Last year, they ended up busy at the same time because Moore was starring in Freundlich's latest film, Trust the Man, playing an actress and mother of two kids the same age as hers (Liv makes a cameo in a final scene). That put the burden of the family on her shoulders, since directing is such a huge time commitment, and it put Moore in charge of their move to a new home.
When she chose to do Freedomland following that, it was because it was shooting nearby and during vacation, and she needed the "break." These days, that's what constitutes playtime to the working actress and mom. 




