Kit Connor‘s next role is here, and while it’s quite the departure from rugby-playing schoolboy, he’s still making our hearts stop.In the new trailer for upcoming A24 drama Warfare, the Heartstopper star is front and center, sporting a beefed-up and grown-up look amongst his certified “all-babygirl” cast mates.
Written and directed by Civil War filmmaker Alex Garland and war veteran Ray Mendoza, the movie marks the 20-year-old’s first big-screen role since he skyrocketed to fame.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.And it looks intense, to say the least!Watch.Based on Mendoza’s Iraq war experiences, the trailer opens with a strapped-up Connor checking in on his troop mates, who are seemingly entertained by his “new guy energy.”Within seconds, the situation takes a turn, giving us a pretty good idea of how heated the film gets.Aside from Connor, the cast is rounded out by a who’s-who of the internet’s favorite young and hunky boyfriends, including Charles Melton, Joseph Quinn, Will Poulter, Noah Centineo, and D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, who portrays Mendoza.
Obviously, it’s a different tone than we’ve seen before from the 20-year-old actor currently portraying Romeo on Broadway. Nevertheless, Gay Twitter X seems to be here for it… and kind of turned on?Kit Connor please tell me you kept those BDUs ????
pic.twitter.com/Et2pPPbIKvthey told kit connor to serve and he took it literally pic.twitter.com/XlG9Eg0lU6Me watching Kit Connor in the warfare trailer pic.twitter.com/TtSHz5AwEYKIT CONNOR AS A SOLDIER IS DOING THINGS TO ME ??From Nick Nelson to Soldier ???