By Kelley L. Carter, USA TODAY
The connection between Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson extends beyond the big screen, where they’re together for the first time in Marley & Me, out Christmas Day. They serve each other Diet Cokes, finish each other’s sentences and laugh knowingly as the other tells stories. Sharing the set with 22 dogs has a way of testing actors as it brings them closer, just as Marley does with the couple Aniston, 39, and Wilson, 40, play in the film.

Q: Was there any specific moment when you realized you had great chemistry?

Aniston: It was an instant ease when we met and started rehearsing, and I think it’s rare. Sometimes you actually really like the person you are having good chemistry with. We lucked out. It was fun to be at work and play these people.

Wilson: I felt extra pressure that we got along, because I had so many friends that had worked with Jen, and everybody has said the same thing, how much they loved working with her. I didn’t want to be the one guy she hates!
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