeks. “I signed a non-disclosure so I wasn’t allowed to talk about it, which was the hardest thing about this whole process because secret movies are really hard.”

Adding, “My friends would be asking where I was going and I’m like I’m filming something that I can’t talk about, so I’m so excited to finally be able to talk about it and that people have been able to see it.”

So, was it a joke? Jessica’s still not entirely sure.

“I know that this was Will’s brainchild and it was something that he wanted to do, and other than that I don’t really know… This was played 100 percent straight and I think with anything comedic, though the more the actor cares about the character, or something, the funnier it appears to be, but this was not intended to be a comedy, and we all played it entirely straight,” she said. “I was actually really surprised to see how determined Will was to keep it as real and serious at all time. That’s not to say there weren’t moments between takes when we were laughing, especially when he was telling me I was a strange girl. It was hard for me to hold it together.”

— Erin O’Sullivan