Hollywood is often loud about its stars, but it is the quieter ones who tend to linger the longest. Thomas Brodie-Sangster is a rare example of an actor who entered cinema young, stepped away before familiarity could dull him, and returned only when the moment felt right. First imprinting himself on pop culture as the wide-eyed romantic Sam in Love Actually (2003), he quickly became a fixture of early-2000s British-leaning cinema with Nanny McPhee (2005). 

When Brodie-Sangster returns to the screen, headlines follow. That sense of return recently took on a playful new dimension when the actor floated an idea that sent nostalgia and curiosity colliding. He has, it turns out, a very specific co-star in mind for a possible future project.

While speaking to The Upcoming on YouTube, Thomas Brodie-Sangster revealed that he would consider revisiting Love Actually, the Richard Curtis ensemble that immortalized him as the lovelorn schoolboy Sam, and with Timothée Chalamet in the mix. Delivered lightly, the comment nevertheless landed with intention, suggesting a passing of the romantic torch from one generation’s quiet heartthrob to another’s.

The Chalamet connection is not random fan casting. While promoting Marty Supreme, Chalamet recently mentioned that Love Actually remains his favorite Christmas movie, even striking up a conversation with Curtis about its lasting pull. When Brodie-Sangster was asked whether he would be open to a sequel with Chalamet, he did not hesitate. 

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At the time, he was promoting The Artful Dodger Season 2 alongside David Thewlis, a reminder that while nostalgia beckons, his present work is doing the real talking.

If Love Actually represents cinematic memory, The Artful Dodger represents evolution. The Hulu series, which debuted its first season in 2023, reimagines Dickens’ Jack Dawkins as a grown man navigating class, consequence, and survival in Port Victory. Season 2 drops on February 10 and pulls him back into danger almost immediately, moments from the noose, battling prejudice, and forever tethered to Norbert Fagin, played with serpentine charm by David Thewlis. Their chemistry now carries lived-in shorthand, equal parts affection and threat.

Stylistically restless, the new season leans into kinetic energy, needle drops, sharp edits, flashes of Guy Ritchie bravado, while smuggling in genuine thematic weight. Dawkins walks a tightrope between respectability and relapse, complicated further by his relationship with Lady Belle Fox. 

Brodie-Sangster’s career has never been about volume. It is about timing, texture, and trust in the long game. Whether he is teasing a festive sequel or deepening a Dickensian anti-hero, his returns remind us that some actors do not age, they accrue meaning.

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What do you think? Should Love Actually make room for a new generation, or is Brodie-Sangster’s present work where he truly shines? Share your thoughts.