Romeo Beckham is set to make his film acting debut in the upcoming French drama Forty Love, and the trailer has teased racy scenes as part of his first major role. The second-eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham, previously known for modelling and a football career, stars in the film set in the world of professional tennis.
A Passionate Rivalry
Romeo plays the tennis rival of Sacha Gallo, portrayed by Paul Kircher. The first trailer reveals that the characters, meant to be at odds within the game, soon become passionate. In one scene, Romeo tells Paul's character: "It’s not my fault if you’re f*****g in love with me!"
Another trailer scene features Romeo saying: "Sleep with your eyes open, I’m coming for you," while the pair are also seen sharing a passionate kiss and lying in bed together. Additional scenes show Romeo lying unconscious as his rival drags him into a hotel room, and sprawled on a tennis court.
Film Synopsis and Direction
The official synopsis for Forty Love, directed by fashion photographer Pierre-Ange Carlotti, reads: "For the first time, he faces an opponent of an entirely different nature – love. A force as exhilarating as it is destabilising – and far more dangerous than anything he has encountered on the court."
Family Acting Legacy
Romeo is gaining attention in the acting world. His mother Victoria has a modest film career, which began when she entered showbiz in the late 1990s as part of the Spice Girls alongside Geri Halliwell, Mel B, Melanie C and Emma Bunton. During her time with the world's best-selling girl group, she starred as a fictionalised version of herself in Spice World: The Movie alongside Hollywood stars like Richard E. Grant and Roger Moore, as well as music legends Sir Elton John and Meat Loaf.
Victoria has since focused mainly on her fashion business, but made a guest appearance as herself in Ugly Betty and voiced Queen Amphitrite in a 2010 episode of SpongeBob SquarePants. David Beckham has also tried acting, playing himself in a 2020 episode of Modern Family and having a cameo in Guy Ritchie’s Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur.
At the time of his cameo, David admitted he was ready to face criticism for his Hollywood foray. He said: "I am very aware that many sportsmen and other celebrities have turned their hand to acting and failed. I know it is a tough profession, where you need a huge amount of skill and discipline. I wouldn’t want to push myself forward too soon, without learning more about it and doing a lot more practice. But what I have done so far, I have loved. I can deal with most things. I am a well-known person, so I have gotten used to criticism. It was nerve-racking delivering the lines, but it actually went really well. The thing about sport is that it gets the heart beating faster. You focus the mind in order to deliver. Acting has a similar feel."
