Stars Love or just work? The life of famous film couples behind the scenes

“My Boyfriend Is Crazy” (2012), “American Hustle” (2013), “Serena” (2014), “Joy” (2015)

Angelina Jolie was originally supposed to star in last year’s Serena. But the busy mother of the family refused the role and it was given to Jennifer Lawrence, who not only took the project from Jolie herself, but also ordered Bradley Cooper to become her on-screen husband, a lucky charm that brought her an Oscar. in 2013.

Serena was about the crazy love between two businessmen who built a lumber empire during the Great Depression. However, Lawrence and Cooper would not be themselves if they agreed on some tear-jerking melodrama: of course, they once again got into the shoes of heroes who know how to love passionately and are no less desperate to embark on reckless actions.

The same formula worked in their first film together, My Boyfriend Is a Crazy. Their characters – Pat and Tiffany – clearly aren’t the most even-keeled people in town, which is why they bond. Such a creative connection brought Cooper a nomination and Lawrence an Oscar statuette.

A little later, another joint project was released – American Hustle, in which love between the actors no longer happened, but they worked together with pleasure. This time, Jennifer won the Golden Globe, and Bradley was content only with a nomination for this award.

In the film Joy, Lawrence played a mother of many children who managed to achieve dizzying success in business – this, by the way, is the true story of housewife Joy Mangalo, who invented a mop that eliminates the need to bend over and wet your hands while cleaning. Bradley Cooper’s character helps Jen transform into an influential business woman.

Of course, such frequent appearances on the screen raised a lot of questions from journalists: are these two dating in real life? But no, Jennifer always emphasized that 40-year-old Cooper was too old for her. And last year she secretly married someone else.

“Joe vs. The Volcano” (1990), “He Ain’t Sleeping in Seattle” (1993), “You’ve Got Mail” (1998)

Few people in the 90s didn’t like Tom Hanks movies. It was also impossible not to believe in the real love between Hanks and his constant on-screen girlfriend Meg Ryan: they looked too romantic and funny in the movies. However, the artists did not live up to expectations and did not become a couple in real life. On the contrary, while Meg was experiencing one affair after another, her friend Tom helped her with advice and remained faithful to his wife, actress Rita Wilson (they have been married for 26 years!). But in the movies, Meg and Tom were happy to be drawn into a relationship.

“Joe Against the Volcano” became the first harbinger of success: a simple comedy about the love of a rich woman and a poor man who accidentally got into the world of big money, became a real hit at the American box office. Therefore, when Julia Roberts and Kim Bassinger turned down the role of Annie in the upcoming melodrama Sleepless in Seattle, Tom Hanks’ old friend Meg Ryan became his colleague. It is noteworthy that the actors almost never met on the set, because in the film their characters live in different cities and end up together only at the end of the picture – for exactly two minutes.

In 1998, Hanks and Ryan played long-distance love again. In another melodrama, “You’ve Got Mail”, their characters actively correspond on the Internet, although each of them has a serious relationship off the Web. This film became the most successful joint work of colleagues and received a box office of 250 million dollars.

Three successful film stories inspired Meg to make another choice in favor of her colleague. In her directorial debut – the drama “Ithaca” – she invited Tom to one of the episodic roles.

“Tom is the type of person who finds the extraordinary in ordinary things. He not only notices it, but also conveys it to all of us: family, friends, fans. And we feel its charm. I enjoy meeting and working with him. Three films with him are my joy and privilege,” the actress said at the AFI Life Achievement Awards.

Days of Thunder (1990), Far Far Away (1992), Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

No less discussed in the 90s was the Cruise-Kidman couple, who delighted fans not only with romance on screen, but also with ideal relationships in real life.

Their story began at an audition for a new film. Twenty-eight-year-old Tom was quite famous in Hollywood at the time thanks to his successful role in Rain Man, and 23-year-old Nicole, who had recently left her native Australia, only dreamed of fame. Director Tony Scott immediately cast Cruise in the lead role in Days of Thunder, but the casting was negotiated for the female lead. Cruz quickly noticed a tall red-haired girl who came to the audition and immediately proposed his candidacy to Tony. So Kidman and Cruz were in the first project together. Their relationship began even before the premiere of the tape, although Cruise was married to actress Mimi Rogers at the time. He quickly divorced, and already on Christmas 1990 he got a new wife – Nicole. Their union became a model in windy Hollywood: every week, journalists wrote about elegant gifts and Tom’s passionate confessions. In 1992, Tom and Nicole cemented the idyll with the film “Far, Far Away” with a sad ending but good box office.

Despite the success of these projects, the couple vowed that they would no longer work together: Nicole tried her best to build a successful film career, but instead she was in the star shadow of her husband.

However, in 1998, the couple broke this promise: the legendary director Stanley Kubrick was preparing to shoot another shocking project and saw only a popular couple in the main roles. In the erotic thriller Eyes Wide Shut, Kidman and Cruise were supposed to play estranged husbands, and this role, according to rumors, had a fatal effect on the real-life relationship of the stars.

“When Tom and I agreed to do Kubrick, they looked at us like we were crazy. But it was an honor for us. We made three movies and made money, why should anyone care? That was the era of our life. I will always remember it as a strange and wonderful experience,” Kidman recalled in The Hollywood Reporter.

The actors almost did not get used to the images of the characters, and after the completion of filming, they took a course with a sex therapist, but this did not help: their love ship was sinking quickly. In 2001, much to the regret of the public, the couple divorced with a loud scandal.

“Apartment” (1996), “Doberman” (1997), “How do you want me?” (1997), Defiant (1999), Irreversible (2002), Secret Agents (2004)

Another grandiose breakup met another real screen couple: Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel. Fate brought together a French actor and an Italian model on the set of the movie “The Apartment”. At first, Vincent was not enthusiastic about such a prospect: he, an artist with a capital letter who became famous in his native country, was offered an inexperienced model as a partner. However, anger turned to grace when Bellucci won the favor of the French audience and even received the prestigious Cesar award. Vincent and Monica worked so well together that they did not even notice how, from many joint French-Italian films (“Dobrmann”, “How do you want me?”, “Rebellious”), their love on the screen turned into a real one.

In 1999, Kassel made an offer to Monica, but the status of their relationship was immediately agreed: marriage did not impose any restrictions, both were single and lived in several cities.

“Vincent let me grow up, put me in front of the mirror and I saw so many new things in myself,” Monica admitted in American Vanity Fair.

In 2002, Monica and Vincent found themselves in the same place again. This time they had to pass a serious psychological test – the scandalous film “Irreversibility” directed by Gaspard Noel. The film is famous for the 9-minute scene of violence and brutal murder in which Kassel participated. At the premiere in Cannes, the audience and critics left the hall, what to say about the actors of the tape, who closed for a long time after these shootings. At that moment, the first rumors about disagreements in the star family spread. However, the couple was able to cope with the crisis: they starred in another film (“Secret Agents”), became parents and for the first time gathered under one roof. However, at the end of 2013, the couple announced their divorce.

Titanic (1997), Revolutionary Road (2008)

There are only two films in the joint filmography of Leo and Kate, but what! Titanic became a lucky ticket to the world of cinema for both actors. The roles of Jack and Rose not only glorified artists around the world, but also helped win friends. During the filming of James Cameron, Winslet helped DiCaprio cope with excitement and even tears (the young actor was very worried when the director began to criticize his acting). The hard test of fame gathered celebrities. They continued to communicate even 11 years later, when an offer appeared for a new joint project directed by Sam Mendes (at that time he was listed as Kate’s husband). “Road of Change” told the story of a married couple, tired of many years of living together. DiCaprio himself joked after the film’s release that Jack and Rose’s relationship would end up so routine if they were both destined to survive the disaster. The picture helped Kate win a Golden Globe, and Leonardo received only a nomination.

“Kate is a true professional. He immerses himself in the emotions of his characters. That’s why I keep saying he’s the best,” DiCaprio admits in an interview with NBC.

In 2012, there was another reunion – at the secret wedding of Winslet and Ned Rocknroll (it was the third marriage for Kate), Leo was present, who led the bride to the altar.

Blended (2014), 50 First Dates (2004), The Wedding Singer (1998)

Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore’s creative projects have also resulted in a strong friendship. They met for the first time on the set of Frank Koraci’s comedy The Wedding Singer. Separately, the two actors were already accomplished comedians, but an impressive $123 million box office (they lost only to Titanic in 1998) forced them to reunite in 2004. Initially, Cameron Diaz was considered for the role of Lucy from 50 First Dates, suffering from amnesia, but other projects prevented her from participating in the rom-com and Barrymore took her place. This time, screen lovers managed to collect 196 million dollars.

Drew’s family matters (the actress raised two boys with her husband Will Kopelman) and Adam’s new projects (he actively began writing scripts for the comedies Don’t Mess with Zohan! and Classmates) separated the colleagues for ten long years. However, when Sandler’s popularity waned, he remembered his partner and, together with the same director Frank Koraci, invited Barrymore to the Mixed project.

“Adam and I are truly united. We have a special slogan called “Let’s talk about it.” And we really always talk about our projects before we start shooting. He is a great writer and producer and he makes his idea come true. We can shoot all day until late at night, and then he makes me laugh so that my laugh on camera is genuine, “the actress shared her thoughts with The Huffington Post.

Despite the complete idyll, famous personalities have always managed to separate the screen from real life and remain good friends.

“Vise” (2007), “Dandies” (2008), “On the hook!” (2008), Swap Wedding (2011), The Chicks (2015)

The domestic couple did not play love everywhere on the screen (film novelty was presented in Stilyagi and Exchange Wedding), but they never refused joint projects. Journalists who in real life tried to marry Maxim and Ekaterina, the actors are always convinced of their strong friendship.

“Max is the best partnership option. We know each other well at work, so we can afford to improvise a little more without fear of offending or offending each other. We really enjoy working together,” says Vilková in OK!

The story of the film novels of Vilkova and Matveev did not end there: in 2015, the actors starred in a film adaptation based on the novel by Sergei Minaev “Heifers”.