"I went around to see [the movie's director] John Chu before we started filming, and I said to him, I said, 'I think I know who the horse is,'" Bailey says in the video. "And he's like, 'What do you mean?

The horse, which Bailey rode for his grand entrance as Fiyero, was also featured in Bridgerton, where Bailey’s character, Viscount Anthony Bridgerton, commands the screen with similar intensity. “This horse has laser-sharp focus,

In the lead-up to its release, the film has revealed a surprising and subtle connection to the mega-popular Netflix series Bridgerton.No, that unexpected connection isn't Jonathan Bailey, though the actor does appear in both the film and TV show.