In the new movie "Things We Lost in the Fire," Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro play two people brought together by a strange twist of fate. Here are six things Berry and Del Toro have in common and why, like their characters, they were fated to join forces.

 
Halle Berry   Benicio Del Toro
 

Oscar Winner:
 
She took home the best supporting actress
award for 2002's "Monster's Ball." 		  He took home the best supporting actor
award for 2000's "Traffic."
 

Animal Instinct:
 
She played half-woman, half-cat in
“Catwoman.” 		  He plays half-man, half-wolf in the upcoming
"Wolfman."
 

James Bond Movie:
 
She went head-to-head with 007 in
“Die Another Day.” 		  He went head-to-head with 007 in
“Licence to Kill.”
 

Music-Video Cameo:
 
She can be spotted in R. Kelly’s
“Honey Love” (1992). 		  He can be spotted in Madonna’s
“La Isla Bonita” (1987).
 

Playing Real-Life Icons:
 
She took on the part of Dorothy Dandridge
in 1999’s “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.” 		  He will take on the part of
Che Guevara in 2008’s “Guerilla.”
 

Among the Beautiful People:
 
She made People magazine’s 50 Most
Beautiful People list nine times. 		  He made People magazine’s 50 Most
Beautiful People list one time.