Why Willem Dafoe Asked Emma Stone To Slap Him 20 Times On Set (While He Was Off Camera)

Self-sacrifice seems to be one of the watchwords of Willem Dafoe, 67 years old.

For the new feature film by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos entitled

, which he has just finished filming in New Orleans, the Green Goblin from

did not hesitate to take a beating.

This is revealed by a portrait of the actor drawn up by the

on March 3, 2023.

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Concern for plausibility

We still don't know anything about the plot of

.

But we know that in one of the scenes, a character played by Emma Stone slaps the one played by Willem Dafoe, even though the latter is off-screen.

The actor should have had recourse to a double.

But he insisted that the actress hit him for real, and that she even repeat her gesture twenty times.

For the sake of authenticity.

's team

with his extreme involvement.

Emma Stone told the magazine that during filming, she repeatedly heard an assistant director say that the American actor was “self-motivated on the set”.

In other words: he showed up even though he had no official reason to be there.

Willem Dafoe

In images, in pictures

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The 34-year-old actress raved about her partner.

She said, "There's a performance instinct in a lot of actors, like 'look at me, home!'

He is the opposite of that”.

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La Favorite

with Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone

A duet and two films

Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe are not at their first try with the filmmaker.

Yorgos Lanthimos has not only already toured with the actress in

(2019), but he has also brought the two actors together to star in

, which is due out this year.

A film with a singular scenario: after drowning to escape her violent husband, the heroine sees her brain replaced by that of her unborn child.

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