For Valentino Beauty’s latest campaign, Vendetta, all roads lead to unstoppable passion – understandable, when you have this actor duo waiting on the other side. Wonderland goes backstage for a peak behind-the-scenes look at the shoot.

What does unstoppable passion smell like to you? The greenery rushing past as you drive through the countryside with your loved one in the passenger seat, petrichor in the air; the smell of wood and leather exhaling from the old furniture of a place you both love; a fragrance that instantly transports you somewhere else. For Dakota Johnson and Alexander Skarsgård, the stars of Valentino Beauty’s latest campaign, Vendetta, the answer lives somewhere in the middle of this Venn diagram.

Directed by Romain Gavras and photographed by Inez & Vinoodh, the campaign unfolds as a journey shaped by instinct, all-consuming passion, desire and emotional intensity. The Vendetta couple embody a modern archetype: two lovers orbiting one another, united by a shared irreverence and the liberating sense of freedom that comes when nothing else matters but each other. Johnson and Skarsgård, both with their fair share of iconic love stories under their belts, shine bright on screen — one seriously irresistible pairing.

Wonderland gets a peak behind the scenes of the campaign. Keep scrolling…