Jacob Elordi picked Barry Keoghan as his costar over this celebrated twink

By now, let’s be honest, we’re all a little sick of the Saltburn hype. We get it. Rich people suck and we should probably eat them—twist my arm! But guess what we’re not sick of. That’s right: Jacob Elordi and Barry Keoghan lore. It just keeps hitting that sweet, sweet gossip spot and we’re hungry for every last morsel.

For instance: today we learned that noted twink Timothée Chalamet was considered for the Barry Keoghan role in Emerald Fennell’s divisive film. So what happened? Did Timothée need to leave to take the lead role in Wonka? Did Dune get in the way of filming?

Oh no, it’s far better than that: Jacob Elordi cherry-picked Keoghan for the role. And their chemistry became the stuff of legend.

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According to a British Vogue piece, Elordi was the one who drew Fennell’s attentions toward the Banshees of Inisherin actor. And we’re all thrilled he did.

Who knows…maybe he just wanted to spend more time with Barry and his little iced coffee drinks.

You can keep Twonka!

Let’s be real: Keoghan was the only choice for this role.