


“She wakes up in the morning, and she pulls the sheet up over her breasts. “One of my pet peeves is two characters have sex, and it’s the most amazing sex she’s ever had,” Jackson says. So we were very much on the same page.” The two had “very explicit” conversations about the specifics of the intimate scenes to create a trust that translated on-screen. “We’ve both had experiences where you didn’t have that connection with your co-star,” Caplan says, “and it’s a bit soul-crushing. In fact, he’s kind of a shithead, in Jackson’s opinion: “The second his principles bump up against his convenience, he chooses his convenience.” Dan Doperalski for Variety But the physical connection between Dan and Alex - played by Lizzy Caplan - remains an important part of the story.Ĭreator Alexandra Cunningham, director Silver Tree and intimacy coordinator Nicole Randall guided the pair through their sex scenes, but after years of such work, both actors already knew what they were doing. “I went back and watched the original,” Jackson says, “and was like, ‘Holy shit, we’ve come a long way.’ The movie is incredible, but the gender dynamics are impossible to wrap your head around.” However, is a bit more up-to-date, showing Alex’s point of view as well as Dan’s, and giving her character more depth and complexity. The series, which premieres on Paramount+ on April 30, doesn’t shy away from the kind of nudity that Hollywood used to pepper R-rated adult movies with in the ’70s and ’80s. You have to believe that these people want to fuck each other.”

“The sex scenes are of great importance,” says Jackson “because they’re furthering the narrative.

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