Kai Dugan, Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany.Photo: Jim Ruymen/UPI/ShutterstockWednesday was a family affair forJennifer ConnellyandPaul Bettany!The actor spouses brought Connelly’s sonKai Duganalong for the premiere of her upcoming action flickTop Gun: Maverick, stepping out together on the red carpet in San Diego.For the festivities, Kai, 24, looked dapper — and on theme! — in a black leather jacket over a crisp white shirt and navy pants.TheWandaVisionactor, 50, wore a classic suit, while hisOscar-winner wife, 51, wowed in a long-sleeved gold column gown with a high neck.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly and Kai Dugan.Amy Sussman/GettyConnellyrecently joined Instagram, making her debut on the social-media platform with a “photo dump” featuring her husband of 19 years.The actressmet Bettany onthe set of the 2001 movieA Beautiful Mind, though both were in other relationships at the time.Their friendship eventually blossomed into romanceshortly after the shock of the 9/11 attacks, as Bettany said he realized he was in love with the actress after frantically worrying about her. He later proposed to Connelly before they even dated, and moved in with her in New York City.Thecouple tied the knot in 2003and raised Kai, Connelly’s son from a previous relationship, before welcoming sonStellanlater in 2003 and daughterAgnesin 2011.RELATED VIDEO:Tom CruiseSurprises Fans at Comic-Con and Debuts the First Trailer forTop Gun: MaverickConnelly previously opened up about her role inTop Gun: Maverick, crediting starTom Cruisefor helping her get over a longtime fear of hers — and it involves a hilarious story about aerobatic flying.“What I was afraid to tell Tom at the time was that I had just recently decided to think myself out of a really crippling fear of flying that I had suffered from for years,” she said on theGraham Norton Showback in April 2021. “And so originally when I signed on to do the movie, there was no flying for my character. My character was on land, she was on the water, she was never in the air.“It wasn’t until Connelly filmed a scene with Cruise, 59, on a small P-51 plane, knees up against her costar’s back, that she realized she would have to face her fears."[Tom] like, ‘Jen, have youever been in a plane like this before?’ I was like, ‘No I haven’t, Tom. It’s amazing.’ He’s like, ‘Ever done any aerobatic flying before?’ I started to get nervous. ‘No, why? Will I be doing some?’ He’s like, ‘It’s gonna be very graceful. Very elegant. Very elegant rolls. It’s going to be nice and easy,’ " the actress recounted between laughs.“So that’s how I found out I was going to be up in the P-51 with Tom flying it,” Connelly concluded.Top Gun: Maverickhits theaters May 27.
Kai Dugan, Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany.Photo: Jim Ruymen/UPI/Shutterstock
Wednesday was a family affair forJennifer ConnellyandPaul Bettany!The actor spouses brought Connelly’s sonKai Duganalong for the premiere of her upcoming action flickTop Gun: Maverick, stepping out together on the red carpet in San Diego.For the festivities, Kai, 24, looked dapper — and on theme! — in a black leather jacket over a crisp white shirt and navy pants.TheWandaVisionactor, 50, wore a classic suit, while hisOscar-winner wife, 51, wowed in a long-sleeved gold column gown with a high neck.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly and Kai Dugan.Amy Sussman/GettyConnellyrecently joined Instagram, making her debut on the social-media platform with a “photo dump” featuring her husband of 19 years.The actressmet Bettany onthe set of the 2001 movieA Beautiful Mind, though both were in other relationships at the time.Their friendship eventually blossomed into romanceshortly after the shock of the 9/11 attacks, as Bettany said he realized he was in love with the actress after frantically worrying about her. He later proposed to Connelly before they even dated, and moved in with her in New York City.Thecouple tied the knot in 2003and raised Kai, Connelly’s son from a previous relationship, before welcoming sonStellanlater in 2003 and daughterAgnesin 2011.RELATED VIDEO:Tom CruiseSurprises Fans at Comic-Con and Debuts the First Trailer forTop Gun: MaverickConnelly previously opened up about her role inTop Gun: Maverick, crediting starTom Cruisefor helping her get over a longtime fear of hers — and it involves a hilarious story about aerobatic flying.“What I was afraid to tell Tom at the time was that I had just recently decided to think myself out of a really crippling fear of flying that I had suffered from for years,” she said on theGraham Norton Showback in April 2021. “And so originally when I signed on to do the movie, there was no flying for my character. My character was on land, she was on the water, she was never in the air.“It wasn’t until Connelly filmed a scene with Cruise, 59, on a small P-51 plane, knees up against her costar’s back, that she realized she would have to face her fears."[Tom] like, ‘Jen, have youever been in a plane like this before?’ I was like, ‘No I haven’t, Tom. It’s amazing.’ He’s like, ‘Ever done any aerobatic flying before?’ I started to get nervous. ‘No, why? Will I be doing some?’ He’s like, ‘It’s gonna be very graceful. Very elegant. Very elegant rolls. It’s going to be nice and easy,’ " the actress recounted between laughs.“So that’s how I found out I was going to be up in the P-51 with Tom flying it,” Connelly concluded.Top Gun: Maverickhits theaters May 27.
Wednesday was a family affair forJennifer ConnellyandPaul Bettany!
The actor spouses brought Connelly’s sonKai Duganalong for the premiere of her upcoming action flickTop Gun: Maverick, stepping out together on the red carpet in San Diego.
For the festivities, Kai, 24, looked dapper — and on theme! — in a black leather jacket over a crisp white shirt and navy pants.
TheWandaVisionactor, 50, wore a classic suit, while hisOscar-winner wife, 51, wowed in a long-sleeved gold column gown with a high neck.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly and Kai Dugan.Amy Sussman/Getty
Connellyrecently joined Instagram, making her debut on the social-media platform with a “photo dump” featuring her husband of 19 years.
The actressmet Bettany onthe set of the 2001 movieA Beautiful Mind, though both were in other relationships at the time.
Their friendship eventually blossomed into romanceshortly after the shock of the 9/11 attacks, as Bettany said he realized he was in love with the actress after frantically worrying about her. He later proposed to Connelly before they even dated, and moved in with her in New York City.
Thecouple tied the knot in 2003and raised Kai, Connelly’s son from a previous relationship, before welcoming sonStellanlater in 2003 and daughterAgnesin 2011.
RELATED VIDEO:Tom CruiseSurprises Fans at Comic-Con and Debuts the First Trailer forTop Gun: Maverick
Connelly previously opened up about her role inTop Gun: Maverick, crediting starTom Cruisefor helping her get over a longtime fear of hers — and it involves a hilarious story about aerobatic flying.
“What I was afraid to tell Tom at the time was that I had just recently decided to think myself out of a really crippling fear of flying that I had suffered from for years,” she said on theGraham Norton Showback in April 2021. “And so originally when I signed on to do the movie, there was no flying for my character. My character was on land, she was on the water, she was never in the air.”
It wasn’t until Connelly filmed a scene with Cruise, 59, on a small P-51 plane, knees up against her costar’s back, that she realized she would have to face her fears.
“[Tom] like, ‘Jen, have youever been in a plane like this before?’ I was like, ‘No I haven’t, Tom. It’s amazing.’ He’s like, ‘Ever done any aerobatic flying before?’ I started to get nervous. ‘No, why? Will I be doing some?’ He’s like, ‘It’s gonna be very graceful. Very elegant. Very elegant rolls. It’s going to be nice and easy,’ " the actress recounted between laughs.
“So that’s how I found out I was going to be up in the P-51 with Tom flying it,” Connelly concluded.
Top Gun: Maverickhits theaters May 27.
source: people.com
