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While promoting the film, Anderson garnered even more attention as fans speculated about her off-screen relationship with the comedy's leading man.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
The other two, South Korea’s No Other Choice and Brazil’s The Secret Agent, were welcome surprises (all the more so for also earning love for their leading men, Lee Byung-hun and Wagner Moura, respectively).
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Flair compared the third-generation star to a modern-day Greek god, stating that Orton possesses all the necessary tools to be a leading man for the promotion.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Earlier this month, Bailey was crowned Sexiest Man Alive — a title the leading man was happy to accept.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
The other two, South Korea’s No Other Choice and Brazil’s The Secret Agent, were welcome surprises (all the more so for also earning love for their leading men, Lee Byung-hun and Wagner Moura, respectively).
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Flair compared the third-generation star to a modern-day Greek god, stating that Orton possesses all the necessary tools to be a leading man for the promotion.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Earlier this month, Bailey was crowned Sexiest Man Alive — a title the leading man was happy to accept.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Leading man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20man. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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