Saltburn hit theaters over the weekend, and it’s no secret that the buzz around director Emerald Fennell’s new thriller is palpable.And while critics are raving about the film, which currently has a 73% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, we’re a bit more fixated on the dynamic between its leading men: Jacob Elordi and Barry Keoghan.barry keoghan & jacob elordi on the set of ‘saltburn’ pic.twitter.com/R2TN2OO2TqTo be fair, it’s their job to market this movie to the thirsty gays general moviegoing population.
But these boys must know what they’re doing to us.Just take a look at the, err, friendly way Elordi welcomed to Keoghan (who was adorably filming the crowd) to the stage at a recent screening. Watch.these barry keoghan and jacob elordi interactions are getting unreal ???
pic.twitter.com/nUPRiPxlLeFurthermore, Elordi, who stands 6’5″, seemed to be very concerned about his 5’8″ co-star’s comfort when he assisted in setting Keoghan’s coffee down for him with the help of his long, long legs.Later during the cast’s audience Q&A, he even initiated a poke fight.
God bless Australia.jacob elordi picking up barry keoghan’s cup cause he’s taller and doesn’t have to bend down as much killed me LMAO pic.twitter.com/45fx2zd2oKi cannot get over how cute jacob elordi and barry keoghan are with each other pic.twitter.com/E5pVrRjMZ8And then, of course, there was this will-they, won’t-they moment when the duo almost smooched at the Saltburn red carpet premiere.My sexuality is Jacob Elordi and Barry Keoghan almost kissing at the #Saltburn premiere pic.twitter.com/JW8GZfU6gJStill, the hottest most damning moment came in a recent interview with Variety in which the two actors described a very explicit scene featuring Keoghan’s character and, um, the bodily fluids of Elordi’s.“I was like, ‘Thank god, it’s mine,'” Elordi said. “I was very proud to have Barry Keoghan guzzling it like that.” (BRB, booking our tickets to the next showing right now.