“Into the Dark: Midnight Kiss” premieres on Hulu on December 27. “But yeah, we do have a lot of ass, and we do have a lot of sexiness, but it all feels part of a feast.” “Nudity in the horror genre initially comes from a place of, ‘This is your most vulnerable state.’ If you go back to the shower scene in ‘Psycho,’ you don’t want to be attacked wearing nothing, and in this kind of relaxed state,” Thoroddsen added. “ to flip the script to stay within the parameters of the genre and show what the opposite side of that coin was like.” “In the genre, you’re used to a certain amount of gratuitous female nudity that is very much kind of put in your face, just constantly,” Smith said. Though plentiful, the nudity in “Midnight Kiss” does not feel gratuitous, at least not any more than in a classic slasher film. “It was a one quick shot of a butt, but meanwhile there was a contractual obligation for female nudity within that same scene, so it was definitely a double standard.” He eventually lost the argument, and it always stuck with him. Having worked in horror for years, Smith noted a deflating experience where he fought “for months back and forth” to get a single shot of a man’s butt in a film. And we did a whole second pass just to make sure that it was as clear as it possibly could be,” said Smith. So let’s write in the script, ‘these Go-Go boys are naked.’ Put it all on the page.
“I want there to be any surprise or confusion when they see these Go-Go boys in the club.
But Blumhouse told him, “No, no, no, you should make it more sexy, make it more gay.”Įven with Blumhouse’s full support, Carter Smith was adamant that they write the nudity clearly in the script. It can’t be - quote-unquote - too gay, because they’re going to probably ask me to tone it down,” said Thoroddsen. “When I started writing, I was very self-conscious about, ‘Oh, I can’t have too much, it can’t be too explicit. He had no such reservations about showing male nudity in the film, of which there is plenty to satisfy horror fans of the gay persuasion. Meanwhile, a killer in a leather dog mask is slowly picking off the friends one by one.Įventually, he realized casting out actors was best for the project, and leaned into the idea.
When they arrive at a gorgeous vacation house outside of Palm Springs, hand-lettered cards await them, announcing the game is afoot. Thereafter, they can do whatever they want with the person until 6 am, regardless of their relationship status. The rules state that it can’t be someone in the group, and it has to be consensual. “Midnight Kiss” takes its name from a game the friends play every New Year’s - each member of the group has to find a stranger in a club to kiss at midnight. “It isn’t something we brought to them and they hem-hawed about, and were like, ‘Oh, I don’t know, blah, blah, blah.’ This is something that they actively wanted, which was kind of exciting.” “I think that says a lot right there,” Smith added. The Best Sex Scenes of the 21st Century Ranked, from 'Midsommar' to 'Titane'
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“Once Carter was on board, they kind of give us a little bit of free reign to play within those parameters.” They kind of let me just do my thing,” Thoroddsen told IndieWire during a recent phone interview. So, let’s take a moment to shine a spotlight on the men of Hollywood who are out and proud - and gorgeous.Ī version of this article was originally published in April 2015.“They were very open to kind of different interpretations of what that meant. There is this very insidious casual homophobia that exists in the fabric of everything, including the music industry.” Particularly for less privileged members of the queer community. “We wouldn’t be where we are today without all the gay artists that have come before us and broken down so many barriers. “In many ways, this is the very best time to be a gay artist ever,” he said. In an interview, he hit the nail on the head. In the music space, Years & Years vocalist Olly Alexander looked amazing on the cover of Paper magazine. Even if you don’t know if you’re loved by yourself & by others in a community that are waiting for you.” And now we love him more than ever.
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