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Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson rose to fame with his performance as Dave Lizewski in the 2010 superhero drama filmKick-Ass. He also gained recognition for playing Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver inAvengers: Age of Ultron. Since then, Taylor-Johnson’s star has been on the rise in Hollywood, and a recent issue of the Rolling Stone magazine covered the same.
During his cover interview with the magazine, Taylor-Johnson spoke about his marriage with director Sam Taylor-Johnson and addressed the massive age gap between them. While Taylor-Johnson did not see an issue, the internet picked upon the distributing aspect of the couple’s relationship. Here is what Taylor-Johnson revealed and why netizens are finding it problematic.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Addresses 24-Year Age Gap With Wife Sam Taylor-Johnson
ActorAaron Taylor-Johnsonhas been in the news recently thanks to the rumors of his casting as James Bond. Meanwhile, Taylor-Johnson is set to feature in the titular role inSony’s upcomingKraven the Hunter. Ahead of the film’s release, Taylor-Johnson discussed his career in an issue ofRolling Stonemagazine.
During the conversation, Taylor-Johnson spoke about his relationship with his wife,Sam Taylor-Johnson(née Taylor-Wood), who is 24 years his senior. TheBullet Trainstar revealed he was surprised people found the age gap between him and his wife bizarre. He said:
“What you gotta realize is that what most people were doing in their twenties, I was doing when I was 13. You’re doing something too quickly for someone else? I don’t understand that. What speed are you supposed to enjoy life at? It’s bizarre to me.”
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Taylor-Johnson worked with Sam Taylor-Wood, on the sets of the 2009 biographical drama filmNowhere Boy. At the time,Taylor-Johnson was around 18 years of agewhile Taylor-Wood was 42. They started dating soon after and wereengagedin October 2009, when Taylor-Johnson was 19 years old. The couple eventually tied the knot in June 2012.
Internet Finds Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Relationship With His Wife Problematic
Although Taylor-Johnson defended his relationship with his wife, the glaring age gap between the couple did not sit well with netizens. After Taylor-Johnson’s comments from the interview made their way online, social media reacted to his relationship with a considerably older woman, which started when the actor had just turned eighteen.
Here is what netizens had to say about the age difference between Aaron Taylor-Johnson and his wife on X.
Still a weird couple
— ReelTalker (@TalkerReel92)July 16, 2025
O okay so he was gr00m3d still and thinks it’s cool ok got it
— Goddess Vicki 🧚🏽♀️✨ (@itsvickivoss)July 13, 2025
https://twitter.com/lunardelsol/status/1770910708491837640
Bro don’t know he was groomedpic.twitter.com/20Ih52xDVy
— CyclopsIsBetterThanWolverine (@Krakoan4Life)August 01, 2025
If he would’ve been 25 when they first met No one would have a problem but the fact that met him when he was a teenager is what’s weird. He didn’t even live a normal life of dating someone his age. She took that away from him.
— diana rodriguez (@dianarod55)June 21, 2025
As the tweets suggest, netizens were clearly disturbed by the nature of the relationship between Taylor-Johnson and his wife. X users pointed out how the actor was extremely young when the couple first met, which was the primary reason behind the divisive reaction to their relationship.
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Nonetheless, the social media chatter about his married life does not seem to affect Taylor-Johnson, as evidenced by his statement in the aforementioned interview. Similarly, in a 2017 interview withVulture, Taylor-Johnson stated that dealing with the attention around his age-gap relationship had only helped him.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson will next be seen inThe Fall Guy, which releases on June 30, 2025, andKraven the Hunterset to release on July 19, 2025.
Pratik Handore
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With a keen interest in comic book movies and blockbuster franchises, Pratik usually covers news and updates on the DCU, MCU, Star Wars, and more.A die-hard fan of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Pratik spends most of his time exploring different storytelling mediums that invoke a sense of wonder and adventure. Other filmmakers whose works have deeply influenced him include Alfred Hitchcock, James Gunn, and Guillermo del Toro.
