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Chase Stokes and Keith Powers spoke to Extra about “Uglies,” the film based on the young adult novel by Scott Westerfeld.
The story is set in a grim, dystopian future where beauty standards are enforced, including mandatory cosmetic surgery for teenagers.
Chase and Keith reflected on how relevant these themes are to today’s generation raised on social media.
Stokes said: “We’re a generation where comparison is the norm and there are so many false narratives on social media about how people look, filters, rented yachts and so much bullshit that’s being forced on people.
He continued: “Hopefully, watching this film will flip a switch that says, ‘Instead of focusing more on that, I need to work more on this.'”
Keith added, “I think right now is the peak of what social media is and how young people perceive celebrities and influencers and so on and compare that to real life… [the film is] It’s highly relevant and could be extremely beneficial right now.”
They also talked about the stunt work! Keith said, “We had a really great stunt team… Once we practiced, [felt] I’m the most confident.”
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Chase confessed that he was wearing a muscle suit!
“I was very lucky because I was in the muscle suit and I looked a lot more capable and better equipped than I probably was at the time,” he said.
Stokes also revealed his best survival skill, saying, “I learned how to read maps for the project, so I think that’s something I can apply to this job.”
Chase also confirmed that Outer Banks season 4 has finished and will be “coming out this fall.”
He also gushed about his girlfriend Kelsea Ballerini’s upcoming album, “Patterns,” saying, “I’m so excited about it. She’s an incredibly talented songwriter.”
“Uglies” will be available on Netflix from September 13th.
