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Miles Tellercan always count onShailene Woodleyfor her support.
While chatting with PEOPLE about partnering witheBayfor the launch of its brand neweBay vault, the actor, 35, also opened up about the support he received from Woodley, 30, as his latest blockbuster film,Top Gun: Maverick, broke records at the box office.
Last month, Woodley called Teller — who she costarred with in 2013’sThe Spectacular Nowand theDivergentfilm series — a “wildly talented actor” as she stood before a movie poster for theTop Gunfollow-up in a sweet Instagram post.
“It was nice,” Teller tells PEOPLE of Woodley’s reaction to the film. “I think it’s nice in this business when your friends publicly support you, so I was very appreciative of it — and a bit flattered as well.”
He adds: “[But] she certainly didn’t have todo anything publiclyfor me to know that she supports me and that we are really good friends. … We’ve been very close for a long time.”
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Back in June, Woodley said in her social media post that she was having a “proud sister moment” after seeing her friend and former costar inTop Gun: Maverick.
“If you haven’t had the chance yet, run, don’t walk, to your nearest cinema, sit you’re a– down, and watch the new Top Gun,” she shared alongside a photo of herself pointing to Teller on the movie’s poster. “You will feel like a kid again…going to the theater for an ACTUAL cinematic experience. we laughed, we cried, we clapped. so much clapping.”
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“@tomcruise obvi slayed so hard … and #milesteller gave the world everything you want but rarely get in a blockbuster film … heart. soul. sass. charisma. (oiled up abs). pain. elation. and he did it all with such subtlety you barely knew it was happening,” she added. “f—, he really is such a wildly talented actor, and it made my heart explode watching him do his thing in this. i’m beyond happy for him and this entire @topgunmovie team. thank you for giving the world this gift.”
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Top Gun: Maverick— a sequel to the 1986 original — chroniclesTom Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell’s return to the TOPGUN Naval aviation program 30 years after his graduation.
Jennifer ConnellyandJon Hammalso star, whileVal Kilmerreprises his role from the original.
Top Gun: Maverickis currently playing in theaters.
source: people.com
