An Irish teenager has been plucked from obscurity and cast alongside Olivia Colman, one of the industry’s most sought-after actors, as the lead characters in a feature film that begins shooting this month.
Reynolds won an Emmy for outstanding science documentary in 2018 for her film The Farthest: Voyager in Space.
Before rehearsals, Colman met Reid last week over Zoom, having been impressed by his audition tapes.
Speaking to the Guardian, the film’s director, Emer Reynolds, said of Reid: “He has pure, raw talent – and that special something that all great actors have.”