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Alan Cumming remembers the exact moment he knew that he andKatie Holmeswould be friends.
They had run into each over the years, but the Scottish actor, 58, tells PEOPLE the real connection happened on a shared helicopter ride from New York City to the Hamptons six years ago when Holmes, 44, asked Cumming his opinion on her new dark lipstick. “I was like, ‘It works!’ " Cumming recalls.
“I took a risk, and I asked Alan if he would do it,” says Holmes.
The two enjoyed makingRare Objectsso much that they’re already writing a second collaboration they plan to act in. Says Cumming: “I love our little brainstorming sessions.”
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Cumming says of his costar and director while seated next to her, “I just knew you were good people. That’s a thing about getting older. You don’t have to see each other all the time. You realize it’s not about having to constantly feed the meter.”
“Yeah, I always felt the same, like comfortable and happy to see you at places,” says Holmes in response. “That is the beauty of our industry. When you really do bond with people, when you work together, that never goes away. You don’t get that a lot in life, to share those experiences with someone where you’re baring your soul. Life doesn’t call for you to do that.”
Rare Objectsalso starsDavid Alexander FinnandDerek Luke, the latter of whom previously appeared with Holmes inPieces of April(2003) andAlone Together(2022).
The newest project from Holmes comes on the heels ofAlone Together, which marked theDawson’s Creekalum’s second big-screen directorial project after 2016’sAll We Had.
Rare Objectsis in theaters and on demand.
For more about Holmes and Cumming, pick up this week’s issue of PEOPLE.
source: people.com
