A24’s Materialists managed to squeeze the presences of Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans into the same frame without the world collapsing upon its access. That should be enough incentive for Celine Song’s Past Lives followup to help bring romance back to the movies.
The film’s setup presents a classic love triangle with a modern twist. Dakota Johnson is a matchmaker who meets a rich dude (Pedro Pascal) at a client’s wedding. Chris Evans happens to be there as well while portraying her working class ex, and of course the promo conveniently bypasses how exes are exes for a reason. Hence the following A24 description: “A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.” From there, the audience will be left wondering which man will win the matchmaker’s heart for good, and even better, this movie will not receive a too-obvious Valentine’s Day-themed arrival.
When Does A24’s Materialists Arrive In Theaters?
June 13. To build up to release, Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal recently talked via Elle about how Celine Song was inspired to write this movie by her previous work as a matchmaker, and Dakota talked about the dilemma presented by loving somebody:
“I’ve never dated anybody. I’ve had boyfriends, but I have never been on a dating app. I just don’t know that world. So, it was so interesting and intriguing. It’s the most beautiful side of humanity, but it can also be the most ugly. Loving someone is the most scary and beautiful thing you can do.”
She’s still dating Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, by the way, so Dakota’s doing more than alright in the romance realm. Is it trailer time? Sure. After this movie introduced a Japanese Breakfast tune, the latest trailer is a cute take on those “priceless” Mastercard credit card ads of yesteryear: