The article contains spoilers for Materialists.The Materialists director explains why Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans' characters never speak to each other in the movie. Now playing in theaters, the new romance comedy revolves around Dakota Johnson's matchmaker Lucy and sees her in a love triangle with Harry (Pascal) and John (Evans). Although Harry seems to be Lucy's dream match, the romance also explores how she interacts with John, which gradually has the protagonist questioning her methods and philosophy in dating.