From Wasteland to Meet-Cute: Fallout Lead Teams With Pete Davidson in New Rom-Com
Fallout star Ella Purnell teams with Pete Davidson in That Time We Met, a rom-com where a disastrous first date takes a wild sci-fi turn after they learn their future child is destined to save humanity.
Ella Purnell and Pete Davidson are teaming up for a rom-com with a sci-fi brain: a first date so bad it somehow produces the future savior of humanity. Yes, that is the actual premise. I am listening.
The movie
It is called That Time We Met, and it follows two strangers whose disastrous first date gets interrupted by the kind of news you usually do not hear over drinks: their future child is destined to protect the human race. The problem? They cannot stand each other. High concept plus immediate incompatibility is a pretty solid comedy starter pack.
'cosmic' love story
Who is making it
- Stars: Ella Purnell and Pete Davidson
- Director: Nick Lieberman (Theater Camp)
- Writer: Mitchell Winkie
- Producers: Matt Jackson and Joanne Lee (Jackson Pictures); Marc Platt, Adam Siegel, and Katie McNicol (Marc Platt Productions); Ford Corbett and Nathan Klingher (Gramercy Park Media)
- Executive producers: Joshua Harris and Mark Fasano (Gramercy)
- Sales: WME Independent is handling global sales
- Market: The project will be showcased at the upcoming American Film Market
Why this pairing works (on paper)
Purnell is coming off buzzy runs in Yellowjackets and Amazon Prime Video's Fallout, and this is her first time leading a romantic comedy. Fallout is already locked to return for season 2 in December 2025, so her schedule is very much a thing right now.
Davidson, meanwhile, brings the chaos energy he honed on Saturday Night Live. Next up for him is the heist drama How to Rob a Bank, directed by David Leitch and set for September 2026. So he is balancing a high-concept rom-com with a slick action caper, which makes sense for him.
Bottom line
That Time We Met is a neat mix: an oddball premise, a lead duo you would not automatically put together, and a director who just did sharp character comedy with Theater Camp. If the script sticks the landing on the romance and the save-the-world stakes, this could be a fun left-field entry in the rom-com comeback tour.