The actors reveal how they quickly prepared for their complicated, emotional roles in the erotic thriller.
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Building chemistry between actors takes time and talent.
By seducing his closeted attacker, Jules hopes to get even by outing Preston via a sex tape.
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There’s just something about the physicality between them.
Its so delicate, and it sizzles for me, Freeman adds.
“When Nathan came in, he was just the character.
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His presentation of gender and emotional range, hes just able to move fluidly through all of that.”
With such a short runway, the two actors made sure they spent plenty of time together before filming.
On one occasion, MacKay invited his costar over to have dinner and get to know each other.
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“I just told you everything about my life,” Stewart-Jarrett recalls.
I was like, this is what I feel about the world, and these are my problems.
I just vomited all over you."
It was grand, adds MacKay.
They also bonded on set.
Striding beautifully, MacKay adds, correcting himself.
I could not stand that first time," Stewart-Jarrett admits.
“I was like seven feet tall.”
Beyond getting to know one another personally, the actors found a strong connection while developing their characters.
There is something in just discussing each others character."
Femmeis out in select theaters now, with a wide release set for April 5.
