Kogonada's A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Opens Sept 19

Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell are lending star power to a high-concept romantic fantasy from director Kogonada that arrives in theaters on September 19. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey pairs the two actors as strangers who, after renting cars from a mysterious agency, follow directions from a talking GPS through a series of doorways that transport them back to formative childhood moments. While the film deals with grief, loss and loneliness, its stars and director describe it as luminous and life-affirming rather than dark.

The pairing of Robbie and Farrell has been a central selling point in promotional appearances in Beverly Hills and elsewhere, where both actors praised their on-set rapport. "I suspected we would have chemistry, but you never know until you are actually acting," Robbie said, adding that she worried only about the shoot ending because the production "felt like we were in a golden bubble every day." Farrell called Robbie "a mensch," saying he had heard "the most extraordinary things" about her from people who had worked with her and that it was "a joy every day to be on the set." He defended the film's tone, saying, "I've never used the word darkness in...