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Jack King | The Next James Bond, Jurassic Park, Queer Football League #9
Ep. 9
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Jack King has written on pop culture for GQ for four years.
In that time he's reported on the insane stunts of Top Gun: Maverick, interviewed the eccentric kings still obsessed with Ryan Gosling's jacket from Drive, and completed Q&As with countless TV and film stars. He has also written print and digital cover profiles of the “core four” from Stranger Things, Callum Turner, Bella Ramsey, Joseph Quinn and David Harbour, among others.
Lewis and Jack talk about Stonewall's queer football team, their favourite childhood movies, experiences of coming out and who the next James Bond might be.
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