Jacob Elordi reveals who Emerald Fennell’s first choice for ‘Saltburn’ lead was

Angelique Jackson Amazon MGM Studios is in final negotiations to acquire Megan Park’s sophomore feature “My Old Ass,” starring Aubrey Plaza and Maisy Stella, following its Sundance Film Festival debut. The high-concept film — which was produced by LuckyChap’s Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara, with Indian Paintbrush’s Steven Rales — made its world premiere on Saturday night in a sold-out screening at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, UT. The deal is for roughly $15 million.

She’s an acclaimed actress with a long and illustrious career, but no one could deny that Rosamund Pike is enjoying something of a moment thanks to her scene-stealing role as Lady Elspeth Catton in director Emerald Fennell’s hit movie Saltburn. “I just saw her as a fun ride. She had great lines – that was clear,” Rosamund tells OK! as she settles down to talk about her career highs and that memorable performance in the shocking black comedy drama.

Jacob Elordi took his turn as the Saturday Night Live host and kept it short and sweet. The Euphoria actor started off the night by acknowledging the virality of his latest film.

Jacob Elordi opened up about his hit show Euphoria during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

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Jacob Elordi is sharing his thoughts on the “Jacob Elordi’s Bathwater” candle that has gone viral on the internet.

Royel Otis have covered Sophie Ellis-Bextor‘s ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ as part of triple j’s ‘Like A Version’ – watch the duo’s spirited take on the classic below.Today (January 19), triple j shared Royel Otis’ cover of the 2001 hit, which has enjoyed a resurgence following its recent inclusion in the Barry Keoghan- and Jacob Elordi-starring Saltburn late last year.For ‘Like A Version’, acts participating typically perform one original track and a cover of their choosing for Australian radio station triple j. Royel Otis’ cover of ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ sees them do away with Ellis-Bextor’s inclusion of strings, but double-down on guitar.Watch Royel Otis’ cover of ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ below.Royel Otis are set to release a new album, ‘PRATTS & PAIN’ on February 16 via Ourness – pre-order your copy here.

Oppenheimer leading the way with no less than 13 nominations, including best film. Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things is a close second with 11 nods, and then Killers of the Flower Moon and The Zone of Interest which both bagged 9.

Nominations for the 2024 BAFTAs have been revealed!

Nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards will be unveiled Thursday in London via a livestream that begins at 12 pm GMT/4 AM PST.

The 2024 BAFTA Rising Star nominees have been revealed!

Alex Ritman The British Academy has named the nominees for its Rising Star award for up-and-coming onscreen talent, the only honor among the BAFTA film awards to be voted on by the public. Announced more than a week before the full lineup of BAFTA nominations is unveiled on Jan.

Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor, Jacob Elordi and The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri have been nominated for the prestigious BAFTA Film Rising Star Award 2024.

Saltburn star Barry Keoghan appears to have confirmed his split from girlfriend Alyson Kierans, with whom he shares a 15 month old son. The 31 year old Irish actor is reported to have split from Alyson in the summer of 2023, a year after they welcomed their son, Brando. In an interview with GQ magazine, Barry addressed reports of his split with Alyson, as he said: "She's done a great job, and she's an incredible mother," however, he didn't go into any more detail.

Barry Keoghan and his Saltburn co-star Jacob Elordi got really close during the filming of the Emerald Fennell production.

TikTok users have been flocking to the real-life stately home from the film Saltburn after a local posted videos about how to get to the site.Drayton House in Northamptonshire is the mansion that the film’s producers chose to be the setting for the later parts of Emerald Fennell’s new film.And now Rhian Williams, who lives close to the site, has posted a series of videos on TikTok outlining “how to get to Saltburn” and visit the property.Saltburn stars Barry Keoghan as Oliver Quick, a middle-class interloper who poses as a scholarship student from a working-class background in order to strike up a friendship with Jacob Elordi’s wealthy aristocrat Felix Catton at Oxford University. Oliver is eventually invited by Felix to spend the summer at his family home, called Saltburn – a large mansion in the British countryside.“I knew there’d be interest,” Williams told the BBC.

Golden Globes. The “Saltburn” star graced Sunday’s carpet in a black Dior Haute Couture gown and matching headpiece that she called a “protective veil” in an interview with Variety’s Marc Malkin.

“Murder on the Dancefloor” — a disco delight by British singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor — was released in 2001, it became a bit hit in the UK. But the track from her debut album, “Read My Lips,” failed to slay the States.Twenty-three years and one full-frontal nude dancing scene later, all that has changed because of “Saltburn.”The euphoric victory boogie by Barry Keoghan’s coked-up character Oliver at the end of the buzzy black comedy psychological thriller is set to the bass-bumping groove of “Murder on the Dancefloor.”And after “Saltburn” went from its limited theatrical release in November to its streaming debut on Amazon Prime Video on Dec.

Thania Garcia SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points, including the ending for “Saltburn.” Set in the United Kingdom in 2006, Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn,” starring Jacob Elordi and Barry Keoghan, boasts a mishmash of indie sleaze and timeless radio hits in its nostalgia-inducing soundtrack, which includes Sophie Ellis-Bextor‘s “Murder on the Dancefloor,” MGMT’s “Time to Pretend” and even Flo Rida’s “Low.” In the past week (the film got its streaming release by Amazon Prime Video on Dec. 22), “Murder” and many of the now 20-year-old singles from the soundtrack have enjoyed major streaming, listening and viewership boosts — reminiscent of the “Stranger Things” and TikTok-driven success of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill.” Elordi plays the suave and aristocratic Felix, an Oxford University student who becomes the center of attention for Keoghan’s character Oliver. When Felix invites Oliver to spend the summer at his family’s estate, Saltburn, things slowly take a dark turn and Oliver becomes obsessed with overtaking the family’s fortune.

Saltburn, in which his character has sex with a grave, was not originally part of the script.Emerald Fennell’s black comedy has become a social media sensation since its release on Amazon Prime Video last month, with a number of its more shocking scenes – including the infamous bathtub moment and “vampire sex” – emerging as hot topics for viewers. However, it’s the unsettling grave sequence that has really got fans talking.The film stars Keoghan as Oliver Quick, a middle-class Oxford student who struggles to fit in with his wealthy peers on campus, until striking up a friendship with Jacob Elordi’s charming aristocrat Felix Catton.Oliver is eventually invited by Felix to spend the summer at his family home, called Saltburn – a large mansion in the British countryside.The twist at the end of the film reveals that Oliver actually killed Felix, leading to the chilling moment where he penetrates the mud of his freshly dug grave.“On paper, he wasn’t written to do that,” Keoghan revealed to Variety.