Sex scenes in movies are ‘the least sexy things in the world’, says Josh O’Connor

34-year-old English actor, Josh O’Connor gave his opinion on sex scenes in cinema. According to the artist, they are “the least sexy things in the world,” which don’t add much to the narrative – and he even compared them to fight scenes.

It is worth remembering how O’Connor starred Rivals (2024), directed by Luca Guadagnino and also starring Zendaya (Tashi Donaldson) and Mike Faist (Art Donaldson), which has a lot of sexual tension between the three protagonists, but does not have sex scenes like many films of the genre.

During an interview with Vanity Fairthe actor was asked about filming sex scenes, which he described as “a very strange thing”. “It’s the least sexy thing in the world. You can ask Mike Faist and Zendaya about that,” he said. “It may look sexy on screen, but in reality it’s the same as a fight sequence, a little action or stunt work, or a dance.”

It’s a very choreographed and rehearsed thing, and you’re surrounded by a room full of people – someone is holding a microphone, a camera and lights.

Right away, Josh O’Connor was asked about a comment from Paul Mescalactor Normal People (2020), Gladiator 2 (2024), All of Us Strangers (2023) and Aftersun (2022), who explained how it is easier to film sex scenes than to reproduce scenes that portray “tenderness after sex.”

“I understand what [Paul] to mean. On the other hand, being vulnerable and intimate with another actor is more revealing and more frightening, because often you have to reach for something within yourself that is sometimes blocked or hidden, whatever that may be, and that can be intimidating,” he continued. .