‘The Kissing Booth’ shot Elordi to fame, but he didn’t like starring in the trilogy
The Kissing Booth (2018) introduced Jacob Elordi to the world of fame, but having the film included in his CV does not please the actor. “I didn’t want to make these films until I made these films,” he explained in an interview with GQ (via People). “These films are ridiculous. They’re not universal. They’re an escape.”
Elordi played Noah Flynn in the teen trilogy, alongside his ex-girlfriend Joey King. “You have no original ideas and you are dead inside,” he said about the dissatisfaction regarding creative participation in the construction of one’s own character. He tried, for example, to convince the film’s crew that Noah should smoke to ensure that the feature film was more faithful to the book. Beth Reekleswhich was adapted for cinema.
The actor also revealed that some fans took his criticism to Kiss tendas a pretentious attitude, but he returned:
How is caring about your potential pretentious? But not caring and consciously feeding people shit, knowing that you’re making money through people’s time, which is literally the most valuable thing they have… How can that be a cool thing?
Now, Jacob is the protagonist in Priscillain Sofia Coppolaand is “much happier” with the role of Elvis Presley.
Source: Rollingstone
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