{"id":9358,"date":"2026-07-18T07:32:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9358"},"modified":"2026-07-18T07:32:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:32:26","slug":"richard-gere-76-gets-cozy-with-much-younger-onscreen-love-interest-28-while-filming-new-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9358","title":{"rendered":"Richard Gere, 76, gets cozy with much-younger onscreen love interest, 28, while filming new movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F134730007.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Richard Gere, 76, was spotted getting close with his much-younger co-star, 28-year-old Diana Silvers, while filming their new romantic drama, \u201cAsymmetry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos snapped of the actors filming a scene in a New York City park Thursday showed them looking engrossed in a deep conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Gere was posed with his arm perched behind Silvers while they sat cozily on a bench. The \u201cSpace Force\u201d actress was dressed comfortably in a pair of black loafers and a lightweight, cream-colored dress featuring a leaf pattern.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Richard Gere was seen getting cozy with his much-younger co-star Diana Silvers, while filming their new movie, \u201cAsymmetry,\u201d as seen above. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The stars were pictured in deep conversation while walking around New York City. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>At one point, they stopped and chatted on a park bench, where Gere sat with his arm posed behind his scene partner\u2019s back. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The white-haired \u201cPretty Woman\u201d actor was in character, wearing a casual button up and jeans.<\/p>\n<p>The Thursday sighting are only the latest photos to come from the film\u2019s set.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the co-stars were photographed canoodling as their characters while recording another scene.<\/p>\n<p>The pair were seen holding hands while walking through the NYC streets. At one point, Gere even wrapped his arm around Silvers\u2019 waist, pulling her in close as she draped her arm across his shoulders.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actors were also photographed while filming on Monday, as seen here. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>They were seen holding hands while walking through the NYC streets.  <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The movie follows the fictional love story of Alice (Silvers), a young editorial assistant in New York, and world-renowned 70-year-old author Ezra Blazer (Gere). <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The film is based on Lisa Halliday\u2019s 2018 critically acclaimed novel of the same name.<\/p>\n<p>The book is split into three parts \u2014 the first section, \u201cFolly,\u201d tells the story of Alice, who is described as \u201ca young American editor,\u201d and follows \u201cher relationship with the famous and much older writer Ezra Blazer,\u201d reads <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"150116676X\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAsymmetry-Novel-Lisa-Halliday%2Fdp%2F150116676X%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F07%2F17%2Fcelebrity-news%2Frichard-gere-76-gets-cozy-with-much-younger-onscreen-love-interest-28-while-filming-new-movie%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">the book synopsis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA tender and exquisite account of an unexpected romance that takes place in New York during the early years of the Iraq War, Folly also suggests an aspiring novelist\u2019s coming-of-age,\u201d the description adds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cTheir one moment of eye contact sparks a connection that leads them both down a life-changing rabbit hole,\u201d reads the film\u2019s logline.  <span class=\"credit\">Jose Perez \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The unexpected pair embark on a private romance, wherein Ezra finds a partner he can be vulnerable with and Alice finds her courage \u2014 until it all comes to a crashing down when their relationship is discovered. <span class=\"credit\">Jose Perez \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The movie is based on Lisa Halliday\u2019s 2018 critically acclaimed novel of the same name. <span class=\"credit\">Jose Perez \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The second part of the book, titled \u201cMadness,\u201d is told from the perspective of Amar \u2014 an Iraqi-American man who is detained by immigration officers a holding room at London\u2019s Heathrow Airport.<\/p>\n<p>The film, however, appears to focus solely on Alice and Ezra\u2019s fictional love story, as its logline notes that it \u201ctells the story of a young editorial assistant in New York, Alice (Silvers), who comes upon world-renowned 70-year-old author Ezra (Gere) in Central Park one day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The synopsis continues: \u201cTheir one moment of eye contact sparks a connection that leads them both down a life-changing rabbit hole, where they create a private world just for two.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Oscar winner Edward Zwick penned the screenplay along with Halliday and Marshall Herskovitz.  <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Zwick is also attached to direct and produce.  <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The film does not yet have a release date.  <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEzra, famous for his audacious work, finds someone with whom he can be openly vulnerable, and Alice finds the courage to explore her own aspirations as a writer,\u201d it concludes. \u201cUntil it is all put at risk when their secret relationship is exposed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oscar winner Edward Zwick worked on the screenplay with Halliday and Marshall Herskovitz on the screenplay, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/05\/richard-gere-diana-silvers-edward-zwick-asymmetry-film-1236877492\/\">reports Deadline<\/a>. Zwick is also attached to direct and produce. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been a pleasure and a privilege to work with Ed and Marshall on transposing Alice and Ezra\u2019s story for the screen. I am enormously grateful to them for their humor, ingenuity, courage, compassion and dedication,\u201d Halliday, author and co-writer, said in a statement to the outlet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Off-screen, Gere is also in an age-gap romance with his wife, Alejandra Silva, 43. (The couple is pictured here at the \u2018ELLE x FUTURE\u2019 gala in November 2025). <span class=\"credit\">Europa Press via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The couple started dating in 2014 and tied the knot in 2018. They share two sons (whom they\u2019re pictured with above). <span class=\"credit\">alejandragere\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gere is involved in his own age-gap love story in real life with wife Alejandra Silva, 43. The couple began dating in 2014 before\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/04\/23\/richard-gere-married-alejandra-silva-at-secret-wedding\/\">tying the knot<\/a> in 2018. They\u2019ve since relocated to Silva\u2019s home country of Spain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/25\/celebrity-news\/richard-gere-75-shares-insight-into-life-in-spain-with-wife-alejandra-silva-42-and-kids\/#\"\/>The couple are parents to sons <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/02\/12\/richard-gere-and-wife-welcome-baby-boy\/\">Alexander<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/04\/23\/richard-gere-70-and-wife-alejandra-silva-37-welcome-baby-no-2\/\">James<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cAmerican Gigolo\u201d star is also dad to son Homer, 26, with his ex-wife, Carey Lowell. 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