Kieran Culkin revealed how he felt about getting to work with his ex-girlfriend Emma Stone on A Real Pain.
The actor dated the 'Cruella' star Emma, from 2010 until 2011 after meeting on the set of 2009's Paper Man. They remained friendly following their split, even starring together in the 2013 anthology flick Movie 43.
He told E! News: "She's great. She's a really wonderful person. It's nice because you go into a job and most of the time you don't really know anybody. But in this case, going in, I'm like, ‘Oh, OK, well at least that part's taken care of. I'm going into a situation where the producers are going to be great. And where the filmmaker will be nice, too. It was good."
The 'Succession' star, confessed that it had become "amusing" to refer to Emma as his ex-girlfriend, as he now sees her only as a friend. He fondly recalled being more aware of the 'La La Land' actress's impending stardom than she was when they worked together in 'Paper Man'.
He told Rolling Stone: "It's funny to even say 'ex. To me, she’s just a really good friend of mine and my wife’s. She’s lovely and great.
"I met her when the rocket took off. I was right at the beginning of the huge launch; I got to watch all that firsthand. And I remember at the time that I was a little more aware of the direction she was going than she was.
"She would be like, 'Oh my god! I just got this opportunity…'And I’d be like, 'Yeah, but of course you did! Everyone loves you and you’re great.'