Henry Golding was Excited to Play ’Period F--kboy’ Mr. Elliot in ’Persuasion’

At the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards, Henry Golding spoke with Variety on the red carpet. The ’Persuasion’ star expresses how eager he was to play William Elliot in the modern retelling of Jane Austen’s classic novel. An ever-charming Golding was drawn to Mr. Elliot’s “obnoxiousness,“ gleefully describing the character as a “period f--kboy.“ Watch as Golding talks his upcoming roles in ’Persuasion’ and ’Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins.’