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06.01.2024 / 22:27
Jacob Elordi reveals who Emerald Fennell’s first choice for ‘Saltburn’ lead was
Saltburn.Keoghan’s character becomes enamoured with Elordi’s popular boy Felix Catton while they are studying at Oxford University. The two bond and Felix invites Oliver to stay at his family’s ancestral home, Saltburn, over the summer.Though Keoghan has been frequently praised for his performance, Elordi has now revealed that someone else was originally eyed up for his part.Elordi recalls in an interview with Vogue UK asking Keoghan “what drew” him to the film, the latter replied: “When I met Emerald, she told me that she had you kind of down to do it. So, Emerald, yourself and the script… what about you?” [via The Independent].Elordi then said: “Definitely yeah, it was Emerald,” and added, with laughter: “Then she said she wanted Timothée Chalamet for it.