Working with Nicholas Hoult has been nothing but a sweet experience for Anya Taylor-Joy.
The actress exclusively gave E! News a taste of what it was like on the set of their new horror-comedy The Menu by sharing her "favorite memory" of her co-star. Remembering how she was once having an "anxiety attack" during work, Anya said Nicholas quickly came to the rescue to comfort her.
"You were having a conversation with someone and you must have seen me out of the corner of your eye because without breaking conversation or looking over, you just opened your arms for a hug," she recalled to the actor during their joint interview. "I came in and I just gave you a really big hug. And you're like, 'You're good?'"
Anya added that Nicholas immediately made her feel better—so much so that she was able to "move on" with her day. "That is a good friend," the Queen's Gambit star noted, sharing that she was also amazed by how Nicholas never broke focus from the other person. "That's what I was impressed by."
As for Nicholas' favorite memory of Anya? He told E! News, "Oh, I think there's lots."
Also starring Ralph Fiennes, The Menu follows a couple who travels to a remote island for a once-in-a-lifetime meal at an exclusive restaurant. However, as their lavish dinner progresses, they learn that the chef has cooked up another plan for his guests.
Reflecting on the filming experience, Nicholas said he and Anya got to play off one another though fleshing out their characters in real-time.
"Because there was so much improvisation and time that we were kind of on screen but not actually with scripted dialogue, we just kind of get to know each other through making up stories and improvising as the characters," he remembered. "So, it didn't feel like a date from hell even though, as the characters, they do get under each other's skin a little bit."
The Menu opens in theaters on Nov. 18.