Josh O’Connor cleared up rumors about him doubtlessly starring in a live-action Ratatouille on Saturday Night time Reside — which is a venture he claims he doesn’t need to star in.
The actor started his monologue by itemizing his credit, which embrace The Crown, Challengers and Wake Up Lifeless Man: A Knives Out Thriller. O’Connor defined to the viewers that he has a “status” for being a “delicate boy,” who’s “simply making an attempt to dwell a quiet life.”
Nevertheless, he warned the viewers that “you need to be very cautious about what you say, as a result of the press will blow all the pieces utterly out of proportion,” explaining that him sharing his admiration for the Disney-Pixar movie led to false rumors that he was set to star within the venture.
“Like one time, I stated that certainly one of my favourite films is Ratatouille, which is true, it’s a terrific movie,” he continued. “However I suppose followers began pitching me as Chef Linguini for a live-action Ratatouille remake. And I’m not very on-line, so I didn’t know that this was a factor till the president of Disney-Pixar publicly declared that there’ll by no means be a dwell motion Ratatouille remake, irrespective of how a lot Josh O’Connor desires it.”
He joked, “Have you learnt the way it feels to be publicly rejected from a job I didn’t even need?” O’Connor clarified that he doesn’t “even need a live-action Ratatouille, I don’t have the time for it,” although he continued to throw refined hints that he was within the function, together with by pitching his decide for who ought to be part of the solid as meals critic Anton Ego.
“I’m already within the new Knives Out movie — saying it out loud feels like the right identify for the live-action Ratatouille — however that’s neither right here nor there,” O’Connor stated. “I’m at SNL and I’m so honored. The solid, the crew, and — sorry, sorry, for what it’s price, I might kill as Linguini.”
“Anyway, being right here at SNL throughout Christmas time is magical and joyous. And guys, you’ll be able to’t make Ratatouille until you may have the right solid. There’s simply no level,” he added. “I imply, who would play the meals critic Anton Ego? Maybe Jeff Goldblum.”
“No, no, no, no. I imply, sure, however later,” he stated on the finish of his monologue.
Earlier within the evening, the chilly open started with one other press briefing with an “exhausted” Trump, portrayed by James Austin Johnson.
“I do know you may have questions for the president, however it’s very late, he’s exhausted, his mind is in every single place,” Ashley Padilla as Karoline Leavitt stated. “So sadly, he can’t wait to speak to you.”
He addressed a myriad of newsy matters, together with the Warner Bros. Discovery merger and the not too long ago launched Epstein images.
“President, do you may have any feedback on the potential sale of Warner Brothers to Netflix?” a reporter requested, to which he responded, “I don’t know why anybody desires Warner Bros. They’ve obtained one of many worst studio lot excursions in L.A. You go on that factor and it’s just a few child pointing to a tree, ‘Oh, that’s the tree from Fairly Little Liars,’ who offers a crap?”
When requested in regards to the Epstein images, Johnson’s Trump stated, “Look, the actual fact is these images are a pretend information Democrat hoax.” The reporter then requested, “Effectively, even the image of a bowl of condoms along with your face on them and the textual content saying, ‘I’m big?’”
“They’re 100% legit. I like these information.” Johnson’s Trump responded. “I’m within the information, I took lots of nice footage.”
Host O’Connor had a breakout second when he starred in Netflix’s The Crown as Prince Charles. The function earned him an Emmy for greatest lead actor, and he’s since went on to star in initiatives together with Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers; The Mastermind (2025); and Knives Out.
Saturday evening marked O’Connor’s SNL internet hosting debut, whereas it was Lily Allen‘s second time serving as a musical visitor.
Allen was joined by Dakota Johnson throughout her second efficiency of the evening, the place she sang her monitor “Madeline” from her newest album West Finish Lady. She has beforehand stated the file was impressed by her marriage with David Harbour, and on “Madeline,” Allen sings about breach of belief in a relationship.
Johnson joined her on SNL to loosely play Madeline throughout the efficiency, the place she spoke a number of the lyrics again to Allen, together with, “He advised me that you simply have been conscious this was occurring and that he had your full consent.”
After this week, there’s yet another present of 2025, the place Depraved: For Good star Ariana Grande will host and Cher will be part of as musical visitor, her first look on the sketch comedy present since 1987.
Season 51 has already aired seven episodes, as Dangerous Bunny, Amy Poehler, Sabrina Carpenter, Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser, Glen Powell and Melissa McCarthy all took turns within the main function.