Josh O’Connor Exits Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Separate Rooms,’ Teases Amblin UFO Pic Is “Old School Spielberg”

British up-and-coming actor Josh O’Connor has two movies screening at the Cannes Film Festival, with the art heist flick “The Mastermind” from director Kelly Reichardt and co-stars with Paul Mescal in Oliver Hermanus’ “History of Sound.” In a new interview with Deadline, he sadly revealed he has exited the gestating new Luca Guadagnino film “Separate Rooms.” After working with the Italian filmmaker on the sexy sports dramedy “Challengers,” O’Connor was attached to “Separate Rooms” in 2024, which is an adaptation of Pier Vittorio Tondelli‘s novel of the same name, that follows an Italian writer named Leo grieving after the death of his boyfriend. Continue reading Josh O’Connor Exits Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Separate Rooms,’ Teases Amblin UFO Pic Is “Old School Spielberg” at The Playlist.

May 21, 2025 - 19:35

Josh O’Connor Exits Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Separate Rooms,’ Teases Amblin UFO Pic Is “Old School Spielberg”

British up-and-coming actor Josh O’Connor has two movies screening at the Cannes Film Festival, with the art heist flick “The Mastermind” from director Kelly Reichardt and co-stars with Paul Mescal in Oliver Hermanus’ “History of Sound.” In a new interview with Deadline, he sadly revealed he has exited the gestating new Luca Guadagnino film “Separate Rooms.”

After working with the Italian filmmaker on the sexy sports dramedy “Challengers,” O’Connor was attached to “Separate Rooms” in 2024, which is an adaptation of Pier Vittorio Tondelli‘s novel of the same name, that follows an Italian writer named Leo grieving after the death of his boyfriend.

Continue reading Josh O’Connor Exits Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Separate Rooms,’ Teases Amblin UFO Pic Is “Old School Spielberg” at The Playlist.