Demi Mooreis baring all — literally and figuratively — as she opens up about filming graphic full-frontal nudity for her new feminist body horror film at Cannes… and why she did it.
The actress was at a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival this weekend after the premiere of “The Substance”, the new film in which she appears, and Demi said that taking off her clothes for the role required a lot of vulnerability and rawness …something she felt she needed. do to tell the story.
She shouts to her colleague, Margaret Qualleywhich she says calmed her nerves and served as an incredible scene partner in the moments when they had to be completely naked.
In one particularly graphic scene… DM gets into a bare-knuckle, no-holds-barred fight with Qualley — which Demi says turned out to be light-hearted fun for BTS, thanks to their camaraderie despite the vulnerability associated with the scene.
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Ultimately, Demi says the film totally took her out of her comfort zone… but she knew the explicit scenes were necessary for the film — and luckily, the director Coralie Fargeat approached all of this with sensitivity… establishing a common basis of mutual trust.
“The Substance” is said to tackle beauty standards, toxic masculinity and women’s self-hatred… with Demi returning to the spotlight as Elisabeth Sparkle, a youth-obsessed celebrity who turns to a black market drug .
The potion evokes a younger, updated version of herself, played by Margaret – and it looks like things get steamy between her and Demi on camera.
The campy, satirical horror made such an impact that it received an epic 11-minute standing ovation. Now, while Cannes is no stranger to rapturous applause, this one takes the cake – it’s the festival’s longest standing ovation so far this year. There is no launch day yet.