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Demi Moore’s gory new movie The Substance is leaving Brits in a tizzy after just a few minutes as they say it’s “the most graphic movie they’ve ever seen.”
The Substance aims to address the issue of Hollywood’s impossible beauty standards and sees Demi take on the role of Elisabeth Sparkle.
Unceremoniously fired on her 50th birthday, Elisabeth discovers a black market drug that can create a “younger, prettier, more perfect” version of its user. But the strict conditions of the drug are appalling.
In fact, it’s so gruesome that moviegoers have left the theater after a few minutes due to the extreme level of gore.
‘At least 20 people left my screening in Leicester Square before the end. “It was brutal,” said one viewer. the sun.
Demi Moore’s gory new movie The Substance is leaving Brits in a tizzy after just a few minutes as they say it’s “the most graphic movie they’ve ever seen,” The Sun reported on Sunday.
The Substance aims to address the issue of Hollywood’s impossible beauty standards and sees Demi take on the role of Elisabeth Sparkle.
‘Most people saw it through his hands. “It was the most graphic movie I have ever seen in my life.”
Demi spoke about the film and her character in her first appearance on The Graham Norton Show on Friday.
The Ghost star was joined on the show by her canine companion Pilaf, a Chihuahua who attends many of her public events with her.
Her little dog proved an instant hit with Lady Gaga, who was also on the show alongside Colin Farrell and Richard Ayoade.
Talking about the critically acclaimed film, he said: “It is almost impossible to describe it completely because it deals with some serious themes.
“The best way I can sum it up is that it’s like The Picture of Dorian Gray meets Death Becomes meets a Jane Fonda workout video.”
When asked if it was liberating to not worry about how she would look for the role, she said, “I was pushed a lot out of my comfort zone, but it was great to show up and be allowed to look bad!”
Elsewhere in the conversation, Demi recalled being naked on the cover of Vanity Fair when she was seven months pregnant with her daughter Scout.
She said: “They really took it just for me, but then I got a call to say they would like to use it.” I said yes, never thinking it would have the impact it did.’
The Substance’s “delightfully unhinged and terrifying” levels of gore have really caught the attention of critics, with one describing it as “a shocking assault on the senses.”
In the film, Elisabeth is dealt a devastating blow on her birthday when she is fired by a ruthless executive, played by Dennis Quaid.
Feeling rejected by a town that once loved her and desperate for her past star power, Elisabeth learns from an attractive young nurse about a black market drug that promises to turn the user into a “younger, more beautiful and more perfect” version. ” of them. be.
Although Elisabeth initially throws the phone number in the trash, she soon pulls it out in a panic and places an order.
Demi admitted it was refreshing to be “allowed to look bad” in new body horror film The Substance during an appearance on The Graham Norton show.
In the film, Elisabeth is dealt a devastating blow on her birthday when she is fired by a ruthless executive, played by Dennis Quaid.
The only rule to follow is that Elisabeth and her better self, Sue (Margaret Qualley), must swap places every seven days.
So, for a week straight, she is forced to live like her 50-year-old self again.
But the lure of youth and a made-for-TV butt prove too strong to resist, so she tests the limits to see what the worst that can happen if she puts in an extra day or two.
