The Real Life Partners Of The Cast Of The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

Like many other Hollywood films, "The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard" features a slew of beautiful people we have known and loved for a very long time. The flick, which happens to be a sequel to 2017's "The Hitman's Bodyguard," follows bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) as he gets entangled into the dangerous and — no doubt — illegal affairs of hitman Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson) and his unpredictable wife (Salma Hayek). The trio eventually has to work together to literally save the world. 

While the cast will surely have us at the edge of our seats throughout the action-packed buddy comedy, we can't help but wonder who these beautiful people are going back home to after all is said and done. From marriages that are nearing half a century to those spanning a few decades and long-term partnerships that have thrived without all the legalities, the cast of "The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard" shows that this love thing only works when you tailor make it into what you want. 

Any Hollywood marriage that makes it past the five-year mark is a huge feat, so the fact that Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson have been married for multiple decades is something of a miracle. As Essence recounted in a story about their relationship, the pair first met when she was at Spelman College and he was at Morehouse back in the '70s, and they were married long before Jackson stole the scene during his appearance in "Pulp Fiction." So, how do these two artists keep their long-standing union intact? With a little bit of amnesia and a lotta bit of patience. "You have to have a big heart and the Lord. You can't do this without the Lord," Richardson shared with the publication. "You're going to have to turn to somebody, something...Let God fix it. But you gon' have to forget a lot."

Though "The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard" star has established himself as Hollywood royalty, Richardson is a star in her own right. She acted in "The Fighting Temptations" alongside Beyoncé and Cuba Gooding Jr. in 2003, snagged a Tony Award for her performance in the "A Raisin in the Sun" on Broadway in 2014, broke all our hearts with her riveting performance as Diane Pierce in "Grey's Anatomy", and portrayed Calpurnia in the 2019 Broadway version of "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 2019 (via The Sun). 

"Keep working," Richardson advised in Essence. "Don't [stop working] even if you have a baby. You let your baby see you working." 

We can all agree that internet trolls are the absolute worst. However, married A-listers Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are the exception because, well, they mostly just troll each other. Anyone who owns a social media account knows that the key to this pair's magic lies in their sense of humor. From cropping each other out of birthday tributes to leaving silly comments underneath each other's posts, these two always have us LOL-ing. Uninhibited as they may be now, the duo's beginning was relatively chill. Reynolds, who plays Michael Bryce in "The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard," first met the "Gossip Girl" alum on the set of "Green Lantern" back in 2010. Though the film flopped, it fostered a tight friendship between the two. Their romance didn't bloom until much later since they were both spoken for at the time. 

While they flew under the radar for a while, the jig was finally up when in 2011, they were snapped leaving his apartment following his 35th birthday. They would continue to date low key, eventually tying the knot in 2012. Pieces of the wedding were nothing short of fabulous — the bride wore Marchesa and Florence Welch was the singer on deck — but it was the venue that had many fans cringing: The two got married at the Boone Hall Plantation in South Carolina, a decision Reynolds has since denounced. "It's something we'll always be deeply and unreservedly sorry for," Reynolds told Fast Company. "It's impossible to reconcile."

Gary Oldman, who plays bad dude Vladislav Dukhovich in "The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard," is no stranger to walking down the aisle. In 2017, the AP reported the veteran actor tied the knot for a fifth time when he wed Gisele Schmidt, an art curator. He was previously married to actor Uma Thurman, model Donya Fiorentino, singer Alexandra Edenborough, and actor Leslie Manville. 

Evidently, a very creative proposal won Schmidt's hand. As Oldman shared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," the question was popped while he was in the middle of filming "Darkest Hour," the WWII drama where he played Winston Churchill. Naturally, he asked Schmidt to marry him while he was in costume. "We had talked about it and I just felt the urge," Oldman said. "We were down in the war rooms, and I took her into the map room. And as Winston Churchill, I said 'Will you marry me? ... My wife has often said she went to bed with Winston Churchill but woke up with Gary Oldman."

With more marriages than the average person under his belt, Oldman was asked why he thought this fifth one to Schmidt would go the long haul when others didn't. His response: You live and you learn. He told the NY Daily News, "You know, sometimes you have to go through the others. Her ex, they were together 20 years and they have a 9-year-old son, is a great guy...and we're all very friendly."

"The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard" cast member Tom Hopper is married to fellow actor Laura Hopper (née Higgins). According to Laura's Instagram, the couple met at a party back in 2009 and dated for a spell before making it official in 2014. Like Tom, Laura is a working actor, and her credits include "Hollyoaks," "Doctors," and "Bulletproof."

Tom and Laura have a daughter named Truly Rose and a son named Freddie. As they shared with People, Freddie was diagnosed with autism after they recognized some developmental delays when he was still a baby. "The first thing we noticed was Freddie wouldn't turn around for his name," Laura said. "From there, the older he got, the more of a gap there was between him and other children his age, in terms of his progress." As the outlet noted, the Hoppers "threw themselves into autism research and educational courses" and have tried "to figure out what works for him and what doesn't."

"You have to trust each other and the journey," Tom told People. "The right things will happen eventually, but it doesn't happen overnight. My son has autism, and he amazes me every day. His brain just works in a different way," 

We're not sure what the record is for the longest engagement in Hollywood, but whoever holds the title better watch out because actors Blake Ritson and Hattie Morahan are coming for the top spot. As the Daily Mail noted, they connected at Cambridge, hit it off, became affianced, and stayed affianced. According to the 2015 article, they'd "been engaged for nearly a decade" at the time of writing. When asked why they had yet to get hitched, Morahan replied, "I'm not sure why. It's probably just that neither of us is religious and I've never had that childhood fantasy of wanting to wear a wedding dress." Even when the couple welcomed their daughter, Amity, in 2016, it seems they didn't succumb to the societal pressures urging them to get married. "We're so happy as we are," the "Enola Holmes" actor told the Express in 2015. 

Though she and "The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard" cast member have found a formula that works for them, Morahan admits things can get sticky when both partners are creatives. "There are always going to be times when one of you is busy and one of you isn't, and that can be hard to weather," she said in the Daily Mail. "There are also the pressures when you're both crazy busy or you're away from each other for extended periods. But then at other times, it's like, 'Hey, we're both unemployed right now. Let's hang out together.'" Not a bad way to go about love in the business of show.