Martin Freeman has broken his silence on the fierce backlash surrounding the X scene between him and Jenna Ortega, 31 years his junior, in their controversial film Miller’s Girl.
When Miller’s Girl premiered in January, many viewers were left extremely “uncomfortable” thanks to a raunchy scene that showed Martin, 52, and Jenna, 21, getting intimate with each other.
Social media users were in an uproar over this, calling the scene “disgusting” and “concerning” thanks to their immense age difference.
But now, Martin has defended the film, explaining to The times recently that it was meant to be “adult and nuanced.”
Martin Freeman has responded to the fierce backlash surrounding the X scene between him and Jenna Ortega, 31 years his junior, in their controversial film Miller’s Girl.
When Miller’s Girl premiered in January, many viewers were made extremely “uncomfortable” thanks to a raunchy part that showed Martin, 52, and Jenna, 21, getting intimate with each other.
But now, Martin has defended the film, recently explaining to the Times that it was meant to be “adult and nuanced.” He insisted: “You’re not saying, ‘Isn’t that (a cross-age romance) cool?'”
“It’s not saying, ‘Isn’t that great (a cross-age romance),'” he insisted.
He told the publication that “stories about difficult topics” can be “tainted by association.”
And that’s a shame. Are we going to try Liam Neeson for participating in a film about the Holocaust? he added, referring to Steven Spielberg’s 1992 film Schindler’s List, in which Liam played a businessman who joins the Nazi party during World War II.
In Miller’s Girl, Wednesday star Jenna played 18-year-old student Cairo Sweet, while Martin took on the role of her teacher Jonathan Miller.
The film saw the two become entangled in a very complex and inappropriate relationship, which begins with Cairo writing a sexual story as part of a creative writing assignment assigned to him by Jonathan.
The duo then acted out spicy scenes from this story on screen, leaving viewers in an uproar over the co-stars’ age difference.
Amid the scrutiny, intimacy coordinator Kristina Arjona exclusively revealed to DailyMail.com that Jenna was totally “comfortable and confident” about filming the film’s explicit scenes.
“There were many, many people throughout this process, interacting with (Jenna) to make sure it was consistent with what she was comfortable with, and she was very determined and very sure of what she wanted to do,” Kristina said.
He told the publication that “stories about difficult topics” can be “tainted by association.”
And that’s a shame. Are we going to try Liam Neeson for participating in a film about the Holocaust? he added, referring to Steven Spielberg’s 1992 film Schindler’s List (seen)
In Miller’s Girl, Wednesday star Jenna played 18-year-old student Cairo Sweet, while Martin took on the role of her teacher Jonathan Miller. You see the cast
‘Part of my job is also to support their decisions. I adapt to the comfort level of my actors, especially in a production like this where there is a big age difference between the actors.
“I am very conscious of my talent and making sure that we are constantly checking and that at no time are any of its limits exceeded.
“And again, making sure, especially with someone who is significantly younger, that you are giving continued consent.”
Kristina insisted that she had discussed the “level of nudity” with Jenna and Martin, as well as what “simulated sex scenes” were necessary, before telling them about modest clothing and “additional barriers” they could use to ensure a “distance.” appropriate.” ‘ remained.
The film saw the two become entangled in a very complex and inappropriate relationship, which begins with Cairo writing a sexual story as part of a creative writing assignment.
Amid the backlash, intimacy coordinator Kristina Arjona exclusively revealed to DailyMail.com that Jenna was totally “comfortable and confident” about filming the film’s explicit scene.
She said: “There were a lot of people throughout this process, interacting with (Jenna) to make sure it was consistent with what she was comfortable with.” Jenna is seen with Martin
This information was also provided to the actors in written format 48 hours before the scenes were filmed, but Kristina emphasized that “they also have the option that day to change their mind if they don’t want to do any of the elements we’ve talked about.
She revealed that there were extensive discussions between cast and crew before scenes were filmed and that test audiences were used to give bosses an idea of what was “too much”.
“For this film in particular, because of the sensitivity of the content, they had a few different variations of how they wanted to film these scenes so that audiences could see them in test screenings and see what was too much,” he added.
Jenna previously participated in a sex scene for the movie X with Kid Cudi when she was 19 and he was 37.