After beforehand starring in probably the most talked-about films of the yr, which has additionally been a smash hit on streaming, one Challengers star has formally signed on for his subsequent challenge. A brand new report from Deadline revealed that Josh O’Connor will topline Kelly Reichardt‘s subsequent movie, which has been dubbed The Mastermind. O’Connor beforehand starred alongside Zendaya and Mike Faist in Lucas Guadagnino‘s spicy tennis love triangle drama, and he additionally appeared alongside Marvel veteran Letitia Wright in Aisha, the immigration drama written and directed by Frank Berry. Many would argue that O’Connor made a reputation for himself starring within the Netflix Unique Collection, The Crown, the place he performed a younger model of Prince Charles in 13 episodes between 2019 and 2020.
Reichardt is recent off directing Displaying Up, the 2022 comedy drama from A24 which stars Michelle Williams and Hong Chau, and Reichardt additionally wrote the script together with Jonathan Raymond. Earlier than that, she helmed First Cow, the 2019 western which additionally got here from A24 and stars Dylan Smith and John Magaro. Reichardt teamed with Raymond for First Cow, which marked the primary time they labored on a script collectively. Certainly one of her most well-known movies got here when she helmed Sure Girls in 2016, which incorporates a star-studded ensemble led by Reichardt-veteran Michelle Williams, and in addition options Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Jared Harris, and Man Boyd. As an alternative of teaming with Jonathan Raymond for the script for Sure Girls, she partnered with Maile Meloy, who’s greatest identified for serving as a workers author on TV exhibits comparable to Accused and The Society.
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O’Connor’s team-up with Reichardt is actually intriguing, nevertheless it’s hardly essentially the most thrilling one on the slate. It was introduced earlier this summer time that the Challengers star would headline Wake Up Useless Man: A Knives Out Thriller, the third installment within the Knives Out trilogy from director Rian Johnson. O’Connor has been tapped to star alongside Daniel Craig, who will return to play the legendary detective Benoit Blanc, with Marvel stars Jeremy Renner and Josh Brolin additionally starring within the movie. Different forged members embody Cailee Spaeny, Glenn Shut, Andrew Scott, and extra.
The Mastermind doesn’t but have an official launch date and it is unknown when it is going to start manufacturing. Keep tuned to Collider for future updates and watch O’Connor in Challengers, now streaming on Prime Video.
