When ‘All Of Us Strangers’ Director Spotted Paul & Andrew’s Connection

“They were just talking to each other, putting their arms around each other, and you could tell that they really liked each other.”

Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott are the leads in an upcoming queer fantasy film, All Of Us Strangers. Though the film won’t hit theaters until late this December, critics are already raving about the intense chemistry between Mescal and Scott, something director Andrew Haigh picked up on early during filming.

Haigh sat down with Scott Feinberg at the American Film Institute to chat all about the new film. “We basically went to a concert together in London and I could tell that they were really into each other because they completely ignored me most of the day,” he recalled.

“They were just talking to each other, putting their arms around each other, and you could tell that they really liked each other.”

Later in the interview, Haigh said the two remained really close friends even after filming, and even celebrated Scott’s birthday together.

“I did not get invited,” he joked.

Ah yes, we are very familiar with Scott’s big night out to a gay bar to celebrate his 47th year. The photos blew up on gay Twitter. But, it’s nice to know the two actors are getting along so well both off and on the screen.

“If you can get actors that want to work with each other, that care about working with each other then there’s chemistry already there,” Haign continued. Needless to say, this is one movie you won’t want to miss.

About All Of Us Strangers

All of Us Strangers is an adaptation of the Japanese novel of the same name by Taichi Yamada. It follows Adam (Scott), a man living in a lonely tower block in London. When Adam has a chance encounter with his neighbor Harry (Mescal), his whole world is turned upside down. Though sparks fly between the London boys, not everything is as simple as it seems. Adam “is preoccupied with memories of the past and finds himself drawn back to the suburban town where he grew up and the childhood home where his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell) appear to be living, just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before.”

According to reviews, the film is filled with sweet sex scenes, talks of grief and falling in love, and a chaotic nightclub sequence.

SEE SCOTT AND MESCAL FALL FOR EACH OTHER WHEN ALL OF US STRANGERS PREMIERES IN THEATERS ON DECEMBER 22.

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