Drew Starkey He revealed whether he was wearing a prosthetic during this Filming sex scenes with Daniel Craig For their movie gay.
Starkey, 31, and his star Omar Apollo Asked before Time magazine For a feature earlier this month about appearing completely naked on screen. While Apollo, 27, has neither confirmed nor denied whether he chose to film his full frontal scenes without any prosthetic assistance, Starkey did say that he chose not to be fully nude on screen.
When Craig, 56, was asked a similar question, he explained his reasons for not doing any full-frontal scenes, saying: “They're young. They're young and beautiful.”
Starkey credited movement drills for helping break the ice on set NSFW scenes.
While some actors like Cooper Koch in Monsters have exposed themselves in full-frontal scenes, others have chosen not to be completely naked — opting for body prosthetics instead. Eric Dane, who plays Cal Jacobs in Euphoria, has previously explained what it was like working on such a vulnerable part of the project. “Those scenes (…)
He added: “We have to embarrass ourselves in front of each other, and we have little success in choreographing with each other.” “This saturated its way into everything.”
Based on the author's 1985 novel william s. Burroughs, gay It follows Craig's character, Lee, as he escapes a drug bust in New Orleans in the 1950s. Lee then wanders the city's clubs and becomes infatuated with a discharged US Marine, Allerton (Starkey).
Despite the choice Don't go naked On screen, Craig had nothing but praise for Queer's sex scenes.
“Sex is wonderful and messy and complicated, and we hope we've succeeded in bringing that to the screen, because that's what happens in the bedroom,” he said. Sunday Times In October. “We took that kind of vulnerability and kept it as real as possible.”
Meanwhile, the topic of prosthetics has been brought up more and more recently, as actors pull back the curtain on filming scandalous scenes. For example, Charles Milton He was asked about wearing a prosthesis For a sex scene in May December.
“It was very professional,” Melton, 33, said. diverse In December 2023 about filming an intimate on-screen moment between him and his costar Natalie Portman. “The whole thing. Natalie, (Director) Todd (Haynes) They met to discuss the scene, walk around it, and make sure everyone was comfortable.
Not all actors wore penile prosthetics in full frontal scenes, while others preferred to go completely nude. Cooper Koch got viewers talking about his performance as Eric Menendez when Ryan Murphy's Monsters premieres in September 2024. But it wasn't just his one-shot episodes where Koch – like Menendez – recounted years of abuse in (.. .)
Milton confirmed that he chose to wear Artificial body instead Exposing himself completely. “There were some conversations about a prosthetic, what is realistic and what is not,” he explained.
The process proved very tedious for Milton. “I had to wear that prosthesis for nine hours that day,” he recalled at the time. “I didn't have anything to drink that morning or the night before. It was an annoying process but still very respectful.
Meanwhile, Cooper Cottage He got viewers talking about his performance as Eric Menendez – and he He did not choose A Dildos for nude shower scene.
“Just to say my device was not a prosthetic,” the 28-year-old Koch said. Watch what happens live with Andy Cohen In October. Hosts Andy Cohen Congratulating Koch on being “so blessed,” the actor quipped: “Well done.”
