#actor-chemistry

#actor-chemistry

Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor cannot do an interview together for their new film, The History of Sound, without cracking each other up. It's an affliction with no cure. Director Oliver Hermanus called them out after the film's premiere at Cannes. "It was a really strong bond," he said of his leading men, "and they were naughty." That naughtiness has not subsided - they laugh at each other's voices, their postures, their anecdotes.

I hate how she thinks five steps ahead of me. I hate how predictable I am around Olivia, and I hate what a grumpy arsehole I feel in the face of her unmitigated joy. He's been her proud friend for ages, he continues; leapt out of bed in his pyjamas to party with her when Yorgos Lanthimos's The Favourite swept the Baftas. Her intuition is extraordinary. It's all just there, not overcooked, a very raw talent.