In this episode, we discuss Luca Guadagnino’s new film Challengers (2024), which stars Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Seventh Row favourite Josh O’Connor as competitive tennis players and romantic rivals.
Read all our articles about Josh O'Connor
Josh O'Connor is one of the most impressive young actors working today. We first fell in love with his work in The Durrells and God's Own Country, two projects that demonstrated his comedic and dramatic chops respectively. Since then, he has been the highlight of almost every project he's featured in, including Hope Gap and Emma.
We first profiled O'Connor in 2017 as part of our ebook on God's Own Country. You can read that profile, as well as another interview with O'Connor, a review of the film, two interviews with director Francis Lee, and an interview with cinematographer Joshua James Richards in our ebook on God's Own Country.
The month of Josh O’Connor: Emma and Hope Gap
Josh O’Connor is the primary reason to see both Emma. and Hope Gap. Alex Heeney looks at what makes his performances so memorable.
Ep. 33: Comparing Emma adaptations
In this episode, we compare and contrast three adaptations of Emma: The 2020 Autumn de Wilde film, the 2009 BBC mini-series, and the 1996 Douglas McGrath films. We discuss the films’ differing approaches to characters, comedy, and class. Special guest Caitlin Merriman joins Executive Editor Orla Smith and episode host Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney.
TIFF 2019’s most exciting emerging actors to watch
To mark the start of TIFF 2019, we delve into the budding careers of 13 of our favourite emerging actors who have films at the festival. Read all our TIFF coverage here.
Bright Young Things: Josh O’Connor is ready to be vulnerable
We take an in-depth look at the career of rising star Josh O’Connor who plays Johnny Saxby in God’s Own Country, his performance in the film, and talk to the actor about both.
Director Francis Lee and stars Josh O’Connor and Alec Secareanu on making God’s Own Country
Writer-director Francis Lee, who won the Sundance World Dramatic Grand Jury Prize for Directing, discusses his feature debut, God’s Own Country, a touching story of first love, with its two stars, Josh O’Connor and Alec Secareanu.