Josh O'Connor, known for his role in 'The Crown,' faced challenges in portraying an extroverted character in 'Challengers.' He lived in a camper van, bathed in a lake, and chopped wood for his role in 'La Chimera.' O'Connor, who had never spent time in a gym before, underwent intense training for 'Challengers.' In 'La Chimera,' O'Connor embarks on a mystical journey as a tomb raider in pursuit of lost love, marking his leading-man phase.
‘La Chimera’: 'The Crown' actor Josh O’Connor officially starts his leading-man phase with this moody, magical-realist story of a tomb raider chasing a lost love https://t.co/ou8Wwu4cuS
Josh O'Connor, along with "La Chimera" filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher and co-star Isabella Rossellini, tells IndieWire about his very Method approach to playing an archaeologist obsessed with the ghost of an old flame: https://t.co/vpkKy95sM6 https://t.co/taUdeEcUzh
Josh O’Connor Lived in a Camper Van, Bathed in a Lake, and Chopped Wood to Star in ‘La Chimera’ https://t.co/qAFo2GPOXF via @IndieWire
Josh O’Connor Lived in a Camper Van, Bathed in a Lake, and Chopped Wood to Star in ‘La Chimera’ https://t.co/nEa8uFNSco
Josh O'Connor had “never spent time in a gym” until he was cast in ‘Challengers.’ “Two hours in the morning, tennis; two hours gym; rehearsal every day. I was forced into going to the gym. There was no option.” https://t.co/dHQqd4Ha6K
Josh O’Connor “found it really hard” to play an extroverted character who takes up a lot of physical space in ‘CHALLENGERS.’ “The truth is, Luca had to take me aside after about two weeks and was like, ‘Josh, you can’t hide. You have to be all out.’ I’m not brilliant at that. I… https://t.co/EIzGKcx3wP