Up to date April 3, 2024: Léa Seydoux has formally joined the solid of Luca Guadagnino‘s “Separate Rooms” alongside Josh O’Connor. The queer-romance movie entails a love triangle between O’Connor’s character Leo, his ill-fated lover Thomas, and a lady. Deadline first reported the information. “The Beast” star Seydoux not too long ago appeared in “Dune: Half Two” and can be part of the central three-hander.
Printed March 25, 2024: Luca Guadagnino is ready to staff up as soon as extra with “Challengers” actor Josh O’Connor for his upcoming characteristic “Separate Rooms,” based on a report in Selection.
The movie is a queer drama tailored from the novel of the identical title by late creator Pier Vittorio Tondelli. O’Connor would play the lead function Leo, an Italian author who’s mourning the dying of his musician boyfriend Thomas. Selection first reported the information and claimed that O’Connor has been finding out Italian for the function.
Reps for O’Connor and Guadagnino didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark. Producer Fremantle had no remark.
“Separate Rooms” is being written by Guadangino’s “We Are Who We Are” collaborator Francesca Manieri. The novel was separated into three components dubbed “actions,” and adopted Leo and Thomas’ romance throughout Milan, Paris, London, and Florence throughout a three-year interval. Much like Guadagnino’s “Name Me By Your Title” and “Challengers,” “Separate Rooms” hinges on the jealousies when one accomplice embarks on a relationship with a lady.
“Separate Rooms” shall be produced by Lorenzo Mieli underneath his take care of Fremantle, which was additionally behind Guadagnino’s “Bones and All” and his upcoming William S. Burroughs adaptation “Queer,” starring Daniel Craig and “Outer Banks” breakout Drew Starkey.
O’Connor not too long ago starred in Italy-set characteristic “La Chimera,” and seems in Guadagnino’s upcoming tennis love triangle “Challengers” alongside Zendaya and Mike Faist. The film was meant to open the Venice Movie Pageant final fall however was delayed to the actors strike. It now opens in April.
O’Connor beforehand informed GQ that working with Guadagnino was a profession spotlight, saying, “I bear in mind Luca saying to me: ‘Actors are like racehorses: It’s a must to maintain them in situation if you would like them to run as quick as they’ll.’”
“Separate Rooms” star O’Connor is at present in manufacturing on one other queer drama interval piece adaptation titled “Historical past of Sound” alongside Paul Mescal. The movie, helmed by Oliver Hermanus, is predicated on the quick story of the identical title and facilities on two males who fall in love whereas touring to document the sounds of WWI troopers.
Guadagnino additionally informed GQ of his upcoming movie “Queer” that he had not watched “Outer Banks” earlier than casting it. Actor Starkey teased that the mission is “extremely liberating and humorous and absurd” and has an “outdated Hollywood” aesthetic. The characteristic is anticipated to debut at Cannes 2024.