Anya Taylor-Joy reveals her husband Malcolm McRae ‘accidentally’ proposed to her at iconic location from one of her favorite films, Forrest Gump
Anya Taylor-Joy revealed new details about her secret relationship with husband Malcolm McRae on Monday in a chat with her Furiosa co-star Chris Hemsworth for the movie ratings social media site Letterboxd.
After Anya, 28, and Chris, 40, revealed four of their favorite movies, the Furiosa star admitted that one of her picks, Forrest Gump, had a surprising connection to her engagement to McRae, who she met in Venice in October married.
According to the Miami-born actress, her 30-year-old musician husband proposed to her right on the couch where Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) sits while he tells his picaresque story.
“Forrest Gump, I love that movie, I miss movies like that,” Anya said enthusiastically. ‘Just huge, epic sagas where you feel every emotion under the sun and underneath there is a kind of beautiful poetry. I love it.’
Chris added a key to Anya’s story, suggesting he may have already heard the story.
Anya Taylor-Joy revealed new details about her secret relationship with her husband Malcolm McRae on Monday in a chat with her Furiosa co-star Chris Hemsworth for film rating social media site Letterboxd
After sharing that Forrest Gump (pictured) is one of her favorite movies, she said her 30-year-old musician husband proposed to her at the bank’s location in Savannah, Georgia, where Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks ) sits on while he tells his story
“Did something special happen on the Forrest Gump couch?” he asked.
‘Yes. My husband accidentally proposed to me at the Forrest Gump bank in Savannah,” she said.
“Complete accident and he’s an Alabama kid. And I’m blonde. So it just happened,” she explained. “I hear that music and I cry like a baby.”
The bench at the bus stop where Forrest recounted his travels and adventures was a prop for the film, and has since been placed in the Savannah History Museum in Georgia.
However, a bench was put in its place and the location has since become a popular spot for tourists and fans of the film, which grossed $678 million against a budget of $55 million.
The film went on to win six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (for Robert Zemeckis), Best Actor for Hanks, Best Adapted Screenplay for Eric Roth, Best Visual Effects and Best Editing.
In addition to Forrest Gump, Anya cited Hook (1991), Almost Famous (2000), and Interview With A Vampire (1994) as some of her favorite films.
Chris previously listed It’s A Wonderful Life (1946), Labyrtinth (1986), The NeverEnding Story (1984) and The Princess Bride (1987) as four of his favorites.
Anya and her husband Malcolm were spotted packing on the PDA at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday.
Anya has rarely spoken about their relationship since they were first spotted together in New York in early 2021.
“Did something special happen on the Forrest Gump couch?” Chris asked. ‘Yes. My husband accidentally proposed to me at the Forrest Gump bank in Savannah,” she said
“Complete accident and he’s an Alabama kid. And I’m blonde. So it just happened,” she explained. ‘I hear that music and I cry like a baby’
Anya and her husband Malcolm were spotted packing on the PDA at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday
They have managed to maintain a healthy relationship despite living on opposite sides of the Atlantic, with Anya living mostly in London while Malcolm, who also both plays in a band and performs, lives in the US.
Speaking about their relationship with British Vogue in March 2022, Anya said: ‘I recently told my partner that he was my hobby. I see reading as something I have to do. He loved it because he is the same.
‘I have finally found someone who would like to sit and read with me in silence. We are actually 80 years old and seven at the same time and it works very well.’
Speaking about the distance, she added: “Yes, it is [hard]but it’s also kind of great because when you’re together you really appreciate the time you have.
‘Everyday everyday activities are so full of joy. I love going to the gas station with him and getting gas.”
Anya was born in Miami, Florida, and moved to Buenos Aires as a toddler before moving to London at the age of six “for political reasons” with her parents, banker father Dennis – a Scot born in South America – and Spanish-English mother Jennifer , from Zambia.
Her role as orphan chess prodigy Beth Harmon in the Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit made her one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood.
She subsequently received a Golden Globe for Best Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie.
Anya has rarely spoken about their relationship since they were first spotted together in New York in early 2021
After their engagement, they had a star-studded wedding in Venice last October; seen in January 2023 in LA
She received another Golden Globe nomination for her role in the black comedy The Menu, in which she co-starred with Nicholas Hoult and Ralph Fiennes, and most recently plays the title character in the blockbuster action film Furiosa, a prequel to Mad Max: Fury from 2015. Gone.
Early box office numbers show Furiosa narrowly edging out The Garfield Movie to win this coveted Memorial Day weekend.
Furiosa topped the box office with an estimated $32 million for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, Deadline reports, with The Garfield Movie just behind with $31.1 million.
The showing will mark the lowest Memorial Day weekend at the box office in 29 years, since Casper topped the box office with $22 million in late May 1995, not including 2020’s box office when theaters were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. lockdown. .