you’re my lover

ENOLA HOLMES 3 (2026) Dir. Philip Barantini

Please, we are past the formality. Call me Benedict.

I’m giving Luke all the credit for that ‘I love you’ moment. That little arm gesture just did me in. That’s saying, “I’m here. I’m surrendering. But now it’s up to you.” Seeing her then make the full walk back to him, I had full-body chills on the day. And I have chills when I watch it, because it’s a chemistry and an understanding of character that you can’t direct. You just have to stay out of the way of it. — Dir. Gia-Rayne Harris

It’s a seminal moment. It’s a beautiful speech. I wanted it to honor the fact that there is that expectation, but also to make it true to the character. It’s infused by how Benedict feels about love and feels about really, really saying to someone, “I love you.” I feel like he’s never said it to anyone. Benedict is very good at big gestures and big sentiment. The thing that always trips him up is what happens the next day, or what happens afterwards. — Luke Thompson

— i love you, baby, i promise (honeybee by olivia rodrigo)