.@ArmieHammer and @RealChalamet shared a cute moment on the #TIFF17 red carpet tonight! https://t.co/UkC5E46qgT
— JustJared.com (@JustJared) September 8, 2017
- Luca doesn't believe in the auditioning process and is more interested in an actor's personality than their skills. If a person has already been in 10 or 15 films, you already know what their acting is like, so he thinks that conversation is a better way to see if they will fit the role.
- Timmy and Armie didn't meet until after they had both been cast but spent a month together in Crema before filming started, and their incredible chemistry just came from a natural friendship.
- The first and only scene they rehearsed was the first kiss: Luca chose a "random" scene to rehearse, they flipped to scene 62 in the script and all it said was "Elio and Oliver making out." They went to the backyard of the villa where they were filming, and Luca said "You two just lay down. Okay, whenever you're ready. Go ahead." They rolled around on the grass making out, and Luca said "Okay, that's okay" and just walked away.
- Luca wanted to make the film as if it wasn't a period story, and didn't want to overrun it with 80's references.
- Andre Aciman, the author of the book, was on set with them at times, and told Luca that he likes the ending of the film almost better than the ending of the book.
- The first time they had a wardrobe fitting, Armie put on a pair of Oliver's shorts and said "Where's the rest of them?!"
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