Follow us on Google News
Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed
Actor Martin Freeman is known for his work on shows such asSherlockand the first season ofFargo. He is also known for playing Everett K. Ross in the MCU, making appearances inBlack PantherandCaptain America: Civil War, and also playing the role of Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson’sThe Hobbittrilogy.
Freeman recently came under fire for his latest filmMiller’s Girlwhich sees him play a creative writing teacher who has an affair with his eighteen-year-old student played by Jenna Ortega. Many criticized the age gap between the actors and the intimate scenes present in the film. Freeman defended the film by invoking Steven Spielberg’sSchindler’s List.
Martin Freeman DefendedMiller’s GirlAge Gap Controversy With Steven Spielberg’sSchindler’s List
TheMartin FremanstarrerMiller’s Girlwas reportedly among 2016’s blacklist screenplays. Written by Jade Halley Bartlett, the screenplay was reportedly bought by Seth Rogen’s Point Grey Productions. Among the year’s blacklisted screenplays wereFree Guy, I, Tonya,Steven Spieberg’sThe Post, and the Hugh Jackman starrerBad Education(viaDeadline).
Jenna Ortega-Martin Freeman Miller’s Girl Sex Scene Controversy: Why SAG-AFTRA Changed Intimacy Coordinator Rules
Halley Bartlett also directed the film, which saw a steamy love affair between an eighteen-year-old high-school senior Cairo Sweet, and her creative writing teacher Jonathan Miller. The film delves into the complicated relationship they share as they bond over their love for literature and writing. The film also features some intimate scenes between the two.
Upon release,Miller’s Girlreportedly received criticism for the intimate scenes present in the film between Freeman and Ortega, who have a large age gap of thirty-one years. However, Freeman defended the film and reportedly compared it to Liam Neeson’s starring role as Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielberg’sSchindler’s List. He said toThe Times,
“It’s not saying, ‘Isn’t this great?’…Are we going to have a go at Liam Neeson for being in a film about the Holocaust?”
New Drama Erupts After Jenna Ortega’s NSFW Scene With 52-Year-Old Martin Freeman in Miller’s Girl
Martin Freeman mentioned that the film did not endorse the relationship but made viewers feel uncomfortable with it instead. He had also toldColliderthat he had found the script to be gutsy and ‘not black and white’.
Jenna Ortega Was Reportedly Comfortable On The Sets ofMiller’s Girl
The way intimate scenes in Hollywood productions have been filmed has changed a lot. The presence of an intimacy coordinator in films with ndity or simulated sx scenes has been encouraged by the SAG-AFTRA to protect actors from doing someone they are not comfortable with (viaSAG-AFTRA).
While the Martin Freeman starrerMiller’s Girlcame under fire for its intimate scenes between theSherlockstar and his thirty-one years younger co-starJenna Ortega, the intimacy coordinator of the film revealed that they took necessary precautions and care while filming them to make sure Ortega was not uncomfortable during the scenes.
“I begged him”: Miller’s Girl Director Confesses She Had to Beg Martin Freeman to Say Yes to the Movie
Kristina Arjona, who was the intimacy coordinator onMiller’s Girlsaid inDaily Mail,
“Part of my job too is supporting her decisions. I adapt to whatever is the comfort level of my actors, especially on a production like this where there is a large age gap between the actors…I’m hyper-aware of both of my talents and making sure that we’re consistently checking in and that at no point are any of their boundaries being surpassed…especially with someone who’s significantly younger – that they are giving continuous consent.”
Though Jenna Ortega has yet to comment on the backlash the movie received, Kristina Arjona mentioned that she constantly made sure that the actors were comfortable with the level of ndity that they could do and the extent of simulated sx scenes they could perform.
Miller’s Girlis currently streaming on Netflix.
Nishanth A
Senior Writer
Articles Published :2416
Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
More from Nishanth A
Transformers Star Is Absolutely Right on Why He Rejected ‘The Penguin’
5 Bella Ramsey Performances So Good, You’ll Forget ‘The Last of Us’ Controversy
What Is Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Episode 7 About? ‘What Is Starfleet’ – Everything We Know
Recommended
You Can Finally Watch Brad Pitt’s ‘F1’ Blockbuster at Home: Digital Release Date Revealed - Report
Top 5 Best Time Skips in Anime
Dark Crime Shows With Mike-Like Antiheroes to Watch Before Mayor of Kingstown Season 4
Did Dustin Hoffman Really Slap Meryl Streep in Kramer vs Kramer – Entire Fight Explained
Helldivers 2 Major Order Update: Arrowhead’s Last-Minute Assist Helps Complete Impossible Charger Challenge
Real Reason Why Minx on Starz Will Not Return for Season 3
Jenna OrtegaMartin Freeman
