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The ‘80s Rom-Com That Convinced David Boreanaz To Star In Bones
By SANDY SCHAEFER
One aspect of “Bones” that hooked viewers was the will-they-or-won’t-they rom-com-like relationship between FBI agent Seeley Booth and forensics expert Temperance “Bones” Brennan.
Booth actor David Boreanaz’s mind immediately lept to Michael Douglas’ Jack T. Colton in “Romancing the Stone” when he first read for his character.
Boreanaz explained to BUILD Series, “I remember reading ‘Bones’ and being so intrigued by the [Booth] character and by its relevance to ‘Romancing the Stone.’”
Like the relationship between the “Bones” characters, “Romancing the Stone” features two leads with opposing personalities while entangled in a life-or-death situation.
He added, “I thought of that movie and the connection that those two characters had and the give and the take and the back and forth and the humor that could be created.”
For Boreanaz, those elements and his co-star Emily Deschanel were what he described as a “perfect lighting in a bottle combination.”