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Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore go head-to-head in the headline-grabbing drama May December. They discussed the film, which was inspired by the Mary Kay LeTourneau case, with Extra’s Melvin Robert and reacted to the Oscar buzz.
Moore plays Gracie, the woman at the center of a scandalous romance, while Portman plays Elizabeth, an actress who researches Gracie’s family before bringing the tabloid hit to the big screen.
The story was inspired by the media frenzy caused by the famous case in the 90s surrounding the relationship between Letourneau, an elementary school teacher who died in 2020, and Vili Fualaau, a sixth grade student whom she eventually married. It’s something.
This movie is already in Oscar buzz! “It’s hard not to pay attention to that,” Julian said, adding with a laugh. It’s a celebration of how great the work was that year. ”
The events of “May December” take place 20 years after the scandal exploded.
Portman explained that the film takes place 20 years after the relationship between Gracie and Joe (Charles Melton), which is the focus of the film, was exposed, saying, “Now, after all the noise has died down, these humans… What will happen?” he said.
She continued further. “And then when you see this actress come in and interfere in their lives trying to represent their lives, and you see this kind of conflict reignited…I think it makes for a great conflict.”
When asked about Mel’s emotionally conflicting scenes, Julian said: I love Natalie and she was incredibly easy to have and work with. And I feel like it was a very strong partnership from the beginning. So I think we both went into it with a corridor of play and communication, so it was very easy to lean into something dark and difficult and strange. ”
Natalie added, “I love Julie so it was so easy and fun to spend time with her and work with her. You can see the little changes, like the changes that happen when you do something. You can push each other… and you can play within the scene.”
“I remember when we were doing the cooking scene, there was a line that said, ‘Be careful, you might ruin it if you leave it on too long,'” Moore said. Ta. I didn’t want to hit it too hard, but since it was a nut, I felt like I could hit it a little harder…It was just so much fun, so much fun. ”
When Robert asked what the atmosphere was like between takes, Julian replied: She talked about the kids, dinner, and lunch. lots of food. Something New York-ish. We really just talked about life. ”
Charles Melton, who just won a Gotham Award for this performance, plays the husband of Julian’s character.
He said of working with Moore and Portman, “Think of the greatest athletes in the world who are twice that size. You have them come in and set. They just elevated everything around them. . They lifted me up.”
He continued, “I was very nervous, very nervous,” adding, “I was excited and a little bit focused on the story that we had to tell, the character of Joe, and who this guy was. ” he added.
The “Riverdale” alum continued, “When I came to work, they said, ‘Focus on Joe,’ and after 23 days of filming, I was like, ‘What?'” Ta. Did something like this just happen? ’ You know, it’s still very surreal to me. ”
When Melvin asked Julian and Natalie who they would like to work with in the future, Julian replied: [Martin] Scorsese,” and “Let’s be in his movie…you and me.”
Natalie agreed. transaction. “
Portman also left a message for the Oscar-winning director: “Have you heard about Marty?”
“May December” is available in select theaters and premieres on Netflix on December 1st.
