Keira Knightley Will No Longer Film In Sex Scenes With Male Directors
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Actress Keira Knightley announced on the Chanel Connects podcast that she will no longer star in sex scenes with male directors. The actress believes they are prone to sexual objectification, however she does not intend to refuse such scenes if they are filmed by a woman.
“Partly because of vanity, but also because of the male gaze (male gaze - a demonstration of a female image from the point of view of a heterosexual man, especially with an emphasis on sexual objectification ) I will only do films about motherhood or body acceptance with female directors. This is not an absolute refusal, but a refusal to work with men, ”Knightley explained.
The actress also added that she is uncomfortable participating in intimate filming with men, since she believes that their only purpose is to demonstrate sexual attractiveness: “I no longer participate in these horrific sex scenes where everyone is oiled and moaning. Not interested".
Knightley last starred in similar episodes in the drama Aftermath (2019) directed by James Kent, where she played the wife of the British colonel, temporarily appointed mayor of Hamburg, Rachel Morgan.
Steven Spielberg in Early Talks to Direct Leonardo DiCaprio in Ulysses S. Grant Biopic
Steven Spielberg and Leonardo DiCaprio are in early talks to collaborate on a Ulysses S. Grant biopic at Lionsgate.
There is no comment from Lionsgate about Spielberg to direct. According to Variety The Grant project was set up last year at Lionsgate with DiCaprio and Appian Way partner Jennifer Davisson producing a movie version of the Ron Chernow’s 2017 biography “Grant.”
Grant won two terms as President as a successor to Andrew Johnson and stabilized the economy along with attempting to remove the last vestiges of slavery, which included working to crush the Ku Klux Klan. David James Kelly is adapting the biography.
Spielberg directed DiCaprio in 2002’s “Catch Me if You Can.” In 2013 Spielberg received his eighth Oscar directing nomination for Civil War epic “Lincoln,” making Daniel Day-Lewis three time Academy Award winner for best actor.
DiCaprio’s is currently working on Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” about 1969 Manson Family murders.
The news about the Grant movie was first reported by Deadline.
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