Anyone but you was one of the biggest films of last year, making $219 million at the worldwide box office. And it’s fair to say that the film’s success was boosted by all the hype surrounding the real-life dynamic between lead stars Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell.
As a reminder, when promotion for the film began in April 2023, Sydney was engaged to her. fiance, Jonathan Davinowhile Glen would be in a relationship with the model Parisian teeth.
In footage from the set and during the film’s subsequent press tour, Sydney and Glen are off-screen the chemistry was so palpable as fans quickly latched onto the theory that the costars were together in real life. And the rumors intensified further when Gigi hinted on social media that she and Glen had broken up.
Of course, this propelled speculation about the affair to new heights in the following months, prompting Sydney will speak and to say that she and Glen found it all quite funny.
And while Glen later admitted he found all the speculation about his personal life “disorienting and unfair“, it seems that everything has paid off because Anyone but you became a certified success.
Fast forward to today, and both stars reflected on the film’s success during an interview with The New York Timesexplaining that the theories about their off-screen relationship were all part of a bigger plan.
Notably, Glen credited his “very smart” co-star for orchestrating the master plan by recalling how it all went down behind the scenes.
Sydney – who produced the film alongside her fiancé – has already been praised for her savvy approach to filmmaking. And now her new quotes are once again drawing praise, with fans describing her as a true mogul in the making.
Last month, the 26-year-old drew comparisons to other Hollywood stars turned producers like Margot Robbie and Reese Witherspoon after pulling back the curtain on the “strategic” reasoning behind her role in Madame Web.
