Ewan McGregor recently opened up Radio Times cover story He talks about his experience co-starring with his wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead in A Gentleman of Moscow.
In particular, McGregor revealed that he had an intimacy coordinator with Winstead on set while filming sex scenes for the new drama series.
“It’s still necessary because it’s also about the crew,” McGregor said. “And it’s weird to be naked in public, and it’s weird to be intimate in front of a camera.”
“If you’re doing a dance scene, you’ll have a choreographer,” he added. “He’s a character that the director and actor meet along the way, so now he’s an important part of the production.”
For McGregor, it’s also important that productions hire intimacy coordinators. That’s because in the past, young actors around the same age as his 22-year-old daughter Esther may have felt pressured to appear in “unnecessary” scenes.
“My daughter is 22 years old. If an older, famous director went to a 22-year-old and said, ‘I want you to be naked in this scene,’ the actress would say, ‘Oh my God, I don’t know. I might feel like, ‘My career might depend on it to make that happen,”’ McGregor said. “And then five years from now, she might look back and say, ‘I wish I hadn’t done that.'” Why am I naked in that scene? That’s unnecessary. ”
McGregor plays Count Alexander Rostov in A Gentleman of Moscow, while Winstead plays Anna Urbanova, described as “a charming, independent, self-made film actress who has reached the pinnacle of fame.”
According to the official logline, the series “follows Count Alexander Rostov (McGregor), who finds his glorious past on the wrong side of history in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. He is spared summary execution. However, a Soviet court exiled him to the attic of the luxurious Hotel Metropol and threatened him with death if he ever set foot outside again. As Rostov unfolds outside of the hotel, his privileged surroundings lead him into a world of greater emotional discovery. As he forges a new life within the walls of the hotel, he discovers friendships, family, Discover the true value of love.”
“A Gentleman in Moscow” premieres March 29 on Paramount+ with Showtime.
