History FanPreferredCouple / LiveActionFilms

* ''Film/Mulan2020'': [[LesYay Mulan/Xian Lang]] is easily more popular than [[ImpliedLoveInterest implied to be canon Mulan/Chen]] on almost every site, due to many feeling that they have better chemistry and Xian Lang's attempts to turn Mulan to the dark side, before [[spoiler:sacrificing herself to save Mulan]]. It helps that Xian is a fan favorite, while Chen is often seen as ReplacementScrappy for Li Shang.

* ''Film/Mulan2020'': [[LesYay Mulan/Xian Lang]] is easily more popular than [[ImpliedLoveInterest implied to be canon Mulan/Chen]] on almost every site, due to many feeling that they have better chemistry and Xian Lang's attempts to seduce her to the dark side, before [[spoiler:sacrificing herself to save Mulan]]. It helps that Xian is a fan favorite, while Chen is often seen as ReplacementScrappy for Li Shang.

* ''Film/Mulan2020'': [[LesYay Mulan/Xian Lang]] almost instantly became a popular pairing, and is easily more popular than Mulan/Chen. Reasons why are Xian Lang's attempts to [[WeCanRuleTogether seduce her to the dark side]], she even tenderly strokes Mulan's sword and brushes her hair out of her face while they fight. [[spoiler:Xian Lang even sacrifices herself to save Mulan and dies in her arms]]. Their dynamic is seen as one of the few good things about the movie by many. As well as, Xian being a fan favorite, while Chen being seen as ReplacementScrappy for Li Shang.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Finn/Poe was initially the sequel trilogy's most popular pairing overall thanks to their shippy interactions in ''Film/TheForceAwakens''. Although an official love interest for Finn was introduced in the form of ''Film/TheLastJedi'''s Rose Tico, and ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'' introduced Jannah and Zorii Bliss seemingly as ImpliedLoveInterest figures for the two, it's still easily the most popular pairing for both characters and the characters' actors have expressed their support of it in interviews.

* ''Film/SkyHigh2005'': Both Warren/Layla and Warren/Will are more popular than the canon Layla/Will. The former because of their chemistry while pretending to date and the latter because of the HoYay between the two. WordOfGod says at least Warren/Layla would have become canon [[WhatCouldHaveBeen had the planned next three movies actually been made]], so their chemistry was likely intentional.

* [[HotScientist Shaw]] is in a relationship with Holloway in ''Film/{{Prometheus}}'', but most fanfiction you'll find will [[RoboShip pair her with]] [[ArtificialHuman David]].

* ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'': Despite Janine ending up with Louis in the [[Film/GhostbustersII second movie]], most fans don't ship her with him. Instead, most fans preferred her awkward chemistry with Egon. This is also helped by the fact that she had a crush on him in the original and the cartoon having ShipTease between the two. Egon's actor and franchise co-creator, Creator/HaroldRamis, hated the two together and had the romance dropped from the second one. Still most fans prefer to ship them together, over her with Louis.

* Warren/Layla from ''Film/SkyHigh2005'' over the canon Layla/Will. WordOfGod says Warren/Layla ''would'' have become canon [[WhatCouldHaveBeen had the planned next three movies actually been made]], so their chemistry was likely intentional.

* ''Film/TheHangover'': Many fans liked the pairing between Stu and Jade, the hooker he drunkenly marries in Vegas (it's a long story) and hoped that they would stay together, and were disappointed to see that the sequel has Stu engaged and planning to get married to someone else.

* ''Film/ShesTheMan'': Most fanfiction about this film on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn has Viola and Olivia ending up together rather than with their respective love interests, Duke and Sebastian. This is mostly due to flirting and build-up occurring between them rather than between Olivia and Sebastian. It also stems from fans feeling that Viola and Olivia have more chemistry than Duke and Viola.

* The most popular pairing in the fandom for ''Film/HanselAndGretelWitchHunters'' by far is [[IncestSubtext Hansel/Gretel]]. This is despite a short-"haired" witch taunting them by saying they should fornicate with each other in the film, which only disgusts them. Hansel also has a canonical female love interest (who isn't Gretel) in the [[TokenHeroicOrc white witch]] Mina, but chemistry between their actors was rather lacking (with it coming off as the two of them being StrangledByTheRedString). Add a RelationshipWritingFumble with Hansel and Gretel themselves (both characters are quite physically affectionate with one another, several scenes where they show concern for the other can come across as pining, and both actors being rather attractive), and you get this.

%%* While fans have enjoyed going into the various alternate pairing ideas for ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'', Bender/Allison is clearly the most popular. Due to how both Bender and Allison are quite the outcasts, Bender/Allison fanfics have a known tendency to give them a BirdsOfAFeather dynamic. Though to be fair Bender's line to Allison early in the movie "I've seen you before you know" has been occasionally used as FanficFuel.

* ''Film/OceansEleven'':
** Danny/Rusty is more popular than Danny/Tess is. Due to the HoYay between the two. As well as the fact that Creator/GeorgeClooney and Creator/BradPitt have better chemistry than Clooney with Creator/JuliaRoberts. Together they make up the most popular pairing of the trilogy.
** Debbie/Lou from the spinoff ''Film/OceansEight'' is easily more popular than Debbie/Claude. This is mostly the huge amount of LesYay between the two. Such as when after Debbie gets out of jail, Lou greets her with a kiss, as well as the great chemistry between Creator/SandraBullock and Creator/CateBlanchett. They have the most fanfiction about them on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn, even topping Danny/Rusty.

* ''Theatre/MammaMia'': In the film adaptation, Rosie has a crush on Bill and eventually gets with him in the climax of the movie. They break up sometime between movies, but get back together in the second one. However, most fans prefer to pair her with Tanya. This is due to it being hinted that Bill cheating on her being the reason they brook up and the LesYay between the two. On Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn, the fanfics about the two together even outnumber the ones featuring the canon pairing, Sam/Donna.

* ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'': Fans prefer to ship Aurora with Maleficent over her canonical husband Phillip, despite the fact that former's relationship is more intended to be familial one than romantic.

* ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'': Maleficent/Aurora has a much bigger following than [[OfficialCouple Aurora/Phillip]], though this is the most popular ship only for Aurora and not Maleficent.

* Ever since the trailer for ''Film/PitchPerfect'' (before the characters even had names) came out, people latched onto Beca/Chloe. Jesse never stood a chance and his [[EntitledToHaveYou creepy behavior]] towards Beca in the movie proper didn't help matters.

** Ethan Hunt and Benji Dunn get the most traction when paired up by the fan base. It is easily more popular than Ethan with either his former wife Julia Meade or his new canon LoveInterest Ilsa Faust.
** Julia herself (as was previously stated) was married to Ethan before eventually getting remarried to Erik. Despite this, pairing Ethan and Julia also remains very popular among fans today.

* ''Film/AllCheerleadersDie'': While Maddy/Leena do have some fans, [[spoiler: and end up getting back together,]] Maddy/Tracy get more attention and shipping, despite [[spoiler: Tracy's death and the reveal that Maddy was essentially using Tracy.]]

* ''Film/TheDevilWearsPrada'': Most fans of the film adaptation prefer to ship Andy with Miranda over her canon love interest Nate. Reasons for such seem to be Creator/MerylStreep's seductive performance, and feeling that they have better chemistry then Andy did with Nate. (It helps that Nate is pretty much TheScrappy.) As well as the fact that their growing relationship drives the film and the FoeYay between the two. The fanfiction about the two being in the 2000s on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn, and it remains quite popular on sites like Tumblr and [=YouTube=] to this day.

* ''Film/JennifersBody'': Most of the film's fandom ships Jennifer and Needy together. Other ships are basically nonexistent. This is mostly due to the huge LesYay and FoeYay between them, to the point that it's barely subtext. Even Creator/MeganFox has said she played Jennifer as a lesbian with a crush on Needy. On Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn and Website/FanfictionDotNet, this pairing has the most fanfiction of any other pairing. Needy/Chip barely has any on either website, though he does surprisingly manage to avoid DieForOurShip due to the character and relationship respectively both being presented in a positive and likeable light in the film proper.

* ''Film/TheLostBoys'': Michael's canon love interest is Star, but you wouldn't think so with all the fanfics pairing him with David. This is mostly due to the HoYay and FoeYay between the two, as well as the fact that David often gets the DracoInLeatherPants treatment from fans due to being played by Creator/KieferSutherland. On most sites like [=AO3=] or Tumblr, Michael/David dominates the shipping for the series.