Laura Dern could not have wished for a superior onscreen companion in Lonely Planet than Liam Hemsworth — particularly when it got here to some of their extra private scenes.
The two painting lovers in Netflix's current romance film, which happens amidst a super Moroccan setting and stars Dern, 57, as Katherine, a famend author trying to beat her author's block (and a few inner demons) in a non-distracting atmosphere, away from residence.
Enter Owen (Hemsworth, 34), a younger man who's at the retreat to again his author sweetheart, Lily (Diana Silvers), however begins questioning their relationship after a sequence of incidents. When he and Katherine encounter, sparks fly instantly — and at one level, lead to a sizzling bed room fling.
Dern tells PEOPLE that there was “absolutely an intimacy coordinator” on set, however even other than that, she “was so fortunate” to collaborate with Hemsworth, whom she describes as “literally the safest person I could ever converse through everything in my life with.”
Never overlook a story — register for PEOPLE's complimentary day by day publication to remain up-to-date on the greatest of what PEOPLE has to supply, from movie star information to gripping human-interest narratives.
Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/Netflix
“By the time we were executing those scenes, there was nothing we couldn't dialogue about together and work out creatively, professionally, all of that,” she clarifies. “But we also had a lot of assistance. We had much, much discussion.”
She additionally phrases it “astonishing … that film and filmmaking have evolved so that everyone is content in their voice and can establish borders easily without fear of sacrificing a job or being unpopular.”
“We both, as youthful actors, have encountered a lot of other types of experiences on movies,” Dern states.
And their friendship additionally proved useful throughout extra distant-feeling moments of filming. As Hemsworth remembers, “There were times when we were filming in the Marrakesh markets where we couldn't even glimpse the camera. … We were completely immersed in it.”
The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is right here! How promptly are you able to decode it? Play now!
“The whole experience of shooting was that it just felt like we were chilling out and it was being captured at the same time,” he provides, commenting that at occasions it appeared like they have been simply “relaxing as Laura and Liam, and someone was filming it somewhere.”
Though they undoubtedly had an ideal expertise working with one another, it isn't as obvious whether or not there shall be a continuation to Katherine and Owen's story.
But Dern tells PEOPLE she's optimistic: “I'm sensing a sequel without a doubt.”
“We follow up, as we go to Tahiti and turn into scuba-diving teachers,” Hemsworth suggests, to which Dern responds,
“I fancy it. That sounds flawless.”
Lonely Planet is presently out there on Netflix.
