British actor Gemma Arterton has revealed a disturbing experience with a movie director who tried to pressure her into filming an unscripted sex scene.
“When I started acting, there was a lot of nudity — you were just expected to do it,” she began. “When I was younger I played sexy characters, the girlfriend. As I’ve got older, that’s changed because I’m more successful and can choose the parts I want to play.”
“I remember being on a set once, and the director said: ‘You’re going to shag on the bed,’” Gemma then revealed. “And I said: ‘No, this scene was written for us to be off-screen, so you just hear the noises. I’d never have accepted the role if it was going to be filmed.’”
“He [the director] put pressure on us on the day. The other actor, God bless him, was mortified,” she continued. “There were very high-profile people there. I said: ‘You can’t do that, I’m flat out not doing it. I don’t care if you think I’m difficult.’ But I only felt like I could say that because I was older.”
