Dakota Johnson performs Lucy, a matchmaker with a powerful success price, in A24’s upcoming romance drama Materialists. Nonetheless, in relation to discovering her soulmate, she is torn between her flawed ex (Chris Evans), for whom she has a delicate spot, and an ideal, rich suitor (Pedro Pascal).
Oscar-nominated Previous Lives director Celine Music is bringing this intense love triangle to life underneath the A24 banner.
The trailer begins with Johnson pitching herself as a matchmaker to a random individual on the road. That is adopted by a montage of individuals sharing the qualities of their dream companion.
“I promise you will marry the love of your life,” she says.
At one among her shopper’s weddings, she encounters a captivating man (Pascal) who begins to flirt along with her. In a shocking twist, a waiter occurs to know her precise drink order—besides the waiter is her ex-boyfriend, John (Evans).
“You are able to do higher than me,” she tells Pascal’s character.
“My instincts are often proper,” he replies.
She begins relationship the billionaire, experiencing a one-of-a-kind romance. Nonetheless, she concurrently finds herself drawn to her ex, although she is aware of he can’t present the lavish way of life she’s experiencing.
“Once I see your face, I see wrinkles and youngsters that appear to be you,” John (Evans) confesses.
With two eligible bachelors from two contrasting worlds at her disposal, Lucy weighs the professionals and cons.
Nonetheless, her messy private life begins to impression her matchmaking enterprise. Regardless of promoting epic love tales and romances to her shoppers, Lucy begins questioning the true which means of all of it—love, marriage, and partnership.
“We promise them love, however the math doesn’t add up,” she laments.
Along with directing the characteristic, Music has additionally penned the script and produced the movie alongside David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler.
Materialists will probably be launched in theaters on June 13, 2025.