Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield are two of our most appealing actors, right? By all accounts, they’re delightful to work with, they light up a screen, and they’re legit good at acting.
So naturally, a film starring both of them together should be a slam dunk for film buffs and lovers of the cinema. However, there are times when a co-star can derail the whole project.
Why is a horse the star of the We Live In Time first look?
On Tuesday, a promo image hit social media for Pugh and Garfield’s upcoming John Crowley rom-com, We Live in Time. The image featured the two of them having a grand ol’ time on a carousel, as you do.
But then–BUT THEN–you see it. The horse. In the bottom left corner.
Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield in John Crowley’s ‘WE LIVE IN TIME’. 📷 pic.twitter.com/Z6SUp23sDC
— Film Crave (@_filmcrave) August 13, 2024
Suddenly, everything else about the image has been rendered completely irrelevant. This is a movie about that horse and that horse only.
The We Live In Time carousel horse gets memed
As you might imagine, this horse has become the internet’s latest obsession. How could it not be? Look at the face, look at his pained yet panicked yet confused expression. This horse has seen some sh*t. And now, so have we.
The horse first made a splash through the tweet below from @PallaviGunalan:
dying at the fucking horse https://t.co/1GLecFtvgB
— i can be your long lost pal (@PallaviGunalan) August 14, 2024
From there, the Internet was off to the races. The carousel races.
i think you mean Florence Pugh, Andrew Garfield, & that fuckin horse in John Crowley’s WE LIVE IN TIME https://t.co/p3bfuZ0djd
— saloni gajjar (@saloni_g) August 14, 2024
Okay but I’d look just like the horse if I were hanging out with Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield https://t.co/fNuxjTAYgQ
— Chris Amaya (@chrisamaya24) August 14, 2024
How your email finds me: https://t.co/voeS3Oulad pic.twitter.com/dIR0tyY62F
— Jenna Anderson (@heyitsjennalynn) August 14, 2024
im sorry that horse is ugly af? https://t.co/uStwAiS9wI
— ximena is watching spn s8 ✨ (@spiiderbuckley) August 13, 2024
https://t.co/mu6kx5PVej pic.twitter.com/UsTpydyPtB
— Thomas (@Poonikinz) August 14, 2024
It is very hard for me to see an image that apparently has Andrew Garfield in it and only see a fucking terrifying carousel horse and nothing else https://t.co/UEBnafwh3c
— GabayJonathan (@GabayJonathan) August 14, 2024
‘Do you want me to just quickly patch out that horse before you post it?’
— Josh Coulson (@BristolBeadz) August 14, 2024
‘For the last time, it’s a photo of Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh. No one is going to notice a fucking horse!’ https://t.co/pQgfUnTd2q
— Tom Zohar (@TomZohar) August 14, 2024
opens up twi- pic.twitter.com/dsqthiX90O
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) August 14, 2024
To be fair to the horse, that’s also what I’d look like if I was right next to Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh. https://t.co/0R9hucSoT7
— Matt Marshall (@_Matt_Marshall) August 14, 2024
https://t.co/GPx4bGWpGu pic.twitter.com/vPEIV4WK2T
— 4th haim sister (@andromedism) August 14, 2024
https://t.co/8SJWsuo1W5 pic.twitter.com/5txbITJf4l
— cary (@caryryan_) August 14, 2024
https://t.co/thjS8jaZWy pic.twitter.com/lmG8xqZGGD
— Josh RR Jokien (@joshcarlosjosh) August 14, 2024
https://t.co/xIn8J8MoeY pic.twitter.com/WTLJGke4wC
— Sydney? (@CountVolpe) August 14, 2024
— Rafa Sales Ross (@rafiews) August 14, 2024
Now this film we can all get behind. Looks terrifying. Blumhouse, get on it.
We Live in Time comes out on October 11, 2024. See you all at the midnight showing!
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