Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun dive headfirst into a love story between a buoy and a satellite spanning billions of years after the end of human civilization in the new film Love Me.
The project, in theaters Friday, explores themes of identity, love and what it truly means to exist.
Yeun said what drew him to the project was the “real wild and earnest swing that it was.”
Stewart called the film “a cool opportunity to call into question authenticity, because we’re so obsessed with it.”
“It is like a long, big, elaborate acting exercise that kind of results in this acknowledgement of individuality being important, but also the fact that we are so linked,” Stewart continued. “Humans are … we’re all the same.”
Yeun said his satellite “wants to be defined by somebody or something” when he meets Stewart’s buoy — an event he says makes the character eventually “come to terms with the fact that he wouldn’t have ever been defined or exist in this way if it wasn’t for the other person.”
Stewart praised Yeun for being “a muscular actor” to share a scene with in such a thought-provoking film as Love Me.
“He is down,” Stewart said. “Steven’s got this, like, very serious fieriness.”
Love Me also explores one of the biggest technological jumps of recent years: the emergence of AI.
“These things are extensions of us. If anything, the thing that’s difficult … to talk about [when it come to AI] is you’re really kind of talking about a portion of yourself, of ourselves,” Yeun said, with Stewart agreeing that “they’re mirrors” of us.
“Almost like the part that you don’t want to lose control of, which is so scary,” Stewart continued. “When we’re like, ‘Who knows what it could do.’ It’s like … are you talking about yourself right now? Are you scared of the evil within? Because, me too.”
Cynthia Erivo is one step closer to the coveted EGOT status with her 2025 Oscars nomination.
Erivo was nominated for best actress for her role as Elphaba in Wicked on Thursday, giving her a chance to EGOT — meaning she would have won all four of the biggest awards in entertainment: an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony.
Her EGOT journey began in 2016 when she won a Tony for best leading actress in a musical for playing Celie in The Color Purple on Broadway.
Erivo followed that up with a Grammy win in 2017 for best musical theater album for the Broadway cast recording of The Color Purple and a Daytime Emmy win in 2018 for outstanding musical performance in a daytime program alongside the Broadway cast of The Color Purple.
Since then, Erivo has had a couple shots at obtaining the EGOT with two Oscar nominations for the film Harriet.
She was nominated for best actress for Harriet, as well as best original song for “Stand Up” from Harriet at the 2020 Academy Awards, but didn’t win in either category.
With Wicked, Erivo once again has a chance to defy gravity with her unlimited talents and join the exclusive EGOT club.
Harrison Ford will no longer be taking the stage at Sunday’s 97th Academy Awards, Good Morning America can confirm.
The 82-year-old Hollywood icon, originally slated to present at the ceremony, has stepped down after being diagnosed with shingles. Ford received the diagnosis on February 28 and is currently resting and recovering at home.
Shingles is caused by the same virus, varicella-zoster virus, that causes chickenpox and is characterized by a painful rash that develops on the face or body, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A person sickened by chickenpox and who recovers can later get shingles when the virus reactivates.
A representative for Ford confirmed to ABC News that he officially withdrew from the Oscars on March 1.
Ford’s absence comes on the heels of a busy year for the actor. He recently wrapped his role in the Apple TV+ series Shrinking and starred as President Ross, aka Red Hulk, in Captain America: Brave New World, which hit theaters on February 14.
While Ford won’t be joining the star-studded lineup at the Dolby Theatre, movie lovers can still expect Hollywood’s biggest names in attendance.
The evening promises unforgettable moments and major wins across the industry’s most celebrated films.
The 2025 Oscars will air live Sunday on ABC in more than 200 territories worldwide beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
For the first time, the ceremony will also stream live on Hulu.
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