When Celine Song wrote the script for her debut feature film, “Past Lives,” she was inspired by a conversation she had at a New York bar with her husband and her childhood sweetheart, who was visiting from South Korea.

Almost a decade before she made her filmmaking debut with the swooning, Oscar-nominated drama Past Lives in 2023, writer-director Celine Song found herself in an impossible quandary that many artists can relate to.

Chris Evans talks about going from Captain America to struggling actor John in the new romantic drama with Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal.

Everything is indeed romantic, including what it looks like to have a Celine Song Summer. Charli XCX notably said goodbye to Brat Summer during her Coachella set earlier this year, ushering in a new it-girl season by shouting out a few filmmakers with highly anticipated releases this year.

On paper, Materialists is perfection. It's a love triangle romantic comedy, headlined by three movie stars with which the Internet is absolutely obsessed: Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson, and Pedro Pascal.

Dakota Johnson plays a modern-day matchmaker in Celine Song’s bittersweet meditation on love and commerce. When you have such attractive players as Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans looking for love against the gleaming backdrop of modern-day New York — well, you’ve entered rom-com heaven, right?

Celine Song talks 'Materialists,' the release strategy, the influence of 'Sex and the City,' and modern dating in New York City. Interview.