Patrick Schwarzenegger (yes, the genetically-blessed offspring of The Terminator and a Kennedy) just scored his first gig since The White Lotus — and no, it’s not another protein shake commercial.
He’s about to bring his sculpted cheekbones and emotional range to the upcoming film “Love Of Your Life,” where he’ll be starring opposite the perpetually ethereal Margaret Qualley — who looks like she reads sad poetry for breakfast and cries exclusively in vintage lace.
Directed by none other than Rachel Morrison — the woman responsible for making Black Panther look like a billion-dollar painting — this movie is already attracting buzz hotter than a Coachella porta-potty in July. And get this: it’s being produced by Ryan Gosling. Yes, actual Ken doll turned Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling. He and his producing partner Jessie Henderson are here to emotionally destroy us, one arthouse romance at a time.
So what’s the vibe? Oh, just a casual little story about a woman who loses her husband (rip fictional man), and then spirals into a beautiful mess of grief, hope, and, presumably, a lot of scenes involving rain, vintage coats, and staring meaningfully out of train windows. Qualley plays the widow. Patrick plays her ex-boyfriend… who’s also her friend. In other words: the human embodiment of “this could be us but you playin’.”
Insiders say the script is sad enough to make a grown man weep into his oat milk latte. Like, full ugly cry. Mascara running. Texting your therapist at midnight type sadness.
Filming kicks off in Europe this August, because obviously. You can’t have a high-brow love story without cobblestones, foggy mornings, and at least one emotionally charged bicycle ride through a picturesque village.
Stay tuned, babes — cinema is about to get painfully beautiful.
