before falling in love with each other, Zoe Kravitz and Channing Tatum We’re Just Friends, creatively collaborating on her directorial debut, blink twice. However, as their romance blossomed, so did their creative endeavors.
In the two years since filming started, The two have made their relationship public An engagement ensued.
They hit the red carpet at the psychological thriller’s Los Angeles premiere on Thursday and spoke separately with ET’s Cassie DiLaura about what it was like working together.
“I think there’s a lot of trust there,” explained Kravitz, 35. “You get to go places with someone you don’t know either that you might not be able to go to.”
“So it was a really wonderful experience to collaborate creatively,” she added.
For Tatum, 44, the opportunity to act under the guidance of the woman he loves and work together is a relationship-strengthening experience.
“It’s really fun because we started out as friends, just working on a project that we both really believed in,” Tatum said. “When things start from that creative place…you just have to respect each other’s perspectives, respect each other’s thoughts, respect each other’s life experiences.”
“I don’t know what I would do without her now,” he added. “Everyone says, ‘Are you sure you want to create with your partner?’ But I actually recommend it to almost everyone now because when you’re in the trenches, you really get to know who that person is, What they mean to you and who they are to you.
“You say, ‘Okay, now I need to hear your perspective. Tell me what to do, tell me how to do it. Tell me what I don’t know, what I don’t see,'” he added. .
Kravitz and Tatum first sparked dating rumors in August 2021. ET learned in late October 2023, 21 Jump Street stars and batman The actress is engaged.
Kravitz’s romance with Tatum is her first since her public split from ex-husband Karl Glusman. The two ended their relationship 2021 after 18 months of marriage.
Tatum was previously married to intensify Co-starring, Jenna Dewanfrom 2009 to 2019, they had an 11-year-old daughter, Everly.
blink twice This is Kravitz’s directorial debut, and the actress-turned-filmmaker told The Economic Times on Thursday that she is still processing the fact that her film is about to be released.
“I felt a lot of things. It was a seven-year journey,” Kravitz said. “I guess I just don’t understand what’s going on right now.”
blink twice, Written by Kravitz and ET Feigenbaum, it stars Naomi Ackie as Frida, a cocktail waitress tired of being ignored who is invited to visit billionaire tech mogul Slater King. (Slater King) (Tatum)’s private island, attending a seemingly non-stop luxurious party. King is notorious for throwing long, lavish parties on his private island, and Frieda drags her friend Jesse (Aaliyah Shawkat) along to the lavish festivities.
But Frieda soon discovers that paradise is not what it seems after Jesse disappears, and none of the other partying vacationers seem to care – or even remember Jesse being there, despite having seen her days before. This dark drama quickly turns into a real fight for survival.
The film also stars Simone Rex, Christian Slater, Geena Davis, Haley Joel Osment and Kyle MacLachlan.
blink twice Releases August 23rd.
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