Timothée Chalamet & Ryan Friedkin Attend Lakers-Knicks Game Together

On December 16, actor Timothée Chalamet and producer Ryan Friedkin went to a basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the New York Knicks at Crypto.com Arena.

Chalamet donned a backward blue ball cap, baggy pants, and a sweater with bookshelves, while Friedkin wore a casual blue long-sleeve and jeans.

Chalamet and Friedkin met when they worked on the Neo-noir coming-of-age crime drama Hot Summer Nights in 2017. Chalamet starred in the movie as an awkward teenage boy who becomes entangled in the world of drug trade. 

Chalamet’s Wonka hit theaters on December 15 and has a favorable start and benefits from the holiday season’s momentum. While December releases typically don’t achieve massive opening weekends, they often exhibit longevity in theaters and maintain traction well into the new year. 

Wonka has received an “A-” CinemaScore from audiences, and critics have granted the film an 83% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. This suggests that the PG-rated movie has the potential to withstand competition from upcoming releases like Universal and Illumination’s animated film Migration, Warner’s musical adaptation of The Color Purple and the DC Comics sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

Wonka‘s premiere featured a sweet moment between Chalamet and Hugh Grant as they exchanged a hug on the red carpet. Grant stars in the film as an oompa-loompa.