
Welcome to Adam Driver season.
No, seriously. Get used to seeing Adam Driver’s face because you’re about to see it absolutely everywhere.
After dominating our screens in Netflix's Golden Globe-nominated filmMarriage StoryandStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerin 2019, the actor is set to appear in some of the most anticipated releases of 2021.
In the coming months, Driver will appear alongside Ben Affleck and Matt Damon inThe Last Duel,and portray Maurizio Gucci opposite Lady Gaga's Patrizia Reggiani in Ridley Scott'sHouse of Gucci.
On Wednesday, Lady Gaga shared a photo from the set ofHouse of Gucci,featuring the pair dressed in winter wear.
"Signore e Signora Gucci," Gaga captioned the post, which translates to "Mr and Mrs Gucci".
The biographical film, which has been in the works for well over a decade, will follow the life of Patrizia Reggiani, who was convicted of orchestrating the assassination of her ex-husband and the former head of Gucci, Maurizio Gucci.
Although the film isn't set to be released until November, fans are already obsessing over Adam Driver and a certain cream-coloured cable-knit sweater.
thank you adam driver for continuing the knives out sweater legacy pic.twitter.com/3n0LpU1zoK
— Twitter Movies (@TwitterMovies)
You know what? Just give me Adam Driver in that sweater all day and leave me alone.
— Donna Lane - Storyteller/Writer/Editor (@dbwrite4u)
adam driver in that sweater 😳 pic.twitter.com/yAY6VrE1N4
— K (@kaileyIRL)
For most people, you’ll likely remember Adam Driver as Hannah Horvath’s (Lena Dunham) boyfriend, Adam Sackler, inGirls.
In earlier seasons of the comedy-drama series, Driver's character wasn't exactly... appealing.
Put simply, he was a whiny, six-foot-tall baby who threw ugly temper tantrums.
But then... everything changed.
In fact, I can distinctly remember the moment Adam Driver became hot inGirls.
It went a little bit like this:
Me when I first Me moments saw Adam Driver: later: pic.twitter.com/60Hk7tzDeX
— Anna wise (@anna_wise2020) December 14, 2019
Thankfully, after his time onGirlswrapped up, Driver moved onto other projects... where he threw less temper tantrums. Well, sort of.
Shortly beforeGirlscame to an end in 2017, Driver made his debut as the dark and moody Kylo Ren inStar Wars: The Force Awakensin 2015.
Then, of course, cameStar Wars: The Last Jediand that infamous shirtless-in-high-waisted-pants scene in 2017.
Happy one year anniversary to the first time I saw Kylo ren shirtless wearing high waisted pants pic.twitter.com/BnhITY4PRI
— ???????????????? (@gigikilgannon) December 15, 2018
Since then, Driver has garnered critical acclaim thanks to his appearances in Spike Lee’sBlacKkKlansmanin 2018,The Reportin 2019 andBurn Thison Broadway, which led to the actor being described by the New York Magazine as "a wise old oak tree on Viagra".
But it wasn’t until December 2019 that the world’s collective love and adoration for the American actor grew even stronger.
On December 6, Noah Baumbach’s highly anticipated filmMarriage Storyshowed up on our Netflix screens.
Take a look at the trailer for Netflix’s Marriage Story starring Adam Driver below. Post continues after video.
The film, starring Scarlett Johansson as Nicole and Adam Driver as Charlie, followed a married couple as they navigated divorce while co-parenting their young son.
After its release, the film was nominated for a number of awards, with Laura Dern winning a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress and Driver winning the AACTA Award for Best International Actor.
The film was also nominated in six categories – including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress – at the Oscars.
But despite the endless accolades the movie received, there was just one thing on the mind of viewers.
Adam Driver is kinda... hot.
can you all PLEASE stop with this tedious ‘adam driver isn’t hot’ or ‘adam driver is hot in this special way only certain people understand’ discourse and just look at his gq shoots like normal people pic.twitter.com/iFP2zG8gCg
— Chelsea Fagan (@Chelsea_Fagan) December 11, 2019
adam driver has a dramatic bone structure, black hair, has the body type of a boxer, looks like he’s 6’5, and has a deep ass voice of course he’s hot
— ???????????????????????????????????? (@sadviIlan) December 12, 2019
“Adam Driver appears to have the physical strength to throw you over his shoulder and also the emotional depth to understand your extremely passionate response to the Little Women trailer. And in 2019, if you don’t have that kind of range, then you’re not really worth our lust.” pic.twitter.com/p0WykwRBZL
— ❤️Dark!Rey stan???? (@audreyfan4ever) December 11, 2019
This is why I find Adam Driver so attractive: he is very hot, but he probably doesn’t ever think about whether he’s hot, and even if he does think about it he probably doesn’t believe it, and even if he does believe it he probably doesn’t care.
— never so ali (@EverSoReylo) December 11, 2019
Now that news media are finally acknowledging how attractive, talented and big Adam Driver is, all I ask is that they join our campaign to cast him as Mr. Darcy in the next adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
— never so ali (@EverSoReylo) December 11, 2019
i cant fucking BELIEVE people find adam driver hot
— Spark ❤️ nvm the brits suck (@june_egbert) December 12, 2019
Straight men don’t want Adam Driver to be hot because he is hot for reasons they could also be hot but aren’t because they’re lazy. He is interesting and has a personality. It’s easier to think hot is just genetic symmetry because that lets them off the hook.
— Tressie McMillan Cottom (@tressiemcphd) December 8, 2019
The Adam Driver hotness discourse proves to me people need to broaden their horny horizons. He is tall and has a dramatic facial profile and looks like he can easily hoist livestock over his shoulder to provide for his spouse (me). I don’t understand what y’all are grading on
— Kendra (@kendrawcandraw) December 9, 2019
I feel real empathy for those of you just now realizing Adam Driver is hot. The last eight years of your lives must have been so unfulfilling. pic.twitter.com/8r54bUmEOG
— Corrin Foster (@corrinrenee) December 9, 2019
adam driver is really hot no i will not elaborate
— minha (@sarahtohnen) December 11, 2019
From his unique features and his menacing Kylo Ren voice to his shaggy black hair and his towering height, Adam Driver has well and truly joined the ranks of the internet’s favourite boyfriends.
As Opheli Garcia Lawler wrote for Mic,"Adam Driver appears to have the physical strength to throw you over his shoulder and also the emotional depth to understand your extremely passionate response to theLittle Womentrailer".
And honestly, we don’t think there’s a better way to put it.
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This article was originally published on December 15, 2019, and updated on March 11, 2021.
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