Lily Collins nails springtime chic in a snakeskin print maxi skirt and denim jacket as she joins best friend Johnny Harper on sunny stroll in LA
She has been busy blazing the promotional trail for her latest film, Tolkien, with Nicholas Hoult.
But Lily Collins took a break from her busy schedule as she headed out on a sunny stroll in West Hollywood on Tuesday.
Joined by best pal Johnny Harper, the actress, 30, cut a stylish figure in a snakeskin print skirt and denim jacket.
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Relaxing: Lily Collins took a break from her busy schedule as she headed out on a sunny stroll with best pal Johnny Harper in West Hollywood on Tuesday
The Les Miserables star flashed a hint of her toned tummy in a white crop t-shirt, which she layered underneath her light-wash denim jacket.
She complemented the look with black studded sandals and shielded her eyes from the sun's ray with oversized shades.
Lily appeared in high spirits as she made the most of the sunny climes with her best friend Johnny.
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Stylish display: The actress, 30, cut a stylish figure in a snakeskin print skirt and denim jacket
Her outing comes a day after she attended a photocall for her new film Tolkein, held at the Four Seasons hotel.
Lily plays Edith Bratt, the wife and muse of author J.R.R. Tolkien, (John Ronald Reuel) in the movie which is due out in the US on May 10 and the UK on May 3.
Her co-star Nicholas plays Tolkien, who died in 1973 and famously wrote classic high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
The new film, set in the Great War, explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.
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Latest project: Her outing comes a day after she attended a photocall for her new film Tolkein, held at the Four Seasons hotel (pictured)
The first trailer was released in February, and opens with Lily narrating over a scene of the author as a child, as she asks him: 'Tell me a story.'
Scenes show Tolkien grow from boy to man, as he can be heard saying: 'It’s a story about journeys, the journeys we take to prove ourselves.'
No doubt the film echoes Tolkien and Bratt's real-life love story. They met and fell in love when the author was just 16 and she was three years his senior.
His guardian asked him to wait until he was 21 to pursue the romance as he believed he had been paying less attention at school due to love and didn't like that Edith was a Protestant and not a Catholic.
On Tuesday, it was reported that Tolkien's family have distanced themselves from an upcoming biopic about the author and do not approve of the new film.
In the first statement made by the Tolkien Estate regarding the biopic, the family of the author said it does not endorse the Fox Searchlight production 'in any way'.
As the UK premiere of the film approaches, the family said it did not participate in the production, which charts Tolkien's relationship with wife Edith Bratt.
The statement said: 'The family of JRR Tolkien and the Tolkien Estate are aware of the Fox Searchlight motion picture entitled Tolkien that is due for release in May 2019.
'The family and the Estate wish to make clear that they did not approve of, authorise or participate in the making of this film.
'They do not endorse it or its content in any way.'
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Retelling the story: Lily plays Edith Bratt, the wife and muse of author J.R.R. Tolkien, (John Ronald Reuel), while her co-star Nicholas Hoult playing titular character Tolkien