Timothée Chalamet said that his first date involved watching "The Hunger Games," which starred his future "Don't Look Up" costar Jennifer Lawrence.
Chalamet recalled the memory at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles California.
The actor was in attendance in support of the Oscar-nominated films, "Don't Look Up," in which he played a minor character named Yule, and "Dune," the sci-fi epic centered on his nobleman character Paul Atreides.
During a red-carpet interview with TikTok creators Emily Uribe and Juju Green, Chalamet compared his experiences working on both films.
"'Dune' was like a four, five-month project in the desert that I was the lead of with Rebecca Ferguson and a great cast," he said.
"And then 'Don't Look Up' was an opportunity to work with Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio, two actors that I hugely look up to, especially DiCaprio, who I grew up watching his movies," he continued. "But 'Hunger Games,' I took my first date... My first date ever was that 'Hunger Games' one."
The first installment of "The Hunger Games," based on a dystopian novel by Suzanne Collins, was released in March 2012. Lawrence starred as the protagonist, 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen who volunteers to take her younger sister's place in the titular fight-to-the-death competition.
The success of the film resulted in three more movies based on Collins' books: "Catching Fire" (2013), "Mockingjay – Part 1" (2014), and "Mockingjay – Part 2" (2015).
Chalamet and Lawrence would go on to play love interests Yule and Kate Dibiasky in Adam McKay's 2021 apocalyptic film "Don't Look Up."
The movie was nominated for four Oscars: best motion picture of the year, best achievement in film editing, best achievement in music written for motion pictures (original score), and best original screenplay.
