Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott inAll of Us Strangers(2023).Photo:Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures
Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures
Andrew ScottandPaul Mescalhad a natural dynamic inAll of Us Strangers.
PEOPLE talked to the film’s writer-director,Andrew Haigh, at the 2023 Gotham Awards Monday night in New York City. There, he recalled how he, Scott, 47, and Mescal, 27, “hung out” and “got to know each other” ahead of making the romantic fantasy.
“They were so excited to work with each other, and I think that meant so much to them,” says Haigh, 50. “And they’re really good friends now. They hang out all the time, and so something special was created when they were working together, and they’re still so close.”
The filmmaker adds, “They still like each other and they still text and see each other all the time.”
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Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott at a screening ofAll of Us Strangersin Los Angeles on Nov. 20, 2023.Todd Williamson/January Images/Shutterstock
Todd Williamson/January Images/Shutterstock
The film was nominated for four Gotham Awards on Monday night, including best screenplay, best international feature, outstanding lead performance for Scott and outstanding supporting performance for Foy, 39.
As for Scott and Mescal, Haigh tells PEOPLE he “can’t imagine anybody else in the roles” of Adam and Harry. He adds, “I can’t even picture what anybody else would be like.”
Andrew Haigh at the 2023 Gotham Awards in New York City on Nov. 27, 2023.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
“And they have amazing chemistry,” he explains. “They’re both so soulful and they’re brilliant actors, and they bring the film to life. They are the things that bring the magic in the movie. So yeah, I’m so happy with them.”
Asked about the main takeaway he wants viewers to have fromAll of Us Strangers, Haigh says he believes “the film is about a lot of things,” but “in the end, it is about love and about the complexitiesand importance of love.” For that reason, Haigh “want(s) the audience to take that in, in whatever way works for them.”
“And it will speak to different people in different ways,” Haigh continues. “And that’s what I’ve been so happy about in the film, is that lots of different people are responding to it in their own personal ways, and that, to me, makes me really happy.”
All of Us Strangersis in theaters Dec. 22.
source: people.com
