Joe Alwyn Discusses His 'Kinds of Kindness' Intimate Scene With Emma Stone
Joe Alwyn opened up about filming a sex scene with Emma Stone for their new movie Kinds of Kindness.
The 33-year-old actor is close to his costar, 35, and has shared the screen with her before in The Favourite.
Their new collaboration entailed filming an emotionally heavy sex scene, which he reflected on in a recent interview.
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Speaking to EW, Joe explained that the scene was not as terrible to film as it appeared onscreen. He added that director Yorgos Lanthimos often takes characters “to uncomfortable places.”
“I certainly felt that with that darker scene, the tone on set doesn’t massively change,” he said. about the moment of sexual violence. “It doesn’t feel like you’re in a dark environment. It’s all pretty light: People are friendly, people are joking.”
The actor also praised intimacy coordinators on set, saying that they “turn [sex scenes] into a piece of choreography.”
“It almost feels like you’re doing a dance or a fight, but having been on some projects with intimacy coordinators and some without them, ultimately, I think it’s about trusting the people you’re working with,” he added.
Joe made it clear that the trust was there for him with Emma and Yorgos.
“Having done those scenes with Yogos as the director, I trust him and Emma,” he told the outlet. “That familiarity and trust is a huge part of it. If you are there with people that you trust and people that you admire and love, then it’s a whole lot easier.”
Kinds of Kindness premiered in theaters on June 21. Check out the most recent trailer before heading out to see it.
If you missed it, Joe recently broke his silence on his high-profile split from Taylor Swift.