Josh O’Connor, known for his work in movies and TV shows such as Emma, Peaky Blinders and The Crown, has revealed his dream role. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, O’Connor said that given the chance, he would like to play a “darker version” of Willy Wonka.
However, O’Connor was quick to note that Timothy Chalamet most recently had a turn as the iconic character. He said, “I think probably, I’d love to play Willy Wonka, but like a dark Willy Wonka. I know they just made a Wonka film with Timothée Chalamet, but I would really like to play a sort of darker version of him.”
Chalamet isn’t the only actor O’Connor noted to take on the mantle of Wonka. O’Connor said, “I think Gene Wilder’s version of him is very dark. Although, it’s not dark in this sinister necessarily way. It’s just that I think he’s a really angry man.”
Besides Challengers, Josh O’Connor is also known for his roles in Emma, Peaky Blinders and The Crown among others.
Challengers scored a four-star review, with Matthew Turner writing for NME, “The performances are exceptional, with off-the-scale chemistry between all three leads. Zendaya, in particular, is a force of nature, and you feel her angry frustration at her own career path (which was cut short by injury) in every scene. O’Connor and Faist are equally good, and if the film has a flaw, it’s only that it doesn’t explicitly dig deeper into their feelings for each other, leaving it as an underlying suggestion instead.
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