Liam Hemsworth and Laura Dern had a very professional relationship on the set of Lonely Planet which helped them perform steamy love scenes.

Hollywood actor Laura Dern has praised co-star Liam Hemsworth in an interview discussing filming intimate scenes in new Netflix movie “Lonely Planet.”

Derns also tells PEOPLE about how "protective" Hemsworth was of her during the motorcycle scene in their new romance, now streaming on Netflix Liam Hemsworth didn't want to take any chances when it came to keeping Laura Dern safe on the set of Lonely Planet.

Now available on Netflix, 'Lonely Planet' stars Laura Dern as a writer who sparks a romance with a younger man, played by Liam Hemsworth.

Laura Dern feels like she hit the jackpot getting to work with Liam Hemsworth on Lonely Planet — especially when it was time to film their spicy scenes. "By the time we were doing those scenes, there was nothing we couldn't talk about together and work out creatively,

Time to pause your weekly viewing of The Idea of You because Lonely Planet has ARRIVED. In case you're new here, the film stars Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth as Katherine Loewe and Owen Brophy, an unlikely couple who meet at an idyllic writers retreat in Morocco and start " an intoxicating, life-altering love affair."

Dern is a consistent expert at seeming completely natural and comfortable on camera. Here, she plays up the desperation and confusion that's led Katherine to this place at this particular crossroads in her life, and builds a relationship with Hemsworth's Owen that's tangibly about more than just a physical attraction.

Laura Dern said she is "so lucky" to have a costar in Liam Hemsworth, explaining how he is "literally the safest person" work with to film their Lonely Planet sex scenes.