As Netflix gears up for the third season of The Crown, the series has added two more additions to its cast, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Josh O’Connor (Florence Foster Jenkins) will portray Prince Charles and Marion Bailey (Allied) as the Queen Mother. The pair are replacing Julian Baring and Victoria Hamilton in the roles from […]
BBC casts David Oyelowo, Dominic West and Lily Collins in Les Miserables adaptation
Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is one of the most well known and adapted stories, being turned into a hit play and numerous adaptations on the big and small screen, the most recent of which was the 2012 feature film starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway. Now it is getting another adaptation on the BBC as a […]
Exclusive Interview – BAFTA Rising Star nominee Josh O’Connor on God’s Own Country, Stateside recognition and being naked on a cold set
Tom Beasley sits down with British actor and star of God’s Own Country, Josh O’Connor, to discuss his nomination for the EE Rising Star Award at the BAFTAs… Josh O’Connor was today named as one of the five nominees for the EE Rising Star Award at the BAFTAs. The public will now vote on the […]
Nominees for the 2018 BAFTA Rising Star Award announced
The nominations for the 2018 EE BAFTA Rising Star Award have been announced at BAFTA HQ this morning, with Florence Pugh (Lady Macbeth), Josh O’Connor (God’s Own Country), Tessa Thompson (Thor: Ragnarok), Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), and Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) set to contest the honour. The Rising Star Award is the […]
Second Opinion – God’s Own Country (2017)
God’s Own Country, 2017. Directed by Francis Lee. Starring Josh O’Connor, Alec Secareanu, Ian Hart, and Gemma Jones. SYNOPSIS: Johnny Saxby (Josh O’Connor) works long hours on his family’s remote farm in the north of England. He numbs the daily frustration of his lonely existence with nightly binge-drinking at the local pub and casual sex. […]
Movie Review – God’s Own Country (2017)
God’s Own Country, 2017. Directed by Francis Lee. Starring Josh O’Connor, Alec Secareanu, Gemma Jones and Ian Hart. SYNOPSIS: In the Yorkshire Dales, Johnny Saxby finds himself entirely responsible for running the family farm after his father has a stroke. His only escapes from the relentless pressures of work are binge drinking at his local […]
Exclusive Interview – Josh O’Connor talks God’s Own Country
What has been dubbed “The British Brokeback Mountain” arrives in cinemas this Friday. Set in the starkly beautiful Yorkshire Dales landscape, God’s Own Country traces the romance between a local farmer and a migrant worker. Adopting the dialect and learning how to work on a farm were just part of Josh O’Connor’s preparation for taking […]
Sundance drama God’s Own Country gets a trailer
The first trailer has arrived online for writer-director Francis Lee’s upcoming drama God’s Own Country. The film made its world premiere earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and stars Josh O’Connor, Alec Secareanu, Gemma Jones, and Ian Hart; watch it below after the official synopsis… Johnny Saxby (Josh O’Connor) works long […]
Watch the trailer for Bridgend starring Hannah Murray
Ahead of its US release this Friday, a trailer has arrived online for director Jeppe Ronde’s upcoming drama Bridgend. The film is based on the true events of the mysterious chain of suicides that occurred in the Welsh town of Bridgend and stars Hannah Murray, Josh O’Connor and Adrian Rawlins; take a look below after […]