{"id":432496,"date":"2026-05-08T23:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/432496\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T23:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:36:11","slug":"peoples-reigning-sexiest-man-alive-jonathan-bailey-has-2-new-movies-on-the-way-with-natalie-portman-and-laura-dern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/432496\/","title":{"rendered":"PEOPLE\u2019s Reigning Sexiest Man Alive Jonathan Bailey Has 2 New Movies on the Way with Natalie Portman and Laura Dern"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Jonathan Bailey has two new movies in the works, one costarring Laura Dern and the other costarring Natalie Portman<\/p>\n

The current reigning Sexiest Man Alive previously said he was taking a step back from acting to focus on his charity, The Shameless Fund<\/p>\n

Bailey later clarified he wasn’t \u201ctaking the whole of 2026 off\u201d<\/p>\n

Jonathan Bailey<\/a> is a booked and busy Sexiest Man Alive<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The British star, 38, has recently added two movies to his schedule: John Lee Hancock’s Monsanto opposite Laura Dern<\/a> and Mimi Cave’s Pumping Black opposite Natalie Portman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last September, while speaking to British GQ<\/a>, Bailey alarmed fans<\/a> when he announced he was taking time off to focus on his charity, The Shameless Fund<\/a>. He later clarified<\/a> in an interview with Esquire U.K.<\/a> that \u201can unfortunate misquote\u201d had a \u201cripple effect.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(Left-right:) Jonathan Bailey; Natalie Portman; Laura Dern
Credit: Gilbert Flores\/Variety via Getty; Swan Gallet\/WWD via Getty; Karwai Tang\/WireImage<\/p>\n

\u201cThe headlines were ‘Jonathan Bailey has quit acting,’ ” he said. “I learnt at that moment that you can’t control it.”<\/p>\n

When asked how long he was taking a break from acting, Bailey explained, “I mean, as it stands at the moment, I’ll definitely be back to work next year. I’m not taking the whole of 2026 off.”<\/p>\n

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Between starring as Fiyero in Jon M. Chu<\/a>‘s Wicked<\/a> and Wicked: For Good<\/a>, Bailey led Jurassic World Rebirth<\/a> with Scarlett Johansson<\/a> and Mahershala Ali<\/a>. In spring 2025, he also starred in the titular role of William Shakespeare’s Richard II at the Bridge Theatre in London. This February, he and Simone Ashley<\/a> returned to Bridgerton<\/a> in the Netflix drama’s fourth season.<\/p>\n

Monsanto costars Dern and Anthony Mackie<\/a>. Per Deadline<\/a>, it is a courtroom drama about the real-life legal battle against chemical giant Monsanto. Bailey will play attorney Brent Wisner, replacing the previously announced Glen Powell<\/a> in the role.<\/p>\n

Actress-producer Portman’s Pumping Black, per Variety<\/a>, is \u201ca psychological thriller set in the competitive and cutthroat world of professional cycling.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Jonathan<\/p>\n

Jonathan Bailey in ‘Wicked: For Good’
Credit: Giles Keyte\/Universal Pictures<\/p>\n

Also among Bailey’s upcoming projects is a reunion with Wicked costar Ariana Grande<\/a> in a 2027 West End revival<\/a> of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s 1984 musical Sunday in the Park with George.<\/p>\n

The Shameless Fund<\/a> uses brand collaborations to raise funds for LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere’s so many people that want to do brilliant stuff who feel like they can’t,\u201d Bailey told PEOPLE<\/a> last November.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I know the LGBT sector is under immense threat at the moment,” he continued. “So it’s been amazing to meet people who have the expertise and see potential that I could have only dreamed of.\u201d<\/p>\n

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