The Truth About Devon Sawa And Christina Ricci's Relationship
If you were a '90s kid, and especially if you are a fan of Now and Then, you probably wanted Christina Ricci and Devon Sawa together.We have bad news for you. Apparently, Devon Sawa and Christina Ricci never date in real life."That story of all the Now and Then girls fighting over me was a little blown out of proportion," Sawa told Us Weekly. "Someone had written that me and Christina [Ricci] had a thing, which wasn’t true. We were all so young and so innocent."Rumors started when the topic of on-set hookups was brought up at a 20th-anniversary screening celebration of Now and Then in 2015. According to E! News, there was a bet between Ricci (Roberta), Ashleigh Aston Moore (Chrissy), Thora Birch (Teeny), and Gaby Hoffman (Samantha) about who would "get with" Sawa during filming. "There was some kind of contest, I remember they said, 'get with Devon,'" executive producer Jennifer Todd recalled. "We were like, 'What does get with mean?!'"Apparently, Ricci won the bet, but it looks like the comments were misconstrued. Here is what actually happened between Sawa and Ricci.
8 Devon Sawa Credits Christina Ricci For Landing Iconic Role
Devon Sawa credits Christina Ricci for landing his role in Casper.
The actor, 44-year-old, tweeted about Casper and how he landed his small but memorable role in the 1995 film. He played the human version of the friendly ghost at the end of the film. He earned the role due to his chemistry with the Yellowjackets star.
"Christina Ricci is a HUGE talent and played a big part in me getting the role and then went on to recommend me for Now And Then," Sawa tweeted. "I owe her the world. #casper."
Brad Silberling, who directed the film, jumped into the conversation to say casting Sawa was a no-brainer after seeing him interact with Ricci. "Let's be honest, my friend. It was the color in Christina's cheeks when I flew you down to meet us at lunch — THAT'S what sealed the deal," Silberling tweeted in response. "I just had to say yes after that. @DevonESawa."
7 How Did Devon Sawa And Christina Ricci Become Friends?
Not only does Devon Sawa credit her with landing that role, he also reveals that they became friends on set. The Chucky actor played the friendly ghost in his human form while Christina Ricci starred as Kat Harvey, Casper's eventual love interest. In the final moments of the film, the pair dance together before sharing an onscreen kiss.
“I don’t know why I wasn’t nervous, Christina was a beautiful girl and I was a young boy,” he told E! News during an October 2021 interview. “I don’t know, the day was just very easy and everybody was so respectful and it was exciting. I can’t lie, I remember being excited the whole day. It was just a lot of fun.”
“We got along quite well in the small amount of time I did work on Casper. We are the same age and I ended up going and doing school with her while I was there. I worked one or two days, but I was there for maybe two weeks. She just remembered and recommended me and I put myself on tape and I got it. We hung out a lot during the shoot.”
6 How Devon Sawa And Christina Ricci Felt About Each Other
Devon Sawa does admit that he was initially intimidated by the Sleepy Hollow actress.
“She had a little bit of an ‘I’m the boss around here’ vibe,” he told Vulture in 2019. “But she warmed up quickly. We had chemistry right away, I think. We clicked as friends really quickly.”
The Addams Family star looks back on the experience differently. “If you actually watch Casper, I’m terrible in it,” Christina Ricci revealed on the Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast. “People get so upset when I say that. And I’m like, ‘No, it’s a wonderful movie.’ It’s a childhood treasure for people. But I am terrible in it.”
She added, “I was 13, there was a lot going on. I was 13, everything was very difficult and I was just always annoyed and I just don’t think I tried very hard to tell you the truth. Embarrassingly, I have to say, I don’t think I tried as hard as maybe I should have.”
5 Was There An On-Set Relationship Between Devon Sawa And Christina Ricci
Devon Sawa confirmed in 2015 that nothing happened between he and Christina Ricci whilst making Now and Then. In the beloved film Ricci played the role of tomboy Roberta Martin and Sawa played her enemy — and crush — Scott Wormer.
“That story of all the Now and Then girls fighting over me was a little blown out of proportion. Someone had written that me and Christina [Ricci] had a thing, which wasn’t true. We were all so young and so innocent.”
4 Christina Ricci Won An On-Set Bet
It was revealed there was a contest to 'get with' Devon Sawa on the set of Now and Then.
Co-star Thora Birch revealed that there was a bit of a "contest" on set for Sawa's affection, with Birch going on to say Christina Ricci won. But Sawa denied the claim of any crushes on set, telling E! News, "No, I didn't know. I think I was 14 or something like that. They were all so lovely, all four of them."
"I was the only 15-year-old boy with the cast of the hottest young girls in town, so it was a lot of fun," Sawa commented. Although his no comment still leads people to believe there may have been some teen romance between these two 90s icons!
3 Do Devon Sawa And Christina Ricci Still Talk?
Despite it being nearly 30 years since they worked on Now and Then, the acting pair are still in touch.
"We run into each other every few years and it's amazing to see her," Devon Sawa gushed. "It wasn't a long amount of time [filming together] but it was such an important time. We were both teenagers and we did school together and two movies."
2 Devon Sawa Gave Christina Ricci An Emmy's Shout Out
Devon Sawa recently gave a shout-out to Christina Ricci after her Emmy nomination for Yellowjackets.
"I'm so thrilled that she's doing so well and she looks great and she's got that show and it just it makes me smile from ear to ear," he shared. "She's just awesome."
“Makes me smile seeing how good she’s doing. What a star,” Sawa, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday alongside a photo of the actress, posing at the 2022 Emmys where she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
1 Devon Sawa And Christina Ricci Both Happily Married Now
Devon Sawa married Canadian producer Dawni Sahanovitch in 2013. They have two children together, a son born in 2014 and a daughter born in 2016.
Christina Ricci married Mark Hampton in 2021. She was previously married to James Heerdegan, a dolly grip, but split in 2020. Ricci was granted a domestic violence restraining order against Heerdegen a year later.
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