Timothée Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan’s Sweet Friendship Deserves Its Own Biopic
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Lady Bird, Little Women, The French Dispatch... not only are these movies incredible adds to your weekend watch list (thank Greta Gerwig and Wes Anderson later!), but they all star IRL besties Timothée Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan. It goes without saying that the pair has undeniable chemistry onscreen—so much so that they’ve been dubbed them this generation’s Leo and Kate. Their fans have *also* birthed these iconic edits that keep landing on my TikTok FYP (and all my other social timelines):
saoirse and timmy my fav duo pic.twitter.com/pNgIYxqHRS
— rick (@tylethcreator) June 29, 2022
And it’s all thanks to their super sweet friendship behind the scenes, which we’re diving into right now!
Circa 2017
Timmy and Saoirse first met and built their bond on the set of Greta Gerwig’s solo directorial debut, Lady Bird. Saoirse played the titular character while Timmy took on the role of her toxic boyfriend, Kyle.
January 2, 2018
Timmy and Saoirse attended the 29th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala, as well as its after-party where they compared awards and posed for pics.
January 7, 2018
Lady Bird won big at the Golden Globes, and naturally, the cast and director posed together with their awards!
January 11, 2018
The duo posed with each other during the 2018 Critics Choice Awards.
January 18, 2018
Saoirse played a game of “Who’d You Rather” on The Ellen Show, and she picked Timothée in the first few rounds. “Let me stick with Timmy, because even if it’s just a platonic relationship, I think we can have a nice companionship together,” she said when choosing him over Harry Styles.
January 21, 2018
Timothée, Saoirse, Greta, and Laurie Metcalf arrived on the red carpet together at the 2018 SAG Awards.
Plus, Timmy bowed down to Saoirse during an interview with E! News (as he should!).
January 31, 2018
The duo did a joint interview with the New York Times, where they promoted Lady Bird, talked about their favorite coming-of-age movies and dished about their friendship. Saoirse even revealed her nickname for Timmy, saying, “Want to know what I call him? Pony, because he’ll come up to Greta and me and nuzzle us.” Timothée also said that he would “act in a movie [she] directed in three seconds,” to which Saoirse added that she’d “love to” direct him.
February 4, 2018
Saoirse is honored with an award at the 33rd Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and of course, Timmy presents it to her with a hilarious (and wholesome-AF) speech.
February 5, 2018
Timothée and Soirse chatted with Daniel Kaluuya at the 90th Annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.
February 24, 2018
Saoirse spoke about her friendship with Timmy on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and she cleared up rumors that she encouraged him to get a fake ID. When asked whether it was true, she playfully said, “No! I would never!” while nodding her head.
“He was about 19 at the time and I just know the pain of going out with a crew you’re working with on a Saturday...and you go out with everyone and you're the only one who’s turned away,” she continued. “And so, I mentioned to him that people had mentioned to me in the past that you could get an ID that isn’t necessarily legit.”
March 3, 2018
Timmy, Saoirse, and Greta hung out at the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
March 4, 2018
The duo pulled up to the Oscars, where they were both nominated for Lady Bird and Call Me by Your Name.
They also met up inside the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscars after-party!
January 8, 2019
The duo made an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, where Timmy loses his shit at Saoirse’s Shrek impression.
August 23, 2019
The Little Women trailer dropped, giving fans a taste of what was to come in the Greta Gerwig–directed adaptation of the beloved story.
The director dished about Timothée and Saoirse during an interview with People, saying, “There is some true pairing between them that feels like what’s in the tradition of great cinematic pairings.” She added, “They have an energy between them that is like they become a bonfire when they’re together. They’re both so alive and they’re both so talented and so smart and so young. When you put them together, it’s like combustion.”
October 17, 2019
Saoirse and Timmy graced the cover of Entertainment Weekly and talked about their experience reuniting for Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, where they played Laurie and Jo, respectively. “He keeps me on my toes—I’m never quite sure what he’s going to do next,” Saoirse said of working with Timmy. “That only progressed more and grew more. It helped that we do have a very natural rapport with each other….These two characters physically need to be very comfortable with one another. They’re literally intertwined for half the film.”
Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet photographed for Entertainment Weekly, 2019. pic.twitter.com/DsbZfJDaVR
— saoirse ronan archive (@archivesaoirse) October 17, 2019
The Call Me by Your Name star added, “In the least clichéd way possible, it really doesn’t feel like [I’m] acting sometimes [with her].”
“Everyone breaks down and becomes a little kid. This job is so trippy in that regard—you want to be serious, you want to be professional, and then it’s almost best when you’re able to be 12 years old. When it’s someone you’re actually friends with, it makes it easier,” he continued, when Saoirse playfully retorted, “We’re not friends!”
December 4, 2019
The Little Women press tour officially started with a photo call in Massachussetts.
December 7, 2019
The movie’s world premiere took place at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and of course, Timmy and Saoirse posed with the rest of the cast on the red carpet.
December 12, 2019
Another day, another Little Women premiere. This time, the cast headed overseas to Paris.
December 15, 2019
Timmy, Saoirse, and Florence Pugh posed together during the Little Women press tour in London.
December 16, 2019
The next day, the trio posed for the London premiere for the movie.
December 25, 2019
Merry Christmas! Little Women is released in theaters, blessing us with this *chef’s kiss* chemistry between Timmy and Saoirse.
3- cena que, na sua opinião, foi a melhor atuação
essa cena para mim é uma das melhores da carreira dele, a atuação do timothée é inexplicável. a dor e o desespero do laurie nessa cena é tão tocante que me fez chorar demais:/ timothée hal chalamet eu te venero!!!! pic.twitter.com/hQIFEFuQfQ— clara (@ttchlamet) December 23, 2021
June 4, 2020
Timothée and Saoirse revealed their favorite Little Women scenes for Elle Japan, and it’s basically a love fest between them:
September 14, 2020
While promoting her movie Ammonite in an interview with Dazed, Saoirse gushed about her connection with Timmy. “I always knew he was very special. And he was very magnetic as an actor. We’ve always just felt very comfortable with one another,” she said. “We’re very different in the way we work and the kind of performances that we give, and that really excites me–how different we both are.”
She continued, “He’s someone who I want to continue to work with because I’m just quite interested to see how it goes. As we get older and when we have more and more experience, what it’s like when we come back together.”
October 22, 2021
Timothée and Saoirse reunited on screen for Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, marking his first time and her second time working with the director.
September 14, 2022
During an interview with People, Saoirse dished that she was tapped to be in Barbie. “I was supposed to do a cameo because I live in London and they were [filming] there,” she said. “There was a whole character I was going to play—another Barbie. I was gutted I couldn’t do it.” Brb, grieving the loss of something we could’ve had!!
July 10, 2023
Barbie is released in theaters, and during an interview with CinemaBlend, Greta revealed that Saoirse and Timothée were supposed to have cameos in the film. “Well, it was always going to have to be like a sort of smaller thing because she was actually producing at the time, which I am so proud of her for,” Greta said. “And of course, it’s brilliant. But it was going to be a specialty cameo. I was also going to do a specialty cameo with Timmy. Both of them couldn’t do it and I was so annoyed. But I love them so much. But it felt like doing something without my children. I mean, I’m not their mom, but I sort of feel like their mom.”
December 14, 2023
During an interview on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, Timmy dished about his and Saoirse’s potential Barbie cameos. “There was an idea for Saoirse Ronan and I to do a cameo in it,” he said. “I don’t know what the cameo would’ve been. I think it would’ve been one of the rejected Kens or Barbies—not Allan.” He continued, “Maybe there was a reject French one along the way. I don’t know what that would’ve been.”
Aaand that’s all for now on these two. Personally, I’m looking for a petition to get Timmy and Saoirse in a rom-com together. @ Greta Gerwig, I know you can make it happen!
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