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Getting attached to your costars is common in Hollywood — even if they’re not human. Throughout the years, many stars have grown so close to the animals that they share the screen with that they want to take them home, and sometimes they do just that. In other instances — we’re looking at you, Bradley Cooper — stars bring their pets along to join them in front of the camera.
Sophie Turner is among the many celebs who fell in love with their canine costars. After direwolf Lady’s untimely death on Game of Thrones, the Mahlek Northern Inuit dog named Zunni was left unemployed and homeless. However, Turner had bonded with her so much on set that she jumped at the opportunity to adopt her.
“Growing up I always wanted a dog, but my parents never wanted one,” she revealed to Coventry Telegraph in 2013. “We kind of fell in love with my character’s direwolf, Lady, on set. … We knew Lady died and they wanted to rehome her. My mum persuaded them to let us adopt her.”
Meanwhile, after Justin Theroux rescued pit bull Kuma, he was determined to get her onscreen. He did just that in Disney+’s remake of Lady and the Tramp. “You blink, you might miss her, but she’s in the pound scene,” he said on Good Morning America in October 2019. The activist also shared his dog’s “thoughts” on the role on his Instagram account.
“Hey guys, it’s me Kuma… Soooo… it’s me and my Dad’s LAST day working on @ladyandthetramp … this project and this Part (Pound dog #1, which is temporary bc @disneyplus promised me a real character name) anyway, this part rrrrealllly took it out of me (I’m method, which I know has been tough on everyone, so thank you) but I am VERY excited to show you all of my hard work,” Theroux captioned a photo of Kuma in the recording studio. “I’m gonna take a week off to reconnect with myself before i start the Oscar slash awards push or whatever blah blah… so may not be posting much. Peace and Love to all my fans, without you i would be nothing.”
Lily Collins, for her part, relocated to Paris to film Netflix’s Emily in Paris and was able to bring her faithful pup, Redford, for the duration of filming.
“You know what’s funny, France is so welcoming with dogs in that you can bring them everywhere [to] restaurants, anywhere,” the To the Bone star revealed during a January 2022 appearance on the Kelly Clarkson Show. “I mean, he’s a human, let’s be real. So, Charlie [McDowell, her husband] brought him over on his first international flight.”
Scroll through the gallery below for more stars who tried to keep their costars — or who brought their own to work with them!
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Getting attached to your costars is common in Hollywood — even if they’re not human. Throughout the years, many stars have grown so close to the animals that they share the screen with that they want to take them home, and sometimes they do just that. In other instances — we’re looking at you, Bradley Cooper — stars bring their pets along to join them in front of the camera. Sophie Turner is among the many celebs who fell in love with their canine costars. After direwolf Lady’s untimely death on Game of Thrones, the Mahlek Northern Inuit dog named Zunni was left unemployed and homeless. However, Turner had bonded with her so much on set that she jumped at the opportunity to adopt her. “Growing up I always wanted a dog, but my parents never wanted one,” she revealed to Coventry Telegraph in 2013. “We kind of fell in love with my character’s direwolf, Lady, on set. … We knew Lady died and they wanted to rehome her. My mum persuaded them to let us adopt her.» Meanwhile, after Justin Theroux rescued pit bull Kuma, he was determined to get her onscreen. He did just that in Disney+’s remake of Lady and the Tramp. «You blink, you might miss her, but she’s in the pound scene,» he said on Good Morning America in October 2019. The activist also shared his dog’s «thoughts» on the role on his Instagram account. [jwplayer pk2QSV0y-zhNYySv2] «Hey guys, it’s me Kuma… Soooo… it’s me and my Dad’s LAST day working on @ladyandthetramp … this project and this Part (Pound dog #1, which is temporary bc @disneyplus promised me a real character name) anyway, this part rrrrealllly took it out of me (I’m method, which I know has been tough on everyone, so thank you) but I am VERY excited to show you all of my hard work,» Theroux captioned a photo of Kuma in the recording studio. «I’m gonna take a week off to reconnect with myself before i start the Oscar slash awards push or whatever blah blah… so may not be posting much. Peace and Love to all my fans, without you i would be nothing.»
Lily Collins, for her part, relocated to Paris to film Netflix’s Emily in Paris and was able to bring her faithful pup, Redford, for the duration of filming.
“You know what’s funny, France is so welcoming with dogs in that you can bring them everywhere [to] restaurants, anywhere,” the To the Bone star revealed during a January 2022 appearance on the Kelly Clarkson Show. “I mean, he’s a human, let’s be real. So, Charlie [McDowell, her husband] brought him over on his first international flight.”
Credit: Shutterstock; Inset: Courtesy of Chris Evans/Instagram
Getting attached to your costars is common in Hollywood — even if they’re not human. Throughout the years, many stars have grown so close to the animals that they share the screen with that they want to take them home, and sometimes they do just that. In other instances — we’re looking at you, Bradley Cooper — stars bring their pets along to join them in front of the camera. Sophie Turner is among the many celebs who fell in love with their canine costars. After direwolf Lady’s untimely death on Game of Thrones, the Mahlek Northern Inuit dog named Zunni was left unemployed and homeless. However, Turner had bonded with her so much on set that she jumped at the opportunity to adopt her. “Growing up I always wanted a dog, but my parents never wanted one,” she revealed to Coventry Telegraph in 2013. “We kind of fell in love with my character’s direwolf, Lady, on set. … We knew Lady died and they wanted to rehome her. My mum persuaded them to let us adopt her.» Meanwhile, after Justin Theroux rescued pit bull Kuma, he was determined to get her onscreen. He did just that in Disney+’s remake of Lady and the Tramp. «You blink, you might miss her, but she’s in the pound scene,» he said on Good Morning America in October 2019. The activist also shared his dog’s «thoughts» on the role on his Instagram account. [jwplayer pk2QSV0y-zhNYySv2] «Hey guys, it’s me Kuma… Soooo… it’s me and my Dad’s LAST day working on @ladyandthetramp … this project and this Part (Pound dog #1, which is temporary bc @disneyplus promised me a real character name) anyway, this part rrrrealllly took it out of me (I’m method, which I know has been tough on everyone, so thank you) but I am VERY excited to show you all of my hard work,» Theroux captioned a photo of Kuma in the recording studio. «I’m gonna take a week off to reconnect with myself before i start the Oscar slash awards push or whatever blah blah… so may not be posting much. Peace and Love to all my fans, without you i would be nothing.»
Lily Collins, for her part, relocated to Paris to film Netflix’s Emily in Paris and was able to bring her faithful pup, Redford, for the duration of filming.
“You know what’s funny, France is so welcoming with dogs in that you can bring them everywhere [to] restaurants, anywhere,” the To the Bone star revealed during a January 2022 appearance on the Kelly Clarkson Show. “I mean, he’s a human, let’s be real. So, Charlie [McDowell, her husband] brought him over on his first international flight.”
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The Grey’s Anatomy actresses posed for a selfie in the makeup trailer alongside the Italy native’s pooch in September 2022.
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The Avengers: Endgame star has a special bond with his pooch, Dodger, who frequently is able to accompany Evans on film sets.
“He does come to set and he’s a social butterfly,” the Massachusetts native gushed during a July 2022 interview with Entertainment Tonight, jokingly referring to the canine as his “long-term partner” through the years. “He loves coming to set, it’s like his favorite thing ‘cause everyone loves him.”
He added: “He knows when we’re in that trailer that, any minute, we’re going to go on a big walk and make the rounds and say hello to every single person, probably get a lot of treats. He’s a real good set mascot.»
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The Mean Girls star cuddled her beloved dog, Finn, while filming The Crowded Room in NYC in July 2022.
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The Dear Evan Hansen star brought his dog Mr. Georgie to set in June 2022. Platt co-wrote the script and music for Theater Camp, his new musical comedy movie, with Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman.
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“The untold love story of Bridgerton 2
,” Lynch, who plays printing assistant Theo Sharpe in season 2, captioned a March 2022 Instagram selfie.
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star cuddled up to dog Homer alongside costar Luke Kirby in a March 2022 Instagram snap.
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The Riverdale star cuddled up with his Pomeranian on the CW set in February 2022.
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“Guess who came to support Lexi lol,” the California native shared a shot of the canine via Instagram in February 2022 while filming scenes from Lexi’s play for season 2 of Euphoria.
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“Live from New York, it’s Nugget,” the “Firework” songstress exclaimed in a January 2022 Instagram Story video with her pooch sniffing around the 30 Rock stage after her stint as musical guest.
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“Bring your family to work day,” the Emmy nominee wrote alongside a trio of photos from the Emily In Paris set in January 2022 as McDowell and Redford watched her perform.
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In A Star Is Born, Cooper actually brought his own dog, Charlie, on to be his costar.
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Viewers of I Am Legend aren’t the only ones who became attached to Abbey. Star Will Smith really bonded with the dog, but unfortunately, they had to part ways after filming wrapped.
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During Beginners, Ewan McGregor grew attached to his costar Cosmo. However, the pup already had an owner — and although McGregor asked, the original owner couldn’t part ways with the Jack Russell terrier. So, he went to the shelter and adopted his own, a poodle-terrier mix.
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In the 2019 version of Lady and the Tramp, Theroux voiced Tramp and made sure his own adopted pup appeared in one scene at the pound.
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While filming Game of Thrones, Turner fell so in love with Lady, she took her home.
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While filming The Wizard of Oz, Judy Garland reportedly asked trainer Carl Spitz if she could adopt the dog who played Toto, a terrier whose real name was Terry. Unfortunately, she couldn’t take him home!
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After filming Keanu, Tiffany Haddish was so attached to many of the kittens she met on set that she took one home. Originally named Clementine, the tabby now called Catonic can be seen all over the actress’ Instagram.
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