Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac attend the red carpet of the movie "Competencia Oficial" during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
The pair sent the internet into a frenzy with a particularly sizzling appearance at the Venice Film Festival, where they were promoting their new TV series, Scenes From A Marriage, which is set to debut on HBO Max next week.
If there’s any doubt the pair will have electric on-screen chemistry, those doubts are dead and buried now, especially after that almost animalistic display. Who knew black tie could be so primal?
Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac attend the red carpet of the movie “Competencia Oficial” during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
In the video, Chastain puts her arm around Isaac’s shoulder. He looks at her… with a look that simply cannot be described with words, strokes her arm and leans into it.
Posted to Twitter, the video has already clocked more than eight million views at the time of writing and the reactions are, well, let’s just say the internet is collectively blushing.
The duo met over 20 years ago as Julliard classmates and have stayed friends since, per Deadline. They also starred together in the 2014 crime drama A Most Violent Year.
Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain at the Venice International Film Festival
Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac attend the red carpet of the movie “Competencia Oficial” during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac attend the red carpet of the movie “Competencia Oficial” during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac attend the red carpet of the movie “Competencia Oficial” during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain attend the red carpet of the movie “Competencia Oficial” during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac attend the red carpet of the movie “Competencia Oficial” during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac attend the red carpet of the movie “Competencia Oficial” during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac attend the red carpet of the movie “Competencia Oficial” during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac attend the red carpet of the movie “Competencia Oficial” during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)Jessica Chastain and actor Oscar Isaac arrive for the screening of the film “Scenes from a Marriage” presented out of competition on September 4, 2021 during the 78th Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac attend the red carpet of the movie “Competencia Oficial” during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac attend the red carpet of the movie “Competencia Oficial” during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac attend the red carpet of the movie “Competencia Oficial” during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)