Rachel McAdams' Real-Life 'Spotlight' Counterpart Praises Her

Rachel McAdams poses with a gal pal while hitting up the Lacoste VIP Lounge held at the 2015 ATP World Finals at The O2 Arena on Saturday (November 21) in London, England.

The 37-year-old Southpaw star was also joined at the event by British hotties Luke Evans, Jeremy Irvine, and Hugh Grant.

Rachel‘s latest film Spotlight has been getting a ton of praise, and the real-life reporter she portrayed, Sacha Pfeiffer, recently opened up about all the research she did to prepare.

“We spent hours together, eating dinner, taking walks, phone calls, email exchanges,” Sasha told THR of Rachel. “She wanted to know, ‘What did I wear in 2001 [when the investigation took place]? What did I eat? Did I eat dinner with my husband? Did I wear jewelry? How did I take notes? When did I type vs. write in a notebook?’ and then they tried to replicate all of that. It was quite amazing to watch.”