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Four teenage girls in a clothing store, trying on things, kidding around, giggling. Girls of four different sizes and shapes. What makes them all want to try on the same pair of pre-owned jeans? And why are the jeans a perfect fit all four times? It's the summer before the girls begin their senior year in high school, and all four have big summer plans.

Because the jeans magically fit them all, and perhaps because they all saw " Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood ," they come up with a plan: Each girl will wear the jeans for a week and then FedEx them to the next on the list.

Along with the solemn vow to forward the jeans on schedule comes a list of rules which must not be violated, of which the most crucial is that the girls must never let anyone else remove the jeans from their bodies. There is, however, a loophole: They can take them off themselves. Here we have a premise that could easily inspire a teenage comedy of comprehensive badness, but "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" is always sweet and sometimes surprisingly touching, as the jeans accompany each girl on a key step of her journey to adulthood.

The movie, like " Mystic Pizza " (1988), assembles a group of talented young actresses who have already done good work separately and now participate in a kind of showcase. America Ferrera (whose " Real Women Have Curves " remains one of the best recent coming-of-age films) plays Carmen, who lives with her Puerto Rican mother and is thrilled to be spending the summer with her absentee non-Puerto Rican father. Alexis Bledel , who struck entirely different notes in " Sin City ," is Lena, off to visit her grandparents and other relatives on a Greek island. Blake Lively plays Bridget, who attends a soccer camp in Mexico and falls in love with one of the hunky young counselors. And Amber Tamblyn (of "Joan of Arcadia") is Tibby, the one with the sardonic angle on life, who wants to be a filmmaker and takes a low-paying job for the summer at a suburban megastore where she plans to shoot a video documentary about life and work.

The stories of the four girls comes, I learn, from a novel by Ann Brashares , who has written two more in the series. The usefulness of her four-story structure is that none of the stories overstays its welcome, and the four girls aren't trapped in the same dumb suburban teenage romantic plot. They live, and they learn.

Carmen has idealized her father, Al ( Bradley Whitford ), even though he dumped her mother ( Rachel Ticotin ) years earlier. She values her Puerto Rican roots and discovers, with a shock, that her dad is planning marriage with a WASP named Lydia ( Nancy Travis ), who comes equipped with children and a suburban home that her father seems to desire as much as his new bride. Is he ashamed of his golden-skinned daughter whose jeans show off a healthy and rounded but technically overweight body?

Tibby has perhaps been watching IFC too much and possibly envisions herself at Sundance as she heads off to the Wal-Mart clone with her video camera. She gets a young assistant named Bailey ( Jenna Boyd ) who is a good soul, open and warm-hearted, and with a secret that Tibby discovers one day when Bailey passes out right there on the floor of a store corridor. Tibby's tendency was to look at everything through a lens, objectively; Bailey removes the lens cap on her heart.

In Greece, Lena finds her family living a salt-of-the-earth existence in what are surely outtakes from a tourism commercial. If there really is an island this sun-drenched, with a village this filled with white stucco and deep shade, populated by people who are this jolly and loving and who throw a feast on a moment's notice, then I don't know why I'm not there instead of here. Lena's Greek relatives are, however, extremely protective of her chastity, which may exist primarily in their dreams, and she gets a crush on a local teen god.

Meanwhile, in Mexico, Bridget and the counselor know they are violating unbreakable rules by even spending private time together, but Bridget sets her sights on the guy and stages a campaign of attraction and seduction that is more or less irresistible.

The role played by the jeans in all of these stories is, it must be said, more as a witness than as a participant, sometimes from a vantage point draped over a chair near a bed. But no, the PG-rated movie isn't overloaded with sex, and its values are in the right place.

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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)

Rated PG for thematic elements, some sensuality and language

119 minutes

Amber Tamblyn as Tibby

Alexis Bledel as Lena

America Ferrera as Carmen

Blake Lively as Bridget

Jenna Boyd as Bailey

Bradley Whitford as Al

Nancy Travis as Lydia Rodmant

Rachel Ticotin as Carmen's mother

Directed by

• Delia Ephron
• Elizabeth Chandler

Based on the novel by

• Ann Brashares

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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 3 is Confirmed. Here Are the Details.

‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ is much more than your typical teen “chick-flick”. In a genre that is dominated by mean girls, cliques and boy troubles, the film is a rare coming-of-age story about female friendship that explores the themes of love, loss and growing up in a delicate and meaningful way. Of course, best friends talk about everything. And growing up, life can be a lot more complicated than just crushes and proms – what most high-school films end up being about.  This is exactly why we need more films like ‘The Sisterhood’.

The film deals with much heavier topics, but does it in a heartening manner. In fact, ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ (and its sequel) manages to pass the Bechdel test with flying colours. But at the same time, it is filled with a strong dose of clichés, which manages to work in its favour. The film was certified fresh by Rotten Tomatoes and did decently commercially. It was followed by a sequel in 2008 which also received generally favourable reviews from critics, and was loved by the fans.

Both the films are adaptations of Ann Brashares’ The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series which includes 5 best-selling novels. The cast of the film series has actively expressed their interest in working on a third part. In 2018, a member actually revealed that a script is ready. This means we might actually be getting the closure we deserve with ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 3’. Here’s everything we know.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 3 Plot: What Can It Be About?

‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ is essentially about a diverse group of four best-friends, Carmen, Tibby, Bridget, and Lena, who’re spending their first summer away from each other. They find a pair of “magical” pants at a thrift shop that fits them all despite their different shapes and sizes. The group decides to parcel them to each other after having them for 2 weeks each – labelling them “the Traveling Pants”.

While the original film was an adaptation of the first novel of Brashares’ Traveling Pants series, the sequel was adapted from the fourth part . Though it also included bits from the previous novels. The third installment of the franchise is supposed to be an adaptation of the final part of Brashares’ series, titled, Sisterhood Everlasting . But as the plot details of the film has not yet been revealed we can’t say for sure what exactly is in store for us.

However, going by what the novel is about, the film will take place ten years after the last part. Without giving much spoilers, here’s what happens in ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 3’:

The four friends have drifted away and live in different places. Tibby moves away to Australia with Brian, Lena is an art teacher in Rhode Island School of Design, Bridget lives in San Francisco with Eric, while Carmen is a semi-successful actress in New York. Tibby calls her friends together for one last trip to Greece as she has something to share that will change everything forever.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 3 Cast: Who Can Be In It?

One of the major highlights of ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ is the powerful performances that the young cast offered and their impeccable chemistry together. The two films from the series star Amber Tamblyn as Tibby, Alexis Bledel as Lena, America Ferrera as Carmen Lowell, and Blake Lively as Bridget Vreeland. The third installment of the film series will have Tamblyn, Bledel, Ferrera and Lively reprise their original roles. The actors have expressed active interest in the project in the past years.

Since the final installment needs to take a gap of ten years, it also practically makes sense since the cast too has grown up in the past 12 years. In 2018, Bledel finally slipped some exciting news about the third part in ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’. She revealed that they had just pitched the film, and how much she wanted it to happen. You can check it out below:

Lucky for us, Bledel is not the only cast members who believes that the third part will part happen. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight during the same year, Lively stated, “I think it could really happen”. To hype it some more, Amber Tamblyn took to twitter and revealed that not only had they pitched the film, but that a script is ready!

Sorry for that delay, my daughter needed me. Where was I? Oh yes. Alexis is right. We’ve been pitching and there is a script. A good one. It’s up to a studio now to make the film. So far, no luck. So keep your fingers crossed, or, knock down their doors with jeans emojis. — Amber Tamblyn (@ambertamblyn) April 27, 2018

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 3 Crew: Who Can Be Behind It?

As the cast of the film has revealed, ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 3’ is in the works. But it has not yet been green-lit by the studio. Like the previous two installments, the film will also be produced by Alloy Entertainment. Ken Kwapis, who directed the original film in 2005, will return to direct the third installment, while Liz W. Garcia will write its screenplay.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 3 Release Date: When Can It Premiere?

The third installment of ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ is currently in its development phase. We do know that cast is on board, and so are crew members as the script is in place. However, the project still needs to be approved for production.

But with the huge fan-following the franchise has, and of course, the success of the past two installments, ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 3’ is bound to happen in the future. Adding to the good news, there is also a musical being developed on the series! Since there are no release dates secured yet, we can only expect ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ 3 to release sometime around 2023 (given that it’s green-lit soon).

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Friendship, family, acceptance, loyalty, and a pai

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Parents need to know that The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is based on the book by the same name. Friendship, family, acceptance, loyalty, and a pair of pants hold together the different summer experiences of four close high school friends. The teen characters deal with difficult issues, including a…

Positive Messages

Friendship, family, acceptance, loyalty, and a pair of pants hold together the different summer experiences of four great high school friends. The girls demonstrate self-sacrifice, empathy, and understanding as they support each other through difficult experiences. Additional themes include communication and compassion.

Positive Role Models

Away at soccer camp, Bridget pursues her college-age coach. They have offscreen sex, but both show maturity after, judging that they went too far too soon. Lena learns to stand up for herself. Carmen overcomes the pain of her father's remarriage, and Tibby drops her protective outer shell.

Violence & Scariness

A suicide that took place before the movie begins continues to affect the characters. Someone is conked in the head with a tennis ball. Someone throws a rock at a window in anger. A 12-year-old girl has leukemia. Tibby visits the girl in the hospital, who appears to be very sick.

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Bridget dances seductively. Offscreen, Bridget has sex with a slightly older coach. Lena kisses her new Greek boyfriend.

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"Screw the world," "pain in the ass," "oh, Jesus," "sucks," and "hell."

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Parents need to know that The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is based on the book by the same name . Friendship, family, acceptance, loyalty, and a pair of pants hold together the different summer experiences of four close high school friends. The teen characters deal with difficult issues, including a parent's suicide, the disease and death of a close friend, a father's remarriage, seduction, and first-time sex (this last is indicated rather than depicted explicitly). The film includes tense family scenes, with a focus on reconciliation after angry flare-ups. Characters use some mild profanity (including "suck" and "ass"), and they drink. The girls demonstrate self-sacrifice, empathy, and understanding as they support each other through difficult experiences. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails .

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THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS follows four high school girlfriends who separate for the summer and vow to keep in touch by way of a pair of blue jeans that magically fits all their different body sizes perfectly. They mail the jeans to one another, along with letters to keep up with what's happening in each other's lives. Lena ( Alexis Bledel ) is shy and quiet, on her way to Greece to visit relatives; aspiring documentary-maker Tibby ( Amber Tamblyn ) resents being stuck working at a local Wal-Mart-type store; golden girl Bridget ( Blake Lively ) is dealing with her mom's suicide and distant father as she heads to soccer camp in Mexico; and young writer Carmen ( America Ferrera ) goes to North Carolina to visit with her long-absent father, Al (Bradley Whitford), who announces he's about to marry Lydia (Nancy Travis), whose two blond teens seem complete opposites of Carmen. During their vacations, they explore their emerging senses of independence, while figuring out how to maintain relationships with their families and each other, and each girl learns a valuable life lesson.

Is It Any Good?

Based on Ann Brashares' novel of the same name, this movie is sometimes sentimental and ultimately sensible, and it's respectful of its strong girl characters and its audience. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants introduces its protagonists as general types but quickly grants them space to become interesting and complicated. The movie is about learning to appreciate what's in front of you as well as new experiences. But their most important lesson has to do with their mutual support and affection, which lasts over time.

Where too many movies treat a girl's losing her virginity as a singularly traumatic or excessively romantic event, this one shows it as a difficult event from which she learns, recovers, and moves on. If its resolutions are at times too neat, the movie also is refreshingly frank, allowing the girls to be confused, perceptive, foolish, mad, and generous -- just like girls can be.

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Families can talk about The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 's depiction of loyalty and loss, especially as each of the girls loses something precious but also gains experience and faith in herself and her best friends. How do you support your friends when they feel sad or angry?

How can you be mad at someone but also, at the same time, still love him or her? How can loss also be an occasion for learning, sharing, and emotional maturation?

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Movie Details

• In theaters : June 1, 2005
• On DVD or streaming : October 11, 2005
• Cast : Alexis Bledel , Amber Tamblyn , America Ferrera
• Director : Ken Kwapis
• Inclusion Information : Female actors, Latino actors
• Studio : Warner Bros.
• Genre : Drama
• Topics : Book Characters , Friendship
• Character Strengths : Communication , Compassion , Empathy
• Run time : 119 minutes
• MPAA rating : PG
• MPAA explanation : thematic elements, some sensuality and language
• Last updated : December 26, 2023

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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Reviews

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a true charmer, a coming-of-age dramedy that treats adolescent girls with respect as it capitalizes on the power of friendship, individualism and life's possibilities.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 14, 2023

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants thinks before it speaks and therefore is endearing and entertaining in a way that's empathetic without being sentimental.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 14, 2023

The film achieves maximum amounts of emotional wallop without too much obvious sentimentality.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 14, 2023

There are some heavy-handed moments of affirmation in the film, but there is a likeable warmth to it, some strong performances and some grit and spark, particularly in the strand involving Ferrara.

Full Review | Mar 14, 2023

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is much better than that other movie about sisterhood (with Sandra Bullock), but less zingy than the exhaling women's movie or the Southern steel magnolias' comedy.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 14, 2023

The emotional candy that sustains this “Sisterhood” is too artificially sweetened to be filling, unless you really believe that one sentimental size fits all.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 14, 2023

It owes its substance to Brashares' eye and ear for teen psychology and to the solid performances by the four leads.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Mar 14, 2023

What saves the film is the way the problems of the four friends are handled, in mature and realistic ways. This makes The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants a welcome respite from the summer grind of big explosions and actors with even bigger egos.

Schmaltz is delivered with such sincerity by The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants that only the most jaded viewer wouldn't be moved. Usually that's me. Yet, there's something irresistible about Ken Kwapis' film.

A bounty of sympathetic characters, realistic writing and flawless performances, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants has the smarts and scenery to appeal to other age groups besides its target.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Mar 14, 2023

It is [America Ferrara] -- this extraordinarily confident and accomplished young actress -- who grounds this film in something real, giving it a much-needed boot up the pant, making each moment she's on screen powerful and a pleasure to watch.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 13, 2023

Extremely well-cast, well-made version of Ann Brashares' popular book will delight teenage and young adult fans.

Full Review | Mar 13, 2023

It’s all mostly warm and fuzzy until the film descends into multiple, tearjerking moments and trite resolutions. The performances are fine but after Mean Girls you may find this too sticky and sweet.

Under Ken Kwapis' direction, each of the four young actresses delivers a performance that's modestly affecting, amusing and believable. And like the magical pants, the film surprisingly fits all sorts of viewers.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 13, 2023

My inner 14-year-old girl came out snuffling and elated.

Director Ken Kwapis glosses up the stories unnecessarily and the final reel is feelgood cliché all the way. All credit to the girls.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 13, 2023

Each of them undergoes her own emotional catharsis, sympathy for which will depend on your tolerance for self-absorbed teen maundering and group hugs.

This has the feeling of an authentic story, enriched by strong performances from a young cast and made with an unusual respect for its characters.

Anyone in the target demographic will do a lot of sniffling during the film, and a lot of hugging her friends afterwards.

The rare movie that depicts young women realistically: excited, confused, impetuous and determined as they try to figure out who they are.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 9, 2023

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (film)

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The movie centers around four teenage girls: Lena Kaligaris , Tabitha "Tibby" Tomko-Rollins , Bridget Vreeland , and Carmen Lowell . They are best friends and have been together all their lives in Bethesda, Maryland, but are about to separate for the summer. Lena is spending the summer in Greece with her grandparents; Tibby is staying at home; Bridget is going to soccer camp; and Carmen is visiting her father in South Carolina. On the eve of their separation, the girls visit a thrift shop and find a pair of pants that magically fits all four of them perfectly, although they have different measurements. The girls decide to share the pants among them equally over the summer as a way of keeping together when they are apart.

Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen part the next day, and the movie focuses on each girl separately.

One day in Greece, Lena is sitting at the dock, drawing (while wearing the traveling pants) when she accidentally falls in the water, and the leg of the pants gets caught on something. A young man swims over and sets her free, later introducing himself as Kostos, a Greek-American like her. A couple of days later, Lena learns from her grandparents that her family and Kostos' family are sworn enemies stemming from an old family feud. Despite this, Kostos continues to pursue Lena, and the two develop feelings for each other. At first, Lena is afraid to let herself love Kostos, but eventually begins to open up, sharing rides on his motorbike through the town, until they are spotted together, and Lena's relatives ask her to break up with Kostos.

The climax of the relationship comes one Saturday night close to the end of the summer, right before Kostos is about to leave town to return to Athens University. Kostos and Lena attend a party, and while they are dancing, Kostos tells Lena that he loves her. Before Lena can answer, Lena's family barges in, angrily pulling Lena away. Lena later confronts her grandfather and asks to go see Kostos before he leaves, which her grandfather agrees, Lena goes to the dock and calls out to Kostos, who gets off his ship. Kostos and Lena share a passionate kiss, and Lena confesses her love for him.

While on the job in Wallman's department store, Tibby hears a loud crashing sound, and finds a young girl who has fainted in the aisle. She frantically calls for help, and the girl is taken away in an ambulance. Later, when Lena from Greece mails the magical Pants to Tibby, they are delivered to the wrong house, and someone comes to Tibby's house to deliver them - coincidentally, Bailey Graffman, the girl who had fainted at Wallman's.

Fascinated by Tibby's movie, or "suckumentary", and her movie making, Bailey becomes Tibby's self-appointed assistant. Tibby is annoyed by this at first, but gradually grows to accept Bailey. She later learns from Bailey's neighbor that Bailey has leukemia.

Bailey eventually goes to the hospital with a bad infection. Tibby avoids the hospital for a while, but eventually visits Bailey, bringing the Traveling Pants. She offers them to Bailey and pleads with her to take them so that they can help her. Bailey responds by saying that the Pants have already worked their magic on Bailey by bringing her and Tibby together. After Tibby leaves, Tibby's home receives a phone call, saying that Bailey has died.

Tibby later decides to call her movie Bailey.

When Carmen comes back home from South Carolina, Tibby visits her to try and help her with her feelings of being snubbed by her father. Tibby later goes to Bridget's house along with Carmen in order to bring Bridget out of her depression.

Over the course of the movie, Tibby undergoes dramatic changes in outlook due to her time with Bailey.

Bridget [ ]

Shortly after arriving at soccer camp in Mexico, Bridget notices one of the coaches, Eric Richman, and inquires about him, to which the surrounding girls respond that flings with the coaches are against the rules. This information does not dissuade Bridget, as she immediately becomes single-minded in achieving what she wants: a relationship with Eric. She flirts with him and try im impress him in all kind of ways like showing of in soccer games and talking to eric all the time When Bridget's turn with the Traveling Pants finally comes, she puts them on that night and walks around outside Eric's cabin, leading him to the beach. The two begin kissing passionately and Bridget loses her virginity. The event leaves Bridget feeling empty and listless, and she remains that way for the rest of her time at soccer camp, as well as part of her time home. She is also dealing with the after-effects of her mother's depression and subsequent suicide, and always tries to prove that she is different. She is lifted from her depression by Carmen and Tibby, who come over to cheer her up after a concerned phone call from Lena. The next day, Bridget's dog Maggie runs off with the Traveling Pants, and Bridget follows her to get them back, only to run into Eric, who has come to visit on his way home. He apologizes to Bridget for what happened between them, and the two agree to be friends. However, Eric lets her know that she should give him a shot when she is 20, likely a huge soccer star in some college team, and all the guys are after her. He said that he wanted to have a chance with her so they could go out again.

Carmen, who has been raised in Maryland by her Puerto Rican single mother, arrives on a summer visit to her Anglo father's house in an attractive suburb of Charleston, South Carolina, and is startled when he informs her he is planning a marriage to Lydia, a blonde divorcee with a teenage son and daughter. Carmen is disappointed at not having her father to herself and confused as to why he hadn't told her of his situation before, but she firmly insists on the phone to her mother that she is not mad at him, and that everything will be fine.

Over the summer, Carmen's frustration and resentment build up, eventually exploding when Carmen throws a rock through the window while her father, Lydia, and Lydia's children, Krista and Paul, are eating dinner. Carmen runs away and catches a bus back to Maryland. It takes her awhile to admit to herself that she is mad at her father, but she eventually does, calling him to tell him so and asking him what she did wrong and why he had left her mother years before.

Carmen later receives a phone call from Lena, who has just read one of Bridget's letters and is concerned about her. Carmen and Tibby go to Bridget's house to comfort her. Later, Lena, Bridget, and Tibby all drag Carmen to her father's wedding. Carmen is extremely reluctant to go at first, but does so with the help of her friends and the Traveling Pants. At the wedding ceremony which is outdoors, Carmen's father apologizes to her in front of all the guests.

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Differences between the Film and the Novel [ ]

In the book [ ].

• The girls are all fifteen at the beginning and turn sixteen at the end of the summer. In the movie, the girls begin the summer at sixteen (As in the book, Bridget lies about her age to the coach, saying she is 17).
• Lena is the oldest; in the movie, Bridget is older.
• Lena has a younger sister named Effie, who is one year Lena's junior, but she doesn't appear until the upcoming movie.
• Bridget has a twin brother. In the movie, she does not.
• Carmen lives in an apartment. In the movie, she lives in a house.
• Lena has straight hair and green eyes. In the movie, her hair is wavy and her eyes are blue.
• It is stated that Bridget's mother died while the girls were eleven years old. In the movie, it is implied that she died fairly recently by committing suicide. In both the book and movie, it basically says that she was depressed. In sequels to the book, it is revealed that she committed suicide by injecting herself with an unknown substance.
• There is a babysitter named Loretta who looks after Tibby's two siblings, Katherine and Nicky. The task is left to Tibby in the movie.
• Bailey and her mother call Tibby and ask that she come visit Bailey in the hospital. In the movie, Tibby receives phone calls while she mopes about Bailey's inevitable death, but does not answer them.
• In the third book, we see that Tibby has been a vegetarian since the age of nine. In the movie, Tibby eats pepperoni pizza.
• Lena first meets Kostos at her grandparent's house, not by nearly drowning.
• In the book and the movie, it is left up to the audience to determine if Bridget and Eric had sex. However, in the book, Eric tries to smooth things over by talking to Bridget but she is too hurt and falls into a state of depression evident in the second book. But the pair eventually reconcile at the end of the third book. In the movie, Eric goes to Maryland to apologize to Bridget.-
• Lena's Valia has no problem with Kostos. In fact, it is Valia that tries to hook Kostos up with Lena. Kostos and Bapi are also very close.
• Paul has a girlfriend named Kelly Marquette, whom Carmen dubs Skeletor. They later break up. She is not mentioned in the movie.
• It is the death of Lydia's mother that prevents her from having an official wedding, not her father.
• Lena called her grandmother 'Valia'. In the movie, she called her 'Yia Yia'. She also called her grandfather "Papou", when in the book, he is called Bapi.(Yia Yia and Papou actually mean grandmother and grandfather in Greek.)
• Effie goes with Lena to Greece, while in the movie Lena goes alone and Effie is never mentioned.The pants are discovered by Carmen who was out with Lena, and lena's mother and sister, Effie, while shopping for Effie's prom dress. the pants are not tried on by every girl until after the purchase. In the movie, all four girls are out shopping and purchase the pants together after each trying them on.-The book said bridget's mom died at christmas time. This is not mentioned in the movie. Also,unlike the movie, the book does not say that the other girls' mom attended the funeral. it was made known that the women did not stay friends.
• Carmen describes them as being one complete person "bridget the athelete, lena the beauty, tibby the rebel, and carmen the...what?" this is described differently in the movie.
• In the book, it nowhere describes Tibby as having blue streaks in her hair. No birthdays were celebrated in the movie, even though the book states they all have summer birthdays.
• In the book, Tibby has a pet guinea pig named Mimi, who later dies. In the movie, Mimi is mentioned only briefly -- and her death is not part of the plot.
• In the book, Bridget does not own a dog. In the movie, she does. -In the movie, Eric's hair is blond. In the book, it states that Eric's hair is dark and wavy, that he has dark skin, and that he is half Mexican. -In the movie, it was Bailey's neighbor who told Tibby about Bailey's disease. In the book, it was Bailey's mom who told her. -In the book, Bailey meets Tibby for the first time after her accident when Tibby visits her at home. In the movie, Bailey is the one to visit Tibby at Tibby's home. There is no mix-up with the pants being delivered to the wrong address in the book. It does not say in the book that Bailey and Tibby live on the same street.

In the Film [ ]

• Kostos helps out his grandfather by fishing. In the book, he works as a welder.
• The girls break into Gilda's by climbing a ladder and going through a window. In the book, they use bobby pins to pick a lock and proceed to the second floor.
• It is Lena's grandmother that discovers her drawings of Kostos. In the book, it is Effie.
• The rules of the pants are decreed verbally. In the book, they are recorded on stolen stationery.
• In the movie, Tibby has no love interests. In the book, her fancy temporarily focuses on Tucker Rowe, whom she believes to be "hot." Later on, Bailey convinces her that it is Brian McBrian who is worthwhile, not Tucker. In the end of the movie, we see Tibby and Brian standing together outside the store, which implies that they are friends now.
• It is only Carmen who cries on the phone while confronting her father. In the book, both of them cry. In the movie, Tibby is present; in the book, she is not mentioned as being there. At her father's wedding in the book, Carmen dresses up, though still with the pants on. In the movie, her attire is much more casual.
• Carmen is accompanied by her three friends at the wedding. In the book, she goes alone.
• Carmen is a bridesmaid at the wedding. In the book, she sits in a pew, making meaningful eye contact with her father.
• In the movie, Carmen meets Lydia and her kids in front of the house. In the book, they meet inside the house, where Krista kisses Carmen's cheek and Paul shakes her hand.
• Bridget first tells Eric that she is seventeen. In the book, she first tells him that she is sixteen.
• It is Tibby who hears that Carmen is angry with her father. In the book, it is Carmen's mother.
• Lena's Bapi confronts Kostos for dating Lena. In the book, it is Kostos' grandfather that is assaulted by Bapi.
• Lena and Kostos date for much of the summer. In the book, despite their feelings for each other, Lena and Kostos only get together at the end of the summer, shortly before Lena returns to the U.S.
• It seems that Krista holds Carmen in contempt. In the book, Krista actually becomes fascinated with her, later to the point of emulation (as seen in the book sequel, The Second Summer of the Sisterhood).
• Paul is nowhere to be seen while Carmen is getting fitted for a dress for her father's wedding. In the book, he says something to her as she leaves.
• Carmen's dad is the one who answers the phone to hear Carmen's tirade about being abandoned. In the book, it is Lydia who answers; she hands the phone to Carmen's father.
• Bailey is awake when Tibby visits her in the hospital. In the book, she is asleep. Once Tibby goes home in the movie, Bailey dies. In the book, Tibby is consistently visiting her.
• Bridget has a large home. In the book, it is said that it is rather small and run-down.
• Carmen and Tibby come to visit Bridget in the movie and Bridget eventually gets better. In the book(s), it takes Bridget about a year to heal from Eric.
• Bridget invokes a rule #11. In the book the 10 original rules stay the same.
• Bridget states a #11 rule. In one of the books, it is Lena who, to herself, figures that there is an unstated #11 rule.
• Lena finds Bridget's letter about Eric under her bed and sends Tibby and Carmen to comfort her. In the book, Lena finds the letter,that is sent from Bridget, changes her flight home from Greece, and flies to Mexico to meet Bridget at camp.
• Tibby finds the tape of Bailey after she dies, in the book, she and Bailey purposely tape the video.
• Lena has the forbidden love. In the book, the grandparents WANT her to like the guy, Kostos.
• Brian is Asian. Nowhere in the book is this detail mentioned.

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• 1 Lena Kaligaris
• 2 Bridget Vreeland
• 3 Carmen Lowell

THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'

• It's been 15 years since "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" premiered in 2005.
• Alexis Bledel, Blake Lively, America Ferrera, and Amber Tamblyn star as four childhood best friends who discover a pair of jeans that fits them all, keeping them bonded through their different summer adventures.
• In 2018, the idea of a third movie began to float around, but we're still waiting for updates — in the meantime, here is a look at what the cast has been up to over the past 15 years. 
• Visit Insider's homepage for more stories .

" The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants " is an iconic story of friendship. 

It's been 15 years since the first movie had four best friends — played by Alexis Bledel , Blake Lively , America Ferrera , and Amber Tamblyn — find a pair of jeans that fit them all. On August 6, 2008, the foursome reunited for more adventures in the sequel, "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2." 

In April 2018, it was reported that a third movie was in the works. Bledel even said on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" that the girls had "pitched" a concept for another movie .

While there have been no recent updates on the possible third movie, the four main girls have all gone on to star in countless other projects.

Here's a look at what the casts of both movies have been up to. 

The movie was Blake Lively's first major movie role. She played Bridget Vreeland, also known as Bree, who traveled to Mexico for a soccer camp.

At soccer camp, Bree gets involved in a summer fling with one of her coaches and also opens up to her friends about her mother's mental health.

In the second movie, she goes on an archaeological dig in Turkey before traveling to Alabama to visit her grandmother, where she learns more about her own mother.

Today, Lively is best known for her starring role on "Gossip Girl," which has earned her two Teen Choice Awards.

Lively's other film credits include "A Simple Favor," "Accepted," "The Age of Adaline," and "The Shallows." A fashion icon , she'll next appear in "The Husband's Secret." 

She married Ryan Reynolds in 2012, and they have three children. 

One of America Ferrera's earliest roles was playing Carmen Lowell, who spends a portion of her summer with her dad and his new family in South Carolina.

Ferrera is caught by surprise upon meeting her dad's new family. After they ignore her feelings, she escapes back to Maryland. Eventually, she makes up with her dad and attends his wedding at the end of the first movie.

In the sequel, Carmen attends an actor's workshop in Vermont and earns the lead role in a play.

Ferrera went on to star in "Ugly Betty," becoming the first Latina to win a leading actress Emmy.

Ferrera's other projects include the "How to Train Your Dragon" movies and "César Chávez." Ferrera also starred and executive produced the comedy "Superstore," which she left after five seasons . 

Ferrera is also politically active, advocating for immigrant rights and women's equality. She is a founding member of the Time's Up movement  and legal defense fund, which seeks to end workplace sexual harassment and assault.

She married Ryan Piers Williams in 2011 and they have a son and daughter together.

Amber Tamblyn was Tabitha Tomko-Rollins, better known as Tibby, who stayed home in Bethesda, Maryland, for the summer.

In the first film, Tibby worked at a discount department store and was filming her own movie. She met a young girl named Bailey who had leukemia, and the two grew close before Bailey died.

Tibby took screenwriting classes at New York University and worked in a video store in the sequel. She also went through a pregnancy scare with her boyfriend, Brian.

Tamblyn published her first novel in 2018 and is a staunch supporter of the Time's Up movement.

Before starring in the "Sisterhood" movies, she was known for "Joan of Arcadia." She later appeared on "House" and "Two and a Half Men" and starred in "127 Hours."

Tamblyn is a also writer and has released three poetry collections with publishers. Her first novel, "Any Man," was published in 2018, and in 2019, she published "Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution."

Tamblyn helped found the non-profit organization Time's Up.

She's been married to David Cross since 2012, and they welcomed daughter Marlow Alice in 2017.

Alexis Bledel was already known for "Gilmore Girls" when she was cast as Lena Kaligaris, who spends her summer in Greece.

Bledel falls for a boy named Kostos while in Greece and begins dating him, but she learns that they are from rival families.

When she returns to Greece in the sequel, she finds Kostos married. She leaves Greece to go back to school at the Rhode Island School of Design and briefly dates a new man.

Bledel went on to win an Emmy for her performance on Hulu's hit drama "The Handmaid's Tale."

She won her first Emmy for the Hulu series. But before landing her new role, she was in a few movies, including "Post Grad" and "Jenny's Wedding."

Bledel has been married to "Mad Men" actor Vincent Kartheiser since 2014. She gave birth to a son in 2015. 

Jenna Boyd wasn't yet a teen when she played Bailey Graffman, Tibby's eventual friend.

She bonds with Tibby and the two form a friendship until her death from leukemia. 

Boyd had a few roles after "Sisterhood," but stepped away from acting for a time before returning to star on Netflix's "Atypical."

Now 27, Boyd uses her Instagram platform to promote fitness and wellness to her followers. 

One of Leonardo Nam's earliest roles was as Tibby's gaming friend Brian McBrian.

Though he had a small part in the first movie, he played a larger role in the sequel as Tibby's boyfriend. 

Nam is now best known for his role in "Westworld."

Nam plays Felix Lutz on the hit HBO series. 

He has also starred in plenty of movies, including "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift," "Vantage Point," and "He's Just Not That Into You."

Nam also has roles in "Yes Day" and "Hummingbird," which are currently in post-production. 

Bradley Whitford had a prolific career before playing Albert "Al" Lowell, Carmen's dad, in the first movie.

Carmen's dad is surprisingly engaged to another woman who has two children when Carmen visits. They have a falling out early on but eventually resolve their issues and Carmen attends his wedding.

Whitford was known for starring on "The West Wing" and in movies including "Philadelphia" and "Billy Madison" before starring in the movie.  

Whitford's career hasn't slowed down in the years since.

Whitford won an Emmy for his guest role on "Transparent," was a guest on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," and starred in the second season of "The Handmaid's Tale."

He was also in the Oscar-nominated movies "Get Out" and "The Post," and will appear in "Songbird," and "Tik, Tik... Boom," which are both in post-production.

In 2019, Whitford and his "Transparent" co-star Amy Landecker eloped . 

Michael Rady made his acting debut as Kostas Dounas, Lena's eventual boyfriend from a rival family.

Rady appeared in both of the movies but was married in the sequel. Kostas later got his marriage annulled after his wife admitted to lying about her pregnancy. 

Rady has continued to act and even had some overlap with Boyd when filming "Atypical."

His other projects include "Greek," "Melrose Place," "Jane the Virgin," "Timeless," and the second season of "UnREAL." 

Rady is a vegan and has three kids with his wife, Rachael Kemery. 

Before playing soccer coach Eric Richman in the first movie, Mike Vogel starred on "Grounded for Life."

Vogul starts a relationship with Bridget during their summer soccer camp, then later visits her at her home to apologize for his behavior and says that she is too young for him. 

Vogel landed a main role on NBC's "The Brave," which was canceled after one season.

Vogel was also in "Bates Motel" and "Under the Dome." His movie roles include "Cloverfield," "The Help," and "Battle of the Sexes."

Vogel is married and has three children with his wife Courtney. 

Jesse Williams made his film debut in the sequel, starring as Leo, the model in Lena's art class.

Lena and Leo have a brief relationship during Lena's summer course at the Rhode Island School of Design. 

Williams is known for playing Jackson on "Grey's Anatomy."

Williams also starred in "Little Fires Everywhere" and "Station 19." He will soon appear in "Team Joy," which is in post-production.

In 2016, Williams won the Humanitarian Award at the BET Awards. His speech on race sparked debate, resulting in two different petitions, one calling for him to be fired from "Grey's Anatomy," and the other demanding he stay. This past June, BETNetworks reshared his speech, which has since been viewed over one million times.

Lucy Hale also made her film debut as Effie Kaligaris, Lena's younger sister.

Effie briefly dates Brian after Tibby breaks up with him. In the sequel, Effie steals the traveling pants and ends up losing them in Greece.

Hale went on to star on "Pretty Little Liars" for seven seasons.

Hale rose to fame through her role in "Pretty Little Liars." She then went on to star in "Life Sentence," "Truth or Dare," and "Katy Keene."

Hale also has a background in music and released a studio album in 2014.

Shohreh Aghdashloo earned an Oscar nomination for "House of Sand and Fog" four years before playing Professor Nasrin Mehani, Bree's archaeological instructor, in the sequel.

Before the "Sisterhood" sequel, Aghdashloo was also known for "The Exorcism of Emily Rose," "X-Men: The Last Stand," and "24." 

Aghdashloo was in Marvel's "The Punisher" and recently finished starring in "The Expanse."

Aghdashloo won an Emmy for "House of Saddam." 

Blythe Danner was already a two-time Emmy winner when she played Greta, Bree's grandmother in the sequel.

Bree visits her grandmother and learns more about her mother, who battled mental health issues throughout her life before passing when Bree was young.

Danner has continued to appear in moves and TV shows, including "Will and Grace," which earned her another Emmy nomination.

The actress is also known for "Meet the Parents," "Gypsy," and "Huff." 

She's the mother of Jake and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Tom Wisdom appeared in "300" before playing Ian, a potential love interest that Carmen meets in the sequel.

Ian and Carmen flirt throughout the workshop and finally kiss at the end. 

Wisdom went on to star in "Dominion."

Wisdom was also in an episode of "Hannibal" and "Bones," and played a small role in "Avengers: Endgame."

"Twin Peaks" star Kyle MacLachlan pops into the "Sisterhood" sequel as Bill Kerr, the director of Carmen's acting workshop.

He had already won a Golden Globe for "Twin Peaks" and had starred on "Sex and the City" and "Desperate Housewives" when he acted in the "Sisterhood" sequel. 

MacLachlan returned for the "Twin Peaks" revival in 2017, earning a Golden Globe nomination for his role.

He has also appeared in "Portlandia," "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," and "The Good Wife." He voiced Riley's dad in Pixar's "Inside Out." 

He is married to publicist Desiree Gruber and they have one son together. 

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‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ Cast: Where Are They Now?

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is the quintessential girl-power movie of the early 2000s — and the cast is still as close as ever.

Starring Blake Lively , Alexis Bledel , Amber Tamblyn and America Ferrera , the coming-of-age film hit theaters on June 1, 2005, and its message of female empowerment and friendship quickly made an impression on fans of author Ann Brashares ’ young adult novels.

“It’s a very special bond that we have,” Tamblyn told Us Weekly exclusively in March 2018. “We’re very proud to be friends and if we could do movies together for the rest of our lives I think we would.”

In the years since the film’s premiere, and the release of its 2008 sequel, the cast have continuously given fans hope for a potential third installment. Bledel revealed during a 2018 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that the group had “pitched the third movie” seemingly based on the follow-up novel Sisterhood Everlasting and were hopeful that a new project would begin soon.

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One year later, Ferrera told Entertainment Tonight that conversations about another film were still in progress. “Fingers crossed that something comes to fruition with that, but it’s been a vision and a dream of ours for a while now,” she said. “We’re sticking with it and we’ll see what happens.”

Scroll down to see where the cast of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is today:

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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is the quintessential girl-power movie of the early 2000s — and the cast is still as close as ever. Starring Blake Lively , Alexis Bledel , Amber Tamblyn and America Ferrera , the coming-of-age film hit theaters on June 1, 2005, and its message of female empowerment and friendship quickly made an impression on fans of author Ann Brashares ’ young adult novels. "It’s a very special bond that we have," Tamblyn told Us Weekly exclusively in March 2018. "We’re very proud to be friends and if we could do movies together for the rest of our lives I think we would." In the years since the film’s premiere, and the release of its 2008 sequel, the cast have continuously given fans hope for a potential third installment. Bledel revealed during a 2018 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that the group had "pitched the third movie" seemingly based on the follow-up novel Sisterhood Everlasting and were hopeful that a new project would begin soon. One year later, Ferrera told Entertainment Tonight that conversations about another film were still in progress. "Fingers crossed that something comes to fruition with that, but it's been a vision and a dream of ours for a while now," she said. "We're sticking with it and we'll see what happens." Scroll down to see where the cast of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is today:

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Blake Lively (Bridget Vreeland)

Two years after Sisterhood hit theaters, Lively scored a lead role in the CW’s beloved teen drama series, Gossip Girl , starring as chic Upper East Side high schooler Serena van der Woodsen. The California native later appeared in 2011’s Green Lantern , where she met now-husband Ryan Reynolds . The duo exchanged vows in September 2012 and later welcomed daughters James, born in 2014, Inez, born in 2016, Betty, born in 2019, and a fourth child in 2023.

Alexis Bledel (Lena Kaligaris)

Having already made a big splash as Rory in Gilmore Girls , Bledel took a number of smaller roles after Sisterhood and its 2008 sequel. She had a brief recurring role on Mad Men two years later. She met her ex-husband, Vincent Kartheiser , while filming the AMC drama and welcomed their first child in 2015. Bledel’s next major role was in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale , for which she won her first Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2017. She and Kartheiser called it quits after eight years of marriage in August 2022.

Amber Tamblyn (Tibby Tomko-Rollins)

Before starring in the 2005 comedy, the California native made a name for herself in horror films like The Ring and The Grudge 2 . She married comedian David Cross in October 2012 and has since published three successful books, Any Man , Era of Ignition and Listening in the Dark . The couple announced the birth of daughter Marlow Alice in February 2017.

America Ferrera (Carmen Lowell)

Ferrera gained critical acclaim for starring in ABC’s Ugly Betty from 2006 to 2010. The TV series led to her Best Actress wins at the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards and Emmy Awards, where she became the first Latina to win in the category. More recently, the Californian actress has appeared in NBC’s Superstore and the record-breaking film Barbie . Ferrera earned her first Oscar nomination in 2024 for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for playing Gloria in Barbie .

Ferrera shares two children, son Sebastian and daughter Lucia, with husband Ryan Piers Williams (who also played her husband in Barbie ).

Jenna Boyd (Bailey Graffman)

After breaking viewers’ hearts with her turn as Bailey in Sisterhood , Boyd made her education a priority and graduated from Pepperdine University with a business degree. In 2017, she returned to acting with a role on Netflix’s Atypical , a coming-of-age series that focuses on the life of a teen on the autism spectrum. She tied the knot with her husband Andrew in April 2023.

Michael Rady (Kostas Dounas)

The Philadelphia native made his debut as Kostas in the 2005 film and later went on to reprise his role in the 2008 sequel. Since then, he’s appeared in a number of hit television shows, including Grey’s Anatomy , The Mentalist and Jane the Virgin , as well as multiple Hallmark Channel original movies. He shares son Ellington and August and daughters Olive and Maisie with his wife, Rachael Kemery , whom he wed in 2010.

Mike Vogel (Eric Richman)

Vogel appeared in Cloverfield (2008) and Blue Valentine (2010) before scoring another huge role in The Help (2011) alongside Emma Stone and Octavia Spencer. In January 2012, Vogel accepted the SAG award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture with the rest of The Help cast. He’s been married to his wife, Courtney , since 2003 and the two share kids Cassy, Charlee and Gabriel. In recent years, Vogel has starred in projects such as Pan Am , Bates Motel , Under the Dome , The Brave and Sex/Life .

Leonardo Nam (Brian)

The Australian actor appeared in 2006’s The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and 2009’s He’s Just Not That Into You before taking a recurring role on HBO’s Westworld in 2016. He has since appeared in shows and films such as MacGyver , Yes Day , Maggie , Werewolf by Night and Origin .

Nam and his husband, Michael Dodge , now share twin boys together. "Being a father has been one of the most eye-opening experiences of my life," Nam told Logo in March 2020. "I never thought I would be a father, and now that I am it’s almost part of my DNA."

Bradley Whitford (Al Lowell)

Whitford had established a name for himself as Josh Lyman in The West Wing , which won him an Emmy in 2001. Nearly 15 years later, he picked up another win for his turn as Marcy in Transparent , and scored acclaimed roles in Get Out and The Handmaid’s Tale . Not only is Whitford a talented actor, but he’s also a vocal gun control activist.

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Before appearing in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants , Nancy Travis starred in Three Men and a Baby , Internal Affairs and So I Married an Axe Murderer . In 2011, she guest starred on popular shows like Grey’s Anatomy and How I Met Your Mother . She ended her nine-season run as Vanessa Baxter on Last Man Standing alongside Tim Allen in 2021.

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Is Paul Mescal the Indie Pete Davidson? A Very Serious Investigation

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Tabloids have started tracking the love life of the Irish actor with a fervor not typically reserved for a critics’ darling indie actor. Why are we so intrigued by who he’s dating?

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Over the weekend, TMZ published images of actor Paul Mescal on what looked like a dinner date with musician and newest Taylor Swift BFF Gracie Abrams. The pair seemed cozy, and as happens whenever two random hot celebrities are standing within close proximity of one another, the internet immediately decided that they were dating. Would you blame Gracie for shooting her shot with indie cinema’s favorite Irishman?

Abrams is actually the fourth woman to have been the subject of Mescal dating rumors in 2024. Ayo Edebiri posted an Instagram story of herself alongside Mescal to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, and fans either assumed a romance or hoped for one. Around that same time, British tabloid The Mirror claimed that he was spotted kissing Australian actress Sophie Wilde at a BAFTAs after-party. THEN in late May, he was seen hanging out with Natalie Portman in London, sharing a few laughs and sending body language experts into a frenzy.

The All of Us Strangers star is now at that level of fame where the world just decides that every woman who breathes the same air as him must be jumping the Irishman’s bones. The Abrams news had fans wondering if Mescal is the Pete Davidson of the A24 crowd, the go-to fling for ladies who like a sweet but slightly sad boy who rocks the shortest of shorts and has Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s phone number. Sure, none of these relationships have been confirmed—really, Mescal hasn’t been in a confirmed romance since he dated musician Phoebe Bridgers—but the sheer possibility is fuel enough for fans.

It just makes sense. Who would be the perfect post-divorce fling for Natalie Portman after her French ballerina husband reportedly cheated on her ? The sitting president of the Tortured Man Club! Oh, Sophie Wilde is a rising star who has a lot of doors open to her? Let her fall into the arms of County Kildare’s finest. Remember that time he was, for a hot second, linked to Angelina Jolie ? She could use a melancholy younger man in her life so why not this one? In the age of the Hot Rodent Boyfriend , Mescal is a classic choice for lusting of all varieties: a good fit for all women, the little black dress of drama school boys.

Every generation gets their hot slutty guy, from Valentino to Warren Beatty to the aforementioned Davidson. Granted, Mescal will have to increase his workload to match the alleged 13,000 women that Beatty pulled over the course of his illustrious career (any volunteers?) One of the reasons Pete Davidson fascinates us so much is because he makes his endless cycle of romance seem easy.

Men are often baffled by Davidson’s prowess given that he doesn’t look like, well, Paul Mescal, but it makes total sense to most women. There is something to be said about a funny guy in touch with his emotions who is guaranteed to show you a good time. He’s a good fit for everyone, whether it’s post-Kanye Kim Kardashian , rising star Phoebe Dynevor, or unashamed romantic Ariana Grande . The more a guy is seen with women who seem delighted to be in his presence, and the more his reputation builds, the greater his legend becomes. At this point in history, Pete Davidson is basically the jeans from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants , or that one guy on Sex and the City who was an expert at oral.

Not every lothario is appealing, of course. The more Leonardo DiCaprio dates young models then ditches them Logan’s Run style when they turn 25, the creepier and less alluring he looks. There’s a fine line between dirtbag sexy and fuckboy gross. Every woman Davidson dated seemed to know what they were getting in for, as Kardashian noted when she said she approached him at first because she just wanted some of that good capital D. You go in, get your laughs and screams, then flourish.

Is that what’s happening with Mescal? Again, we have no idea, and now that he’s in that part of his career where he’s tabloid bait through merit of being hot and talented, the myth has started to expand beyond his grasp. But there is a reason we want to put Mescal into this mold. His career so far has been largely defined by roles of aching romantic melancholy, raw sex appeal, and sheer emotional agony, and alongside actors with whom he has the most astonishing heat.

He broke out in Normal People , perhaps the great millennial romantic drama, playing a student whose relationship with a more affluent woman was achingly real (as was his chemistry with co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones.) In Aftersun , for which he garnered his first Oscar nomination, his performance as a single dad perfectly captured the double-edged sword of growing up and realizing your father is indeed just human. He's at his most gut-wrenching (and hottest) in All of Us Strangers , as the love interest of Andrew Scott in a film that is impossible not to sob hysterically at. And let’s not forget the great sexy brute of the legitimate theater, Stanley Kowalski, who Mescal played to sweaty perfection on the West End stage in a recent production of A Streetcar Named Desire . Did he bear his forearms and roll around in the rain? Yes, he did!

Mescal is a private man who probably isn’t wild about the fact that so many people are probing into his love life. We can’t blame him for that. He just wants to wear his teeny shorts, look good while smoking, and keep working with the best directors on the planet.

One of the reasons the indie Pete Davidson narrative fits so well is that he’s enough of a blank slate for us to project that onto him. The little we do know of his love life only fuels that, such as his time with indie rock queen Bridgers and a prevailing TikTok rumor that he ditches his one-night stands by taking them on a walk in the park and then running away (he may have poked fun at this rumor during an appearance on Chicken Shop Date , because we love a self-aware king.) Regardless, Mescal is heading towards the A-List. The world is his oyster, and if he wants to sow his wild oats, we know a few thousand women who would be honored to join him in his quest.

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