Morena Baccarin recently opened up about her role in 2026’s action movie The Wrecking Crew, and why her and Jason Momoa’s characters’ relationship was flipped on its head.
What did Morena Baccarin say about her and Jason Momoa’s on-screen romance?
Speaking to ComingSoon in a recent interview, Baccarin (who plays Valentina in the movie) was asked about subverting the relationship trope between action stars. In the film, Valentina is the calm, cool, and collected one, while Momoa‘s Jonny is chasing after her constantly after the pair breaks up.
According to Baccarin, the pair of actors worked hard to cultivate that, and she believes that, at the end of the day, they still don’t end up together.
“We really worked, myself and Jason, on the relationship with these two, and like, it was very important to find moments to really make it specific, like what they’ve been through, where they’re going, what’s happening. I felt it was really important that she does not get back together with him now. Like it became a little bit like, you don’t know if it’s gonna happen,” said Baccarin.
“But like in my mind, I do not get back together with him, and I had to play that all the way through. And so in these moments, even when I kiss him, it’s like an anger kiss, you know? It’s like, ‘Oh, we’ve been through this crazy thing together.’ So, like all those moments and things came out of really deepening the relationship.”
The Wrecking Crew is directed by Ángel Manuel Soto (Blue Beetle), from a script written by Jonathan Tropper. Alongside Baccarin and Momoa, The Wrecking Crew also stars Dave Bautista, Claes Bang, Temuera Morrison, Jacob Batalon, Frankie Adams, Miyavi, Stephen Root, Hugo Borich, Sean Meehan, Joshua Hamill, Maia Kealoha, Mark R. Black, David Hekili Kenui Bell, Lydia Peckham, Roimata Fox, and Branscombe Richmond.
Bautista had a busy 2025, starring in In the Lost Lands, Afterburn, and Trap House. Up next for him is a role in The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender, Alpha Gang, and Road House 2. As for Momoa, he’ll next star in Supergirl as Lobo, Street Fighter as Blanka, and will also reprise his role as Duncan Idaho in the upcoming Dune: Part Three.
The Wrecking Crew is now available to watch on Prime Video.