Sydney Sweeney And Glen PowellThe chemistry between them did not go unnoticed during filming and advertising Everyone but you last year — and according to a new interview with the actor, it was all part of the plan.
The two stars sparked romance rumors in 2023 with their romantic comedy. Everyone but youwhich were only exacerbated by Powell’s separation with ex-girlfriend Gigi Paris and Sweeney She is not wearing her engagement ring from fiancé Jonathan Davino.
As Powell has since told you The New York Times“The two things you need to sell a romantic comedy are fun and chemistry. “Sydney and I have a lot of fun together and we have a lot of effortless chemistry,” added Top Gun: Maverick Actor: “People want what’s on screen off screen, too, and sometimes you just have to lean into it a little – and it worked beautifully. Sydney is very smart.”
The actor acknowledged this to his co-star Sweeney, who also served as an executive producer on the film The New York Times her role in marketing the film, including promoting social media trends by re-sharing fan videos on her Instagram story. The newspaper also referred to an advertising campaign Video from co-stars whispering pick-up lines to each other, and the comments section is littered with fans voicing their suspicions about the true nature of their off-screen relationship.
Addressing the extent of their involvement in marketing, Sweeney said that Just she was there “on every call.”
“I wanted to make sure that when we were promoting this film we were having an active conversation with the audience,” she said, “because at the end of the day they are the ones who created the entire narrative.”
But as Powell admitted, they obviously helped. In Behind-the-scenes interviews shared exclusively with ETPowell said: “This film felt like a romantic comedy because it’s very easy to pretend to fall in love in Sydney.”
Speaking about filming a romantic comedy, Powell added: “The ideas of love are running through your head as these big romantic moments happen. So sometimes.” [it’s] It’s harder to distinguish between real life and fake life.
They are not the first stars to convince fans of a real romance with their project. In 2019 – shortly after her Oscar win for A star Is Born – Lady Gaga addressed speculation that she and co-star Bradley Cooper are actually in love after her performance at the ceremony.
“Social media is, quite frankly, the toilet of the internet,” she said in one interview with Jimmy Kimmel. “…Yes, people saw love and guess what – we wanted you to see that. This is a love song, ‘Shallow’. The film A star Is Born – it’s a love story.”
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