Oscar nominees Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh are both hard-pressed to explain exactly how on-screen chemistry is created, but they have oodles of it in their new tearjerker romance We Live in Time, which debuted at the Toronto film festival.

The movie tells the story of Michelin-starred chef Almut (Pugh) and Tobias (Garfield), an employee of cereal company Weetabix, who meet-cute in perhaps the most awkward way possible -- she hits him with her car.

Director John Crowley takes the audience on an intimate journey of their love story, from dating and steamy sex to building a family to confronting cancer, through snapshots of their existence -- all presented out of order.&nbsp;

For Pugh, that process allowed the two actors to learn more about their characters and each other as the shoot went on. "It was such a magical experience," the 28-year-old British actress told AFP on Saturday, not long after the movie's warmly received premiere late Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

"We've been trying to talk about what chemistry is and where it comes from, and ultimately, we don't know other than the fact that we both were willing to jump together, and that's probably why it feels so mad and raw."

Indeed, there are brutal moments of anger between the couple, but also paralyzing sadness and, before that, the wild thrill of having a child -- an emergency delivery in a gas station bathroom.

"I'm so happy that I did it and I got to do it with Florence," Garfield said.&nbsp;"I don't think it was meant to be with anyone else," added the 41-year-old, who was taking a break when he received Nick Payne's script, and quickly jumped at the chance to work with Crowley, who had directed him in "Boy A" (2007).

The British-American actor said Saturday the film was "like a sacred healing ritual," allowing him to handle "certain losses that I experienced, and with certain longings that I was experiencing."

- 'Old soul' -

For Crowley, Payne's nonlinear structure offered a "playful invitation to the audience to begin putting this together."

He told AFP that the shoot was of course out of order, though the crew did not want Garfield and Pugh "schizophrenically jumping too far" between time periods on any given day.

On the few days with scenes in three time periods, "that was a real head-wrecker for them," he said.

"It was a very interesting technical and emotional exercise."

After working on last year's huge hit "Oppenheimer" and sci-fi epic "Dune 2," Pugh said she was thrilled with the genre shift for "We Live in Time," which will open in limited release in the United States on October 11.

"I've been wanting to do a love story for a while," she told AFP.

Once her character Almut is diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she struggles to balance her limited time left between her family and her professional goals.

"The things that she's going through in the story are the things I see in my friends, in my sisters and my mum, in myself now," Pugh said, referring to the hectic juggling of career, love, motherhood and health.

When asked about the 13-year age difference between the actors, Crowley said it quickly became irrelevant because of the pair's palpable connection.

"Florence is an old soul," the director said. "She carries more heft on her and in a way, Andrew, who's also an old soul, carries a kind of boyishness -- he always has."

Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION&nbsp;audience.

Oscar nominees Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh are both hard-pressed to explain exactly how on-screen chemistry is created, but they have oodles of it in their new tearjerker romance We Live in Time, which debuted at the Toronto film festival.

Oscar nominees Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh are both hard-pressed to explain exactly how on-screen chemistry is created, but they have oodles of it in their new tearjerker romance We Live in Time, which debuted at the Toronto film festival. The movie tells the story of Michelin-starred chef Almut (Pugh) and Tobias (Garfield), an employee of cereal company Weetabix, who meet-cute in perhaps the most awkward way possible -- she hits him with her car. Director John Crowley takes the audience on an intimate journey of their love story, from dating and steamy sex to building a family to confronting cancer, through snapshots of their existence -- all presented out of order. For Pugh, that process allowed the two actors to learn more about their characters and each other as the shoot went on. "It was such a magical experience," the 28-year-old British actress told AFP on Saturday, not long after the movie's warmly received premiere late Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). "We've been trying to talk about what chemistry is and where it comes from, and ultimately, we don't know other than the fact that we both were willing to jump together, and that's probably why it feels so mad and raw." Indeed, there are brutal moments of anger between the couple, but also paralyzing sadness and, before that, the wild thrill of having a child -- an emergency delivery in a gas station bathroom. "I'm so happy that I did it and I got to do it with Florence," Garfield said. "I don't think it was meant to be with anyone else," added the 41-year-old, who was taking a break when he received Nick Payne's script, and quickly jumped at the chance to work with Crowley, who had directed him in "Boy A" (2007). The British-American actor said Saturday the film was "like a sacred healing ritual," allowing him to handle "certain losses that I experienced, and with certain longings that I was experiencing." - 'Old soul' - For Crowley, Payne's nonlinear structure offered a "playful invitation to the audience to begin putting this together." He told AFP that the shoot was of course out of order, though the crew did not want Garfield and Pugh "schizophrenically jumping too far" between time periods on any given day. On the few days with scenes in three time periods, "that was a real head-wrecker for them," he said. "It was a very interesting technical and emotional exercise." After working on last year's huge hit "Oppenheimer" and sci-fi epic "Dune 2," Pugh said she was thrilled with the genre shift for "We Live in Time," which will open in limited release in the United States on October 11. "I've been wanting to do a love story for a while," she told AFP. Once her character Almut is diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she struggles to balance her limited time left between her family and her professional goals. "The things that she's going through in the story are the things I see in my friends, in my sisters and my mum, in myself now," Pugh said, referring to the hectic juggling of career, love, motherhood and health. When asked about the 13-year age difference between the actors, Crowley said it quickly became irrelevant because of the pair's palpable connection. "Florence is an old soul," the director said. "She carries more heft on her and in a way, Andrew, who's also an old soul, carries a kind of boyishness -- he always has." Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Garfield, Pugh charm Toronto in new romance We Live in Time

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The Garfield Movie&nbsp;and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga&nbsp;battled for the top spot in North American theatres over the long US holiday weekend, but it was still a rough Memorial Day at the box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.

The Garfield Movie,&nbsp;Sony's animated reboot about the lazy cat who loves lasagna, starring Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) as the orange feline, was expected to take $31.9 million from Friday to Monday, Exhibitor Relations said.

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Furiosa&nbsp;-- the fifth instalment in Australian director George Miller's Mad Max&nbsp;post-apocalyptic action series, starring Anya Taylor-Joy in the role first played in Charlize Theron -- was right behind at $31.5 million over the four-day weekend.

Furiosa,&nbsp;from Warner Bros, was ahead in the estimated Friday-Sunday totals, Exhibitor said, but the four-day figure is the key metric.&nbsp;

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Final figures are due out Tuesday.

"Garfield&nbsp;is not among the animation elites, but it's reasonably budgeted," said industry analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research. "It's doing what it's supposed to do."

As for Furiosa,&nbsp;Gross called it "a weak opening for Mad Max's 5th episode," adding that though it was well received by critics and audiences, the prequel paled at the box office in comparison to "Mad Max: Fury Road," which starred Theron.

Memorial Day is the traditional kickoff to summer in the United States, and also usually a big weekend for new movies -- meaning studios are sure to be disappointed with the overall box office total.

Both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter said whichever film triumphs, it will be the worst Memorial Day opening in nearly three decades.

In third place at $21 million was Paramount's animated feature If,&nbsp;which stars Cailey Fleming as a young girl who, along with neighbour Ryan Reynolds, embarks on an adventure to reconnect forgotten made-up playmates with their children.

Fourth place went to 20th Century action sci-fi Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,&nbsp;at $17.1 million, and in fifth was Universal's action-comedy The Fall Guy,&nbsp;starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, with $7.8 million.&nbsp;

Rounding out the top 10 were:

The Strangers: Chapter 1&nbsp;($7 million)

Sight&nbsp;($3.5 million)

Challengers&nbsp;($1.7 million)

Back to Black&nbsp;($1.3 million)

Tarot&nbsp;($935,000)

The Garfield Movie and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga battled for the top spot in North American theatres over the long US holiday weekend, but it was still a rough Memorial Day at the box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.

The Garfield Movie and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga battled for the top spot in North American theatres over the long US holiday weekend, but it was still a rough Memorial Day at the box office, industry estimates showed Sunday. The Garfield Movie, Sony's animated reboot about the lazy cat who loves lasagna, starring Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) as the orange feline, was expected to take $31.9 million from Friday to Monday, Exhibitor Relations said. Lady Gaga teases fans with 7th studio album details: 'Nothing like anything that I’ve made before'' Furiosa -- the fifth instalment in Australian director George Miller's Mad Max post-apocalyptic action series, starring Anya Taylor-Joy in the role first played in Charlize Theron -- was right behind at $31.5 million over the four-day weekend. Furiosa, from Warner Bros, was ahead in the estimated Friday-Sunday totals, Exhibitor said, but the four-day figure is the key metric. After Kelly Rowland, Cannes security guard gets into massive argument with Dominican star Massiel Taveras Final figures are due out Tuesday. "Garfield is not among the animation elites, but it's reasonably budgeted," said industry analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research. "It's doing what it's supposed to do." As for Furiosa, Gross called it "a weak opening for Mad Max's 5th episode," adding that though it was well received by critics and audiences, the prequel paled at the box office in comparison to "Mad Max: Fury Road," which starred Theron. Memorial Day is the traditional kickoff to summer in the United States, and also usually a big weekend for new movies -- meaning studios are sure to be disappointed with the overall box office total. Both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter said whichever film triumphs, it will be the worst Memorial Day opening in nearly three decades. In third place at $21 million was Paramount's animated feature If, which stars Cailey Fleming as a young girl who, along with neighbour Ryan Reynolds, embarks on an adventure to reconnect forgotten made-up playmates with their children. Fourth place went to 20th Century action sci-fi Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, at $17.1 million, and in fifth was Universal's action-comedy The Fall Guy, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, with $7.8 million. Rounding out the top 10 were: The Strangers: Chapter 1 ($7 million) Sight ($3.5 million) Challengers ($1.7 million) Back to Black ($1.3 million) Tarot ($935,000)

Garfield and Furiosa battle in weak N.America box office

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Sony’s Columbia Pictures animated project ‘Garfield’ starring Hollywood star Chris Pratt is all set to hit the theatres on February 16, 2024. Pratt will voice the lasagna-loving cat. The ‘Jurassic World’ star has been cast along with&nbsp;actor Samuel Jackson in the lead role as a new character in the Garfield universe, Vic. He plays the father of the orange feline. Specifics about the new plot are still unknown.

The film comes from Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson’s Alcon Entertainment, with Sony distributing it worldwide, excluding China. ‘Garfield’ is penned by David Reynolds of ‘Finding Nemo’ and is helmed by the 'Chicken Little' maker, Mark Dindal.

Although no other cast members have been announced, the film will presumably feature classic characters from the franchise, including his owner, Jon Arbuckle, and dim-witted puppy, Odie. In 1978, Jim Davis invented the orange cat Garfield for a comic strip, in which he causes trouble for human owner Jon Arbuckle and Odie, Jon's dog. The character developed into a cultural icon and the comic strip now holds the record for being the most widely syndicated in the world, The Hollywood Reporter noted.

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Previously, ‘Garfield: The Movie’ in 2004 and ‘Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties’ became box office successes despite getting negative reviews from the audience, in which Bill Murray gave his voice to the fat cat. Both were released under the 20th Century Fox banner.

Pratt had a super-busy schedule this summer with ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ and ‘Thor: Love and Thunder.' Pratt will also appear next year in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Star-Lord in the third ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ movie. Along with this, he will play another iconic animated character next year when he takes on the voice of Mario in the upcoming ‘Super Mario Bros’ film from Illumination.

Jackson, on the other hand, recently voiced another cartoon cat in the animated ‘Blazing Saddles’. He will also make his next live-action appearance next year, reprising his Marvel Cinematic Universe role of Nick Fury in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,’ ‘Secret Invasion’ and ‘The Marvels,’ Variety reported.

(With agency inputs)

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Sony’s Columbia Pictures animated project ‘Garfield’ starring Hollywood star Chris Pratt is all set to hit the theatres on February 16, 2024. Pratt will voice the lasagna-loving cat.

Sony’s Columbia Pictures animated project ‘Garfield’ starring Hollywood star Chris Pratt is all set to hit the theatres on February 16, 2024. Pratt will voice the lasagna-loving cat. The ‘Jurassic World’ star has been cast along with actor Samuel Jackson in the lead role as a new character in the Garfield universe, Vic. He plays the father of the orange feline. Specifics about the new plot are still unknown. The film comes from Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson’s Alcon Entertainment, with Sony distributing it worldwide, excluding China. ‘Garfield’ is penned by David Reynolds of ‘Finding Nemo’ and is helmed by the 'Chicken Little' maker, Mark Dindal. Although no other cast members have been announced, the film will presumably feature classic characters from the franchise, including his owner, Jon Arbuckle, and dim-witted puppy, Odie. In 1978, Jim Davis invented the orange cat Garfield for a comic strip, in which he causes trouble for human owner Jon Arbuckle and Odie, Jon's dog. The character developed into a cultural icon and the comic strip now holds the record for being the most widely syndicated in the world, The Hollywood Reporter noted. Veteran Indian actor Mithilesh Chaturvedi passes away Previously, ‘Garfield: The Movie’ in 2004 and ‘Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties’ became box office successes despite getting negative reviews from the audience, in which Bill Murray gave his voice to the fat cat. Both were released under the 20th Century Fox banner. Pratt had a super-busy schedule this summer with ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ and ‘Thor: Love and Thunder.' Pratt will also appear next year in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Star-Lord in the third ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ movie. Along with this, he will play another iconic animated character next year when he takes on the voice of Mario in the upcoming ‘Super Mario Bros’ film from Illumination. Jackson, on the other hand, recently voiced another cartoon cat in the animated ‘Blazing Saddles’. He will also make his next live-action appearance next year, reprising his Marvel Cinematic Universe role of Nick Fury in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,’ ‘Secret Invasion’ and ‘The Marvels,’ Variety reported. (With agency inputs) 'The Lord of the Rings The Rings of Power': Young Galadriel and Elrond lead Second Age fellowship. Watch

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