Song and Johnson spoke with The Associated Press about the film, falling in love and the modern marketplace of dating. Remarks have been edited for clarity and brevity.

Materialists, the new film from Oscar-nominated Past Lives filmmaker Celine Song, was marketed as a frothy rom-com centered around a love triangle between characters played by Dakota Johnson, Pedro ...

Dakota Johnson, left, and Chris Evans pose with a Pedro Pascal head cutout at the premiere of "Materialists" at the DGA New York Theater on Saturday, June 7, 2025, in New York.

JOHNSON: Celine speaks so eloquently about the marketplace of dating and I glitch at those words because I’m like, you can’t explain love that way. But that’s actually how people are.

Dakota Johnson, left, and Chris Evans pose with a Pedro Pascal head cutout at the premiere of "Materialists" at the DGA New York Theater on Saturday, June 7, 2025, in New York.

That film is “Materialists,” a modern-day New York love story starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans that’s in theaters this weekend.

That film is “Materialists,” a modern-day New York love story starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans that’s heading to theaters this weekend.

Dakota Johnson and Celine Song on love, dating and ‘Materialists’ by: LINDSEY BAHR, Associated Press Posted: Jun 10, 2025 / 10:34 AM EDT Updated: Jun 10, 2025 / 10:34 AM EDT ...