Florence Pugh and Timothée Chalamet have gone from being two promising young indie actors to becoming two of the most sought-after names in Hollywood. Their journey together began with Little Women, where they played Amy March and Laurie, respectively, and struck a chord with audiences through their on-screen chemistry. They later reunited for Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two, which saw Chalamet take on the role of Paul Atreides while Pugh joined the cast as Princess Irulan. After working alongside each other on such major productions, Pugh has naturally developed a warm bond with Chalamet.

Pugh recently had some lovely things to say about her co-star and longtime friend.

Florence Pugh had plenty of praise for her friend and co-star Timothée Chalamet in her latest interview with ELLE Magazine. Featured in the publication's 2026 Women in Hollywood issue, the actress looked back on their time working together and how they first got to know each other during their breakout years.

"He’s an old friend, I’ve known him since almost the beginning of it all. It’s always wonderful seeing friends that are on this journey with you," she said. 

Pugh added, "I always admire my friends that are working hard and have a lot to achieve". Since Little Women, they have maintained a famously tight bond, frequently joking about how they keep getting cast as love interests who are not quite meant to be.  

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In fact, their energy together is so chaotic that Dune director Denis Villeneuve admitted he had to even separate them on set.  

During the Dune: Part Two press tour, Denis Villeneuve revealed that Florence Pugh and Timothée Chalamet brought plenty of mischief to the set. The director recalled how the pair would constantly laugh between takes and slip into their old Little Women routines. He affectionately called Pugh a "mischievous" and "rambunctious child," admitting that their playful antics sometimes threatened to disrupt the focus on set.

As much as their antics kept the set lively, Villeneuve knew he could count on both actors when it was time to work. The director revealed that he sometimes had to send them to opposite sides of the set during breaks, but their goofiness never carried over into filming. He praised Pugh's immense firepower" in particular, noting how easily the pair could put their playful personalities aside and deliver when the cameras rolled.

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