Nicholas Galitzine

Slipped right back into your boyband obsession phase after watching The Idea Of You? Well, join the club.

The new film stars Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine as a divorced single mother and jet-setting lead singer of a hit pop group who share a whirlwind romance.

Based on the 2017 book written by actor-turned-author Robinne Lee, the story is thought to be at least partly inspired by One Direction’s Harry Styles, although its writer previously insisted to Vogue that the book was as much “a story about a woman approaching 40 and reclaiming her sexuality and rediscovering herself” as it is fan-fiction about the As It Was singer.

Of course, viewers will already know Oscar winner and all-round screen icon Anne Hathaway (who plays Solène in the film) from her many famous roles ranging from The Princess Diaries to The Devil Wears Prada, but who are the boys behind August Moon?

Here’s where you might have seen the rest of the cast before…

Like the rest of the world, we can’t stop talking about (or watching) Nicholas Galitzine right now. You might have first seen the British star in the Prime Video’s queer romcom hit Red, White & Royal Blue or Purple Hearts before that.

He’s also appeared in a string of other films in recent years including Bottoms, Cinderella, Handsome Devil and Share. As for TV, he stars alongside Julianne Moore in new TV mini series Mary & George, which follows his role in the 2019 horror TV series Chambers.

Viktor White

If Simon moves in The Idea Of You looked familiar, that’s because Viktor White – who plays the August Moon star –i is already a hugely popular dancer online, with a TikTok following of 8.4 million.

Viktor dances under the handle @itzslavik, and has previously gone viral for performances to artists like Michael Jackson and Bruno Mars.

He also had a role as a hip-hop dancer in Catherine Hardwicke’s 2022 film Prisoner’s Daughter starring Brian Cox and Kate Beckinsale. However, The Idea Of You marks his first big foray into acting.

Raymond Cham Jr

Raymond plays Oliver in The Idea Of You, although “Moonheads” might already recognise the actor for his recurring TV role as Mark Walker in the US sci-fi series Mech-X4.

He also showed off his moves in the dance drama The Big Leap, appeared in the queer comedy Sort Of and starred in a memorable episode of Grey’s Anatomy, playing Phillip, a young man injured in a tunnel collapse in season 11′s Time Stops.

Dakota Adan

Dakota plays band member Rory in the film, which actually marks his first major movie role.

His only previous on-screen credit is appearing as a dancer in five episodes of teen series East Los High – but he’s also a poet as well as a performer.

Jaiden Anthony

The Idea Of You is also Jaiden’s first ever film credit.

However, before landing the part of August Moon’s Adrian, the professional dancer featured in commercial campaigns for Beyoncé, danced in a music video for Lauv and performed at the 2022 VMAs on stage with Khalid and Marshmello.

The Idea Of You is available to stream now on Amazon Prime.

Whether you know him from his star-making turn in Red, White and Royal Blue, or from the likes of Purple Hearts, Bottoms or his upcoming movie with Anne Hathaway, The Idea of You, there’s no denying that Nicholas Galitzine’s star is on the rise.

The 29-year-old actor is currently starring in Sky drama Mary & George alongside Julianne Moore. The historical series follows the rather raunchy story of Jacobean social climbers George Villiers and his mother Mary, who charmed their way into the good graces of King James I.

Speaking to HuffPost UK, Galitzine described his character as somewhat of a power-hungry, sexual dynamo, declaring that “there’s no one he won’t seduce if it leads to power”.

In truth, Galitzine has played a cross-section of characters in his career so far, including dumb jocks, recovering drug addicts and sensitive princes. One thing that seems to re-occur, however, is queerness.

“There’s sort of a plethora of reasons for this”, the actor tell us. “One, I have so many friends within the community, and I know so many of them didn’t feel like they had these stories growing up.”

Speaking about the runaway hit Red, White and Royal Blue – which was the number one movie worldwide on Prime Video in the month of its release, and has been Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes – Galitzine reveals that many of his mates loved the film:

“My gay friends were like wow, to have something cheesy and broad and wholesome is like really, really important, and I think the resonance of that means a lot to me.”

Before this, the actor (who is straight) has played a number of gay and bisexual characters, including a rugby playing teen struggling with his sexuality in Handsome Devil, a gay blackmailer in crime drama Legends and a bisexual high schooler in The Craft: Legacy.

When asked what draws him to roles rooted in queerness, the actor seemed reflective.

“I think with all of these characters the thing that I find really intriguing as an actor is that underbelly of vulnerability and having to hide oneself. I’m very interested in identity; George is very different in a ways because his sex and his sexuality is his power”, he told HuffPost UK.

“I think they’ve all just been really rich characters in of themselves”, continued the Red, White and Royal Blue star. “You know, you read that in the script it just becomes a bit of a no-brainer.”

Galitzine will next appear in Prime Video’s adaptation of the Robinne Lee novel The Idea of You, which follows the love affair between a divorced mother (Hathaway) and the lead singer of the hottest boyband on the planet (Galitzine).

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