Armie Hammer and his co-star Timothée Chalamet were instructed to ‘passionately make out’ upon their first encounter before shooting Call Me by Your Name, which is receiving major Oscar buzz.
The SAG Award nominees – who are both heterosexual – detailed their only rehearsal for Luca Guadagnino’s Italian 1983-set flick on Wednesday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
‘So we start making out, and we’re making out, and making out and no one is saying stop,’ the 31-year-old father-of-two told Ellen.
Oscar buzz: Armie Hammer (R) and his co-star Timothée Chalamet (L) were instructed to ‘passionately make out’ upon their first encounter before shooting Call Me by Your Name
They’re both heterosexual: The SAG Award nominees detailed their only rehearsal for Luca Guadagnino’s Italian 1983-set flick on Wednesday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show
‘And all the sudden we both kind of stop and we look and Luca had just walked away. He had just left us there rolling around in the grass. That was our only rehearsal! It was a bit of an icebreaker.’
The 21-year-old New Yorker added: ‘Destroyed the ice!’
Hammer said his wife of seven years, Elizabeth Chambers, ‘loved’ the movie and even called André Aciman’s 2007 novel ‘one of the sexiest books she’s ever read in her life.’
As for Chalamet, the Lady Bird scene stealer admitted his parents had seen the coming-of-age homosexual movie, but he fears his grandma ‘is going to be in shock when she does.’
The 31-year-old father-of-two told Ellen: ‘So we start making out, and we’re making out, and making out and no one is saying stop. We look and Luca had just walked away. He had just left us there rolling around in the grass…It was a bit of an icebreaker’
Approved: Hammer said his wife of seven years, Elizabeth Chambers (L), ‘loved’ the movie and even called André Aciman’s 2007 novel ‘one of the sexiest books she’s ever read in her life’
On the rise: As for Chalamet, the Lady Bird scene stealer admitted his parents had seen the coming-of-age homosexual movie, but he fears his grandma ‘is going to be in shock when she does’
Call Me by Your Name centers on a steamy summer romance between 17-year-old Elio and his prominent professor father’s 24-year-old academic intern Oliver visiting from America.
Despite the indie film’s $1.6M box office – it holds a 98 percent critic approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 95 percent rating on MetaCritic, and an 8.4/10 rating on IMDb.
On Monday, the 6ft5in heartthrob told Andy Cohen on SiriusXM that his shorts were so short, Guadagnino was forced to ‘digitally remove my balls’ in a ‘few scenes.’
Young love: Call Me by Your Name centers on a summer romance between 17- year-old Elio and his prominent professor father’s 24-year-old academic intern Oliver visiting from America
On Monday, the 6ft5in heartthrob told Andy Cohen on SiriusXM that his shorts were so short, Guadagnino was forced to ‘digitally remove my balls’ in a ‘few scenes’
For their roles, both Armie and Timothée will compete for acting trophies at the Film Independent Spirit Awards, which air March 3 on IFC live from Santa Monica Beach.
Not everyone is as big a fan as DeGeneres. Corey Feldman tweeted Monday that CMBYN ‘glamorizes pedophilia’ writing: ‘How do U justify a grown man starting a relationship w someone’s child?’
The 46-year-old former child star has raised $9,100 of his $100K goal on GoFundMe to make ‘Coreyography The Movie’ exposing Hollywood’s alleged secret pedophilia ring.
Six nods: For their roles, both Armie and Timothée will compete for acting trophies at the Film Independent Spirit Awards, which air March 3 on IFC live from Santa Monica Beach
Not everyone is as big a fan as DeGeneres. Corey Feldman tweeted Monday that CMBYN ‘glamorizes pedophilia’ writing: ‘How do U justify a grown man starting a relationship w someone’s child?’
On Wednesday, Hammer’s 35-year-old wife shared two Insta-stories of their 10-month-old son Ford and they’ll celebrate the third birthday of their daughter Harper this Friday.
The Cars 3 star recently quit ‘toxic’ Twitter the day after BuzzFeed published a ‘bitter’ review of his career titled ’10 Long Years of Trying to Make Armie Hammer Happen.’
Meanwhile, Chalamet might be best known as the ex-boyfriend of Madonna’s eldest child – Lourdes ‘Lola’ Leon – whom he dated 2013-2014 after meeting at LaGuardia High School.
Family man: On Wednesday, Hammer’s 35-year-old wife shared two Insta-stories of their 10-month-old son Ford and they’ll celebrate the third birthday of their daughter Harper this Friday
Sweet Charity duo: Meanwhile, Chalamet might be best known as the ex-boyfriend of Madonna’s eldest child – Lourdes ‘Lola’ Leon – whom he dated 2013-2014 after meeting at LaGuardia High School