Josh O'Connor sets record straight after being 'publicly rejected' for beloved role

Josh O’Connor has set the record straight about him potentially starring in a live-action Ratatouille.

Josh made his Saturday Night Live hosting debut in this week’s episode and talked about the widespread fan demands of a Ratatouille live-action starring him as chef Linguini.

The actor began the monologue referring to his works in The Crown, Challengers and Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, which have given him the reputation of "a soft boy," who is "just trying to live a quiet life."

He then noted that "you have to be very careful about what you say, because the press will blow everything completely out of proportion," recalling, "Like one time, I said that one of my favorite movies is Ratatouille, which is true, it’s a great film. But I suppose fans started pitching me as Chef Linguini for a live-action Ratatouille remake."

"And I’m not very online, so I didn’t know that this was a thing until the president of Disney-Pixar publicly declared that there will never be a live action Ratatouille remake, no matter how much Josh O’Connor wants it," he continued.

"Do you know how it feels to be publicly rejected from a job I didn’t even want?" he remarked, adding that "even want a live-action Ratatouille, I don’t have the time for it," the actor added.

Josh went on to hint that he does want the live-action to happen, even suggesting an actor for the role of the food critic Anton Ego.

"I’m already in the new Knives Out film — saying it out loud sounds like the perfect name for the live-action Ratatouille — but that’s neither here nor there," he said. "I’m at SNL and I’m so honored. The cast, the crew, and — sorry, sorry, for what it’s worth, I would kill as Linguini."

"Anyway, being here at SNL during Christmas time is magical and joyous. And guys, you can’t make Ratatouille unless you have the perfect cast. There’s just no point," he added. "I mean, who would play the food critic Anton Ego? Perhaps Jeff Goldblum."

"No, no, no, no. I mean, yes, but later," he concluded his monologue.

Josh O'Connor is currently enjoying critical acclaim of his acting as father Jud in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.