Golding originally didn't want to take the role, as he was working as a presenter and had never actually acted before. "When the offer came, they were like, 'Oh, do you want to audition for this role? It’s going to be a big movie.' I was like, 'Oh, I've heard of it. It's going to be fantastic, but it's for someone else, someone else who is going to bring the A-game, who's a legitimate actor, who the studio's going to gamble on' because it's such a big deal," Golding said. However, he was convinced that he would be a good fit, and the rest is history!