Liam Hemsworth, 34, and Laura Dern, 57, sizzle in racy love scenes in their new age-gap romance Lonely Planet.

Liam Hemsworth and Laura Dern Their new romance steams up on screen in Lonely Planet.

The Australian actor, 34, and his leading lady, 57, don't let their 23-year age gap get in the way of making movie magic.

In the racing scenes, the pair can be seen hot and heavy in a passionate embrace, so much so that they stop and make love.

Clips from the highly-anticipated drama, now streaming on Netflix, show the pair kissing each other and getting undressed as they share passionate smooches.

Liam has said that the scenes were not a fight because he and Laura have great chemistry.

'[We] didn't know each other before,' the 6-foot-3 Australian heartthrob admitted to PEOPLE on Wednesday.

'It was strange. It felt like we had known each other for a long time and there was this instant trust and connection. As we worked together, it grew and evolved.'

Liam continued: 'We had so much fun doing this project together. It was such an unexpected, wonderful surprise to work with someone I was already a huge fan of and obviously an amazing, brilliant actress.

Liam Hemsworth and Laura Dern steam on screen in their new romance Lonely Planet. Picture along with the picture

The Australian actor, 34, and his leading lady, 57, don't let their 23-year age gap get in the way of making movie magic. In the racing scenes, the pair can be seen hot and heavy in a passionate embrace, eager to make love.

The Australian actor, 34, and his leading lady, 57, don't let their 23-year age gap get in the way of making movie magic. In the racing scenes, the pair can be seen hot and heavy in a passionate embrace, eager to make love.

In it, the younger Hemsworth brother plays Owen Brophy, a man attending a beautiful writer's retreat in Morocco to support his girlfriend Lily Kemp (Diana Silvers), who tells a room full of people: 'He's the only one who reads. Game chart.'

So instead, Brophy is attracted to reclusive, newly single writer Katharine Lowe, and they embark on a romance of Marrakesh at the screening of Suzanne Grant's May-December Romance this Friday. Netflix.

In the trailer, Katherine warns Owen to 'be careful' as he puts his hand on her shoulder and kisses her poolside.

'When you meet someone who admires and respects you so much, you don't want to look like a fool or a fool. But when we met, suddenly, “Oh, I'm talking to someone who understands me and listens to me,” Miley Cyrus' ex-husband grunted.

Clips from the highly-anticipated drama, now streaming on Netflix, show the pair rocking each other and their clothes falling off as they share passionate smooches.

Clips from the highly-anticipated drama, now streaming on Netflix, show the pair rocking each other and their clothes falling off as they share passionate smooches.

Liam has said that the scenes were not a fight because he and Laura have great chemistry

Liam has said that the scenes were not a fight because he and Laura have great chemistry

The LA-born Oscar winner interjected: 'Who's a fool and a fool?'

“She's an idiot like me,” Liam laughed.

'We got along and we didn't have to do any work to find that relationship. We had this connection that was kind of… what do you call it? Does life imitate art or, alternatively, does art imitate life?'

Filming with Laura Hemsworth, she said, 'felt like we were walking around Morocco, walking around as Laura and Liam, and someone was filming it somewhere.'

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'[We] “We didn't know each other before,” the 6-foot-3 Australian heartthrob admitted to PEOPLE on Wednesday. 'It was strange. It felt like we had known each other for a long time and there was this instant trust and connection.

'There were times when we were filming in the Marrakech markets where we couldn't even see the camera,' the Emmy-nominated producer – who will soon helm the fourth season of The Witcher – recounted.

'We're literally walking around and chatting to each other and we're completely immersed in it.'

Diana Silvers, Younes Boussif, Adriano Giannini and Rachita Bragny will also star in Lonely Planet.