20 Co-Stars Who Never Actually Met During Filming

Read on to know why these co-stars didn’t meet on set…

1. John Krasinski and Elizabeth Olsen

John Krasinski And Elizabeth Olson Must have appeared in both Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness But they never actually put on the set. The pair also did a fight scene together but Elizabeth revealed after filming was over that she didn’t know John. Vanity Fair. It turns out that due to COVID protocol, they filmed separately with stand-ins.

“I don’t know him … I don’t think so … No, I’ve never met him. I’ve never met that man,” she shared in the video, noting that she had indeed met his wife. Emily Blunt.

2. Sam Heughan and Celine Dion

Sam Heughan And Celine Dionmovie of love again Filming was done during the pandemic so they would never cross the road while working. Sam explained that both he and his co-star Priyanka Chopra Filmed in a bubble in the UK, Celine shot her scenes in Canada thanks to green screens and stand-in actors.

“We shot during the pandemic, and it was obviously very difficult for people to travel at that time, so we shot a lot of it on soundstage and green screen. That was one of the challenges of working during the pandemic,” Sam said. EW

3. Carrie Fisher and James Earl Jones

Carrie Fisher And James Earl Jones of both were large parts Star Wars franchise — while Carrey played Princess Leia, James voiced Darth Vader. Despite their starring roles, James and Carrie never crossed paths and didn’t actually meet until filming an episode. The big bang theory Three decades later. During a Comic Con appearance It was announced That Carey jokingly called James “Daddy” when the pair first met.

4. Christopher Briney and John Ham

Christopher Briney May have appeared in new I mean girls movie, but he didn’t meet many of his co-stars Jon Hamm. He explained that his character Aaron just doesn’t end up in many scenes so he spends a lot of time alone in his dressing room.

“No, man. I haven’t met anybody. I mean Aaron — he’s important to the plot but he’s not that much of a part of the movie,” Christopher shared. The Tonight Show. “And so I was just in my dressing room all day. You know, I saw Jon Hamm, like, when he was done, but I didn’t (shake him down).”

5. Hugh Grant and Matthew McConaughey

when Hugh Grant And Matthew McConaughey They knew each other before shooting Gentleman, they didn’t cross paths while on set. Hugh says Their closest interaction was during a table read before filming began.

“We just met a few minutes ago,” Hugh joked during an interview With Matthew, noting, “We don’t actually have any scenes together in the film.”

6. Jack Black and Jackie Chan

Jack Black And Jackie Chan Worked together on three different ones Kung Fu Panda films before they actually met face to face for the first time. Jake explained that over the course of a decade, the pair sounded different and never crossed paths, even at the premiere. Then in 2016 when Jack was promoting Kung Fu Panda 3 In China, he finally meets Jackie.

“We literally worked together for 10 years, side-by-side, on one of the most successful franchises of all time,” Jack joked during an appearance. Conan. “Never met the man. Never so much as a high-five, not even a glance across the room. We’ve never been within 100 yards of each other.”

He continued, “I was dying to meet him … I see the man and his aura is shining. He knows, ‘Hello, Mr. Black.’ And we had this powerful vibration, and this amazing eye contact — transfer of energy — and he said, ‘Think of a movie. We do that.’

7. Will Smith and Jared Leto

Will Smith And Jared Leto Could technically have met during filming Suicide Squad, but Will doesn’t count it because Jared was in character the whole time. Given their extended time on set, Will says he never really got to know Jared as a person.

“We worked together for six months, and we never exchanged a word outside of ‘action’ and ‘cut.’ We never said hello, we never said good day. I only talked to him as Deadshot and as Joker. done. I literally haven’t met him yet. Not a word has changed off camera,” Will shared in 2016. An interview with Zane Law.

8. Ben Affleck and Jared Leto

Ben Affleck Didn’t even get a chance to meet Jared Leto While on the set of Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Their one scene together, which took place in an alternate reality, was shot in 2020 when COVID protocols were in place. The actors actually shot the scene independently of each other and never crossed paths.

Producer Deborah Snyder said, “Seeing Batman and the Joker together in a scene is something Zac always felt for him. We thought about it while working on the film but didn’t know how it would fit.” Business Insider. “We actually shot Ben separately from Jared.”

9. Tom Holland and Tom Hiddleston

Tom Holland And Tom Hiddleston Appeared in both Avengers: Infinity War But throughout the filming process, they never worked together. In fact, the two Toms didn’t even meet until the night before they were set to begin press appearances together.

“We just met, literally like last night,” Tom explained during an appearance Good morning America. “That’s the wonderful thing about these movies. You make movies with some of the greatest people in the industry and you never meet them until the movie comes out.”

10. Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie

Saoirse Ronan And Margot Robbie were kept apart throughout the filming Mary Queen of Scots, all leading to the same moment they shared on screen. The pair did not meet until the end of filming because they wanted the scene to show how Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth I had never met in real life.

“We really, really didn’t want to see each other. I love Margot and want to hang out, but we wanted (the meeting) to be something special,” Saoirse said. EWadding that the pair “held each other for ages” and cried when filming wrapped.