Dakota Johnson in Celine Song Rom-Com

Dakota Johnson has the toughest job in the world for her latest film, “Materialists“: The actress has to decide between marrying Chris Evans or Pedro Pascal. The trio lead Celine Song‘s sophomore A24 film, which of course is about a love triangle — much like Song’s Oscar-nominated drama “Past Lives.”
The logline for “Materialists” reads: “A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker (Johnson) finds herself torn between the perfect match (Pascal) and her imperfect ex (Evans).” But there are no “Emma” Austenian parallels here: The film is firmly rooted in being an ode to classic 2000s NYC-set romantic dramedies, many of which Evans actually starred in at the time (“What’s Your Number?” remains a criminally underrated Evans performance.)
Zoe Winters, Marin Ireland, Dasha Nekrasova, and Louisa Jacobson co-star in “Materialists.” The trailer also includes an original song by Japanese Breakfast.
Christine Vachon’s Killers Films produces “Materialists” along with David Hinojosa, Pamela Koffler, and Song. Killers Films also had produced Song’s “Past Lives.”
“Materialists” star Johnson recently said during the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that she “really loved” bonding with Evans and Pascal while filming the feature. “It’s one of those special moments, and I think in my work, every moment I felt so inspired and so connected to both of those dudes [Evans and Pascal] and everyone on that set,” she said. “It was a wonderful experience.” She also told IndieWire that Song is a “masterful filmmaker” and she was “very grateful” to be cast in “Materialists.”
In addition to “Materialists,” Johnson, Evans, and Pascal all have a full slate of projects. Johnson will lead the open marriage comedy “Splitsville” with “Hit Man” breakout Adria Arjona and Michael Covino, who also writes and directs. The Neon film will also be released this year.
Evans is starring as a BDSM cult leader in Ethan Coen’s buzzy “Honey Don’t!” alongside Aubrey Plaza and Margaret Qualley. And, of course, Pascal will be making his MCU debut as Mr. Fantastic in “Fantastic Four: First Steps.” The actor appears in “Freaky Tales” and “The Uninvited,” as well as returns for “The Last of Us” Season 2. Pascal and Evans have another overlap there: Evans iconically starred as Johnny Storm in the first “Fantastic Four” franchise iteration; Joseph Quinn now takes on the character opposite Pascal’s Mr. Fantastic, who is Storm’s brother-in-law.
A24 is releasing in theaters June 13. Check out the trailer below.
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