The Crown's leading actor Josh O'Connor and Normal People's Paul Mescal are to star as lovers in a new romance drama.It has been announced that the BAFTA and Emmy Award winning actors will take the lead in a new LGBTQ+ movie, The History of Sound.Josh, 31, and Paul, 25, will see their characters meet during the First World War and will set out to record the lives and voices of their countrymen.The History of Sound will be an adaptation of Ben Shattuck's short story of the same title about the two lovers who unexpectedly meet in 1916.Director Oliver Hermanus said: "I instantly fell in love with Ben Shattuck's flawlessly beautiful short story and knew I had to be involved in its journey to the screen."Paul and Josh are two of the most.