Here’s How The “Cruel Intentions” Cast Got Involved In The Classic Film
The first scene Jackson shot for the movie involved him giving a blow job, but he said he wanted to make sure he brought authenticity to the role because of what it meant for LGBT representation on-screen.You didn’t see a lot of gay characters, period, but [especially] gay characters that weren’t caricatures,” Jackson said. “So I wanted to make sure that, even with dialogue that was beautifully over-the-top, he still felt like a real person.
As for how the iconic cast came together, a smaller pool of Hollywood talent at the time made for easier connections. "If I tried to make a list of teenage actors now, it’d be 30 pages long. There are so many shows — the kids on Netflix, the kids on The CW — it’s just a bigger universe," co-casting director Ann McCarthy said.I Know What You Did Last Summer, Can’t Hardly Wait,In fact, they had originally wanted the late Brittany Murphy to play Cecile, the character Blair ended up getting cast in.
Witherspoon, who played Annette, was dating Phillippe at the time and said that she was coerced into accepting the role after being taken out to dinner by her then-boyfriend the filmmakers. Everyone remembers her being reluctant to take on the part, but she worked with filmmakers to adjust Annette’s character.
“I remember finding Annette too demure and too much of a woman influenced by a guy’s manipulations,” Witherspoon said of her character. “I was starting what I guess became my bigger mission in life — of questioning why women were written certain ways on film.”Krystie Yandoli is an entertainment editor for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Even Before The Elizabeth Holmes Film Hit HBO, Theranos Cast A Long Shadow On Healthcare StartupsBefore her fall, Elizabeth Holmes was briefly at the very top of Forbes' richest self-made women list with a net worth of $4.5 billion, based on her 50% stake in Theranos. The next year Forbes cut her net worth to zero
Read more »
'Interventionist' speaker centre-stage in parliament's Brexit drama'Interventionist' speaker of Britain’s parliament cast Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy into chaos
Read more »
Even Before The Elizabeth Holmes Film Hit HBO, Theranos Cast A Long Shadow On Healthcare StartupsOn Monday, a documentary on Elizabeth Holmes and her fraudulent blood-testing company Theranos will air on HBO. The story has already become a reference point for startups trying to hack healthcare.
Read more »