WATCH: Josh O’Connor’s gay rom-com is giving ‘Heartstopper,’ but make it musical
God’s Own Country, but he’s really leveled up this year, from the sexy tennis court threeway of Challengers to the grave-robbing & soul-searching indie La Chimera.On top of that, he’s lined up exciting roles in the next Knives Out mystery, a Steven Spielberg blockbuster, an upcoming Luca Guadagnino film, and another gay romantic drama opposite Paul Mescal called The History Of Sound.
O’Connor just might be Hollywood’s next great leading man.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Could he be Hollywood’s next great writer, too?We’ll soon find out now that the coming-of-age rom-com Bonus Track—which the star co-wrote with his friend Mike Gilbert—is coming to U.S.
theaters.From director Julia Jackman (who’s helming the upcoming queer fantasy 100 Nights Of Hero), the film takes us back to small-town England in 2006 where shy teen George (1917‘s Joe Anders) is just trying to get through his final year of school while daydreaming about music superstardom.Of course, everyone in his life—from his doting parents (Smash‘s Jack Davenport & Fantastic Beasts‘ Alison Sudol) to his music teacher (Colette‘s Ray Panthaki)—is eager to remind George that those dreams might not come true if he can’t manage to score passing grades in his classes.Then one day, his entire school is abuzz when a new student enrolls, Max (Game Of Thrones‘ Samuel Paul Small) who just so happens to be the son of an über-famous and successful music duo.
With their shared love of music, the two form a quick bond, and George even convinces Max to write and perform a song with him in the school talent show.
