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"Today, we're sitting down with two of the most influential actors of the generation, who not only have been the stars of hit movies such as the Maze Runner trilogy and I Still Believe but also fell in love on the set of MTV's Teen Wolf."
Nikki Novak, a kind interviewer with dark hair in a white dress, recited an introduction to a camera.
Across from her, Olivia and Dylan sat in director's chairs and smiled at each other at her words.
"Now, the two have been reunited on-screen for the first time since the show ended in 2017 for Paramount Plus's new movie, Teen Wolf: The Final Fire," Nikki concluded and smiled at the actors. "Liv, Dylan, it's nice to see you. How are you doing?"
"We're good," Olivia, wearing a black shirt with a printed blazer and a matching skirt, grinned. "Excited to be back!"
"Very excited," Dylan agreed and clapped his hands. "Let's do this!"
"We'll start with the trailer," Nikki said, holding her questions in her hand. "It dropped only about a month ago and has already accumulated over three million views. And I know you can't say much, but where are we picking up in the supernatural town of Beacon Hills?"
"So, our characters graduated from high school in the finale," Dylan answered first, Olivia nodding in agreement. "And even though, you know, it's been five years for us, the older members of the packâ Scott, Stiles, Sierra, and the othersâ we're all in college."
"College?" Nikki raised her eyebrows, intrigued. "I say that's a pretty decent jump then. And your characters, Stiles and Sierra, went to college together, right?"
Olivia stole a glance at her husband and squinted to show the interviewer was partially correct. "Well, kind of. They're both in D.C. but doing separate things. Like, Sierra is getting a degree in international business."
"And Stiles is an intern for the FBI," Dylan said.
"And they're still together, still dating, in this movie?"
"Man, I hope so," Dylan joked, making his wife chuckle. After all, they didn't want to reveal too much.
Nikki smiled. "So what brings them back to Beacon Hills? What reunites everyone?"
"It's time for the younger members to graduate," Olivia grinned. "Liam, Mason, and their friends are a few weeks away, and we all come back to celebrate." She playfully narrows her eyes and lowers her voice. "But then, bad things happen."
Dylan stifled a laugh. "Oh my gosh, that's perfect!" he exclaimed, turning in his director's chair to see the interviewer and Olivia simultaneously. "You sounded like you did when we were void!"
"Maybe we are void again?" Olivia suggested, her eyes twinkling with mischief. "Who knows?"
The pair loved doing press, especially together and especially before the movies were out. With Teen Wolf, they could always throw out ideas, knowing the interviewers and fans would eat it up. No one knew what was going to happen until the movie premiered.
"Does that mean you can't dish about the bathtub scene we saw in the trailer?" Nikki dared to ask. "I got so many comments begging me to question you about it because I don't think we've ever seen Stiles and Sierra like that."
Dylan laughed while Olivia cracked a grin and answered. "It's weird, though, because we didn't know that that was going to be put in the trailer," she said.
"Yeah," Dylan agreed. "I didn't know either. Jeff kept that all quiet. Sometimes I feel like we're actually working for Marvel because of how little we know and how much we're not supposed to say."
He glanced at Olivia. "Right? Like we can't say shit."
"Jeff is like our Kevin Fiege," Olivia laughed. "He did threaten us to keep quiet."
"Probably because we were the reason the movie got announced when it did," Dylan agreed.
When Nikki looked at the pair, puzzled, Dylan explained that he and Olivia took a picture with Tyler Posey while hanging out. None of them realized their scripts for the movie had been in the background.
"It was a complete accident!" Olivia exclaimed with a shake of her head. "Someone just screenshotted the picture, zoomed in, and then we three were getting spammed likeâ" she paused to switch her voice to imitate Jeff on the phone with her hand to her ear. "I gave you guys one job, and you three lasted like a day!"
"That's a pretty accurate reenactment," Dylan chuckled but then brushed off the interviewer's push about if they got in trouble. "Everything was fine, and the three of us, you know, we were just excited that we could confirm the movie. The title wasn't out yet or anything, but we could say, yes, Teen Wolf is back."
"Dylan, it's interesting you brought up Marvel," Nikki changed topics. "I don't know if you guys have heard this, but many people have compared your characters to the superheroes."
"Oh, I've definitely seen some stuff for Sierra," Olivia answered first. "Because of her true empath powers, she can manipulate energy and has these, like, earthquake blasts. So, I get compared to Wanda Maximoff and Daisy Johnson all the time."
"You've shown me that before!" Dylan recalled. "There are all these crazy edits people have made that line up the shotsâ it's insane!"
"So, if you guys were in the MCU, who do you think your characters would be, and who would you like to be if you got approached to be in the universe, that is?"
Nikki motioned to Olivia. "You said, Wanda and Daisy?"
"I think Sierra is a combination of both of them," Olivia agreed with her fans' conclusions. "But, personally, I would love just to be Daisy. Her journey is just one I can relate to a lot, and Agents of SHIELD has always been one of my favorite shows. She's not in the MCU yet, but she totally should be."
"And Dylan, what about you?"
"I would like to be Spider-Man," the actor decided first, moving his hand over to Olivia's chair so he could slide his hand into hers. "Mostly because my wife and I, that role and those movies are part of how we bonded and became friends." A smile appeared on his lips when Olivia squeezed his hand.
"But who would Stiles be?" he thought aloud. "I don't really know."
"I've seen edits of you as the Winter Soldier," Olivia suggested. "Mostly because when you were in American Assassin, your hair was a bit longer."
"Playing Bucky would be cool," Dylan commented.
Nikki said, "There's also been a lot of talk about you joining the DC world, too, as Nightwing."
"You traitor!" Olivia exclaimed and dramatically pulled her hand away from her husband. "How could you?"
Dylan dropped his jaw. "Hey, I would never betray you!" he defended and made a point to try and move her chair closer to him. "We're on the same team, string bean."
"So the rumors are false?" asked Nicki, curious.
"As far as I'm concerned," Dylan nodded once. "No one has approached me for that role, but if it came, I don't think I would turn it down. It just depends."
"So we have Nightwing and Quake with us, bringing Marvel and DC together," Nicki teased, making the couple laugh.
"Heck yeah!"
The two high-fived.
"And speaking of doing things together, I did want to ask you guys about this journey you two have been on for 11 years now," Nikki said. "You dated for seven, and now you're married. When you look back on everything you've gone through, as people and as characters, what do you feel?"
"Proud," Dylan answered without hesitation. "And I don't mean it in a bad way either. When Livie and I met, we were just kids, you know? Teen Wolf brought us together, but we didn't get along at all until season three, really. Since then, it's just been one crazy thing after the next, and we've been through a lot together."
He went on, Olivia crossing her legs and turning to rest her chin in her palm so she could listen better.
"We've come a long way, and I'm just so proud and happy that this is our life," he expressed. "We get to look back on all these projects, Teen Wolf and this new movie, and people can basically piece together our journey by watching Stiles and Sierra. It's beautiful."
His gaze locked with Olivia's, and they exchanged sweet smiles.
"And Olivia, do you feel the same way?" Nikki asked.
"Oh, absolutely," Olivia replied. "Dyl and I have talked about this before, together and also with Posey because it's absolutely surreal. Growing up, becoming best friends, falling in love, facing hardships â we forever have a recording of our lives and," she pointed to Dylan, "he's right. It's beautiful. I'm just blessed that I found my person and my people who love this as much as I do and want to keep going."
"Is there a memory you two can recall over the past eleven years that sticks out to you?"
"Oh, gosh," Olivia laughed, placing her hand on her forehead. "Just one? That's impossible."
Dylan asked Nikki, "Do you mean on-screen or off-screen?"
The interviewer shrugged. "Let's do both!"
"Okay, I'll start with on-screen," Dylan decided, "because before shooting the last season, I claimed season three to be my favorite."
"But when Livie and I, when Stiles and Sierra were reunited in season six," he looked at his wife and smiled. "That was probably my favorite thing to film with you, ever, besides what we've done in this movie."
Nikki encouraged him to explain.
"Season six had been delayed because of my accident on the Death Cure," Dylan stated, twisting his wedding band as he thought. "And I went through a period where I contemplated quitting the industry, but this girl â my beautiful wife â is the one who helped me push on and help me find myself again, you know?"
"And after I finished that movie and before I left for American Assassin, we came back to finish the show, and the scene of Stiles and Sierra reuniting," Dylan shook his head, and Olivia rested her hand on his. "That was the first scene I did after coming back. It means a lot to me."
"That will always be special to me, too," Olivia said. "I just remember both of us crying even after they said cut. We just stood there and hugged for a really long time that Posey â who had also been crying â came over and joined in."
"I guess that answers my question then," Nikki said. "That one combined both on-screen and off-screen."
Dylan and Olivia smiled at each other again.
"I guess so, yeah."
"We're running out of time but I have one more question for you," Nikki said.
Olivia lifted up her thumbs. "Go for it!"
"If you had to describe the movie in one sentence, what would you say?"
Olivia pursed her lips. "Oh, that's a good one."
"I feel like I should say something funny," Dylan said without thinking, making the two women burst into laughter. He chuckled as well. "It got deep and I want to lighten the mood!"
Olivia brightened. "I got one!" she exclaimed. "If you're going to play with fire, you better be willing to get burned."
"Ooo, that's so good!" Dylan groaned, feigning annoyance. "How am I supposed to top that?"
"Very mysterious," Nikki commented.
Olivia beamed. "Thanks!" She raised her eyebrow at her husband. "Got one yet?"
"Expect the unexpected and unexpect the expected."
Olivia laughed, and Dylan couldn't keep a straight face.
"I mean, it works, right?"
"It works," Olivia assured him.
"Thank you guys for your time, it means a lot," Nikki said gratefully.
"Thank you for having us," Olivia replied. "It was fun!"
"This was great and we can see if your sentences hold up in Teen Wolf: The Final Fire, premiering soon on Paramount Plus," Nikki concluded and grinned at the camera. "Thanks!"
"And cut!"
Nikki thanked the couple one more time before gathering her things, needing to leave so the next interviewer could come in.
Dylan took the quick break to stretch his arms over his head while Olivia rose to her feet.
He caught her hand before she walked away to grab a water, and stood just in time to wrap her in a hug.
A laugh bubbled up from her gut at the action, but she didn't complain.
"And what do you think you're doing?" she asked with a smile, turning in his arms to face him properly.
"I'm hugging my wife," the actor remarked. "And now I'm going to kiss her before I'm not allowed again."
Dylan leaned down, pressing his lips to Olivia's for a brief kiss.
"See?" he rose his eyebrows, hands on her waist. "All innocent!"
"Unlike the bathtub scene," Olivia joked. "You know we're never going to hear the end of that, right?"
"Oh, I know," Dylan smirked. "I almost said that was my favorite scene with you but you would've slapped me."
Olivia rolled her eyes, a smile on her lips.
"You thought right."
"Dylan, Liv," the two actors turned their heads to see a representative from Paramount+ peeking their head through the door, clipboard in hand. "Ready for the next interview?"
The two glanced at each other, smiled, before nodding.
"Send them in!"