Reese Witherspoon divulged what she really thought about acting out a sex scene with two men in the film “Wild.”
“It was weird,” she told Access Hollywood at the Los Angeles film’s premiere on Wednesday. “I had to make a choice as an artist…I think it’s most important how brave the writer was when she wrote the book and I had to be just as brave as an actor to do the parts of the book that were uncomfortable to me. That was hard sometimes.”
The Oscar-winning actress elaborated, “Physically, I think it was one of the most demanding things I’d ever done, but also just emotionally, it’s tough subject matter, but it’s a very hopeful movie and a very happy movie in the end.”
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Reese, 38, admitted to calling author Cheryl Strayed for advice before filming the challenging scene and Cheryl told Access she’s very satisfied with the outcome.
“I sent Reese the book, so I had her in mind, but I still was shocked when I got that phone call from her saying that she really wanted to play me,” she recalled. “I’ve always respected her as an actress. I think she’s extraordinary and so I’m honored. I think in this role we see a side of Reese that we haven’t quite seen before.”
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“Wild,” also starring Thomas Sadoski and Laura Dern, opens in select theaters on December 3.
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