Photo: Tommaso Boddi/GettyScott Speedmanwas ready for the challenge of playing a porn star in the upcoming filmSharp Stick.At the film’sLos Angeles premiereMonday, the actor, 46, opened up abouttaking on the role, telling PEOPLE, “I thought the script was really good, and the character, I’m always looking for stuff like this where I can go and have fun and [it] scares me. This scared me.“TheFelicityalumalso says he had a conversation withLena Dunham— who wrote, directed and stars — in the movie before signing onto the project.“I didn’t really get it until I talked to Lena about it,” he explained. “And once she really talked me through, then it all made sense to me and I wanted to jump in and do it. But five or six years ago, I probably would’ve been scared off from doing this. But I had a blast doing it.“Speedman also says working with Dunham was “amazing.” In turn, theGirlscreator, 36, says Speedman was “such a joy” on set, adding, “And what I love is that his character, despite having this toughness, women have responded and are really saying that his character makes him feel really safe. That was the goal.“Tommaso Boddi/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.Speedman adds, “He was the tender, sensitive sweet porn star. And once he said that, I understood and went back and read the script. And I really saw it and got it.“Dunham refers to Speedman’s character as the “Elvis of porn stars” and Speedman jokes about the filmmaker showing him some examples of adult film stars she had in mind: “You even showed me a couple of guys or one guy in particular. Can’t remember his name. And I was like, ‘Okay, I get it,’ " he says, as Dunham responds, “Okay, I’d done a little research. Not a big deal!“InSharp Stick, Dunham stars as a pregnant woman whose husband (Jon Bernthal) is having an affair with a younger woman (Looking for Alaska’sKristine Froseth).The movie marks Dunham’s first big-screen directorial project since 2010’sTiny Furniture, in which she also appeared alongside a cast including herGirlscostarJemima Kirke.Sharp Stickpremieres in L.A. and N.Y.C. theaters July 29, and nationwide Aug. 5. It hits streaming platforms Aug. 16.
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Scott Speedmanwas ready for the challenge of playing a porn star in the upcoming filmSharp Stick.At the film’sLos Angeles premiereMonday, the actor, 46, opened up abouttaking on the role, telling PEOPLE, “I thought the script was really good, and the character, I’m always looking for stuff like this where I can go and have fun and [it] scares me. This scared me.“TheFelicityalumalso says he had a conversation withLena Dunham— who wrote, directed and stars — in the movie before signing onto the project.“I didn’t really get it until I talked to Lena about it,” he explained. “And once she really talked me through, then it all made sense to me and I wanted to jump in and do it. But five or six years ago, I probably would’ve been scared off from doing this. But I had a blast doing it.“Speedman also says working with Dunham was “amazing.” In turn, theGirlscreator, 36, says Speedman was “such a joy” on set, adding, “And what I love is that his character, despite having this toughness, women have responded and are really saying that his character makes him feel really safe. That was the goal.“Tommaso Boddi/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.Speedman adds, “He was the tender, sensitive sweet porn star. And once he said that, I understood and went back and read the script. And I really saw it and got it.“Dunham refers to Speedman’s character as the “Elvis of porn stars” and Speedman jokes about the filmmaker showing him some examples of adult film stars she had in mind: “You even showed me a couple of guys or one guy in particular. Can’t remember his name. And I was like, ‘Okay, I get it,’ " he says, as Dunham responds, “Okay, I’d done a little research. Not a big deal!“InSharp Stick, Dunham stars as a pregnant woman whose husband (Jon Bernthal) is having an affair with a younger woman (Looking for Alaska’sKristine Froseth).The movie marks Dunham’s first big-screen directorial project since 2010’sTiny Furniture, in which she also appeared alongside a cast including herGirlscostarJemima Kirke.Sharp Stickpremieres in L.A. and N.Y.C. theaters July 29, and nationwide Aug. 5. It hits streaming platforms Aug. 16.
Scott Speedmanwas ready for the challenge of playing a porn star in the upcoming filmSharp Stick.
At the film’sLos Angeles premiereMonday, the actor, 46, opened up abouttaking on the role, telling PEOPLE, “I thought the script was really good, and the character, I’m always looking for stuff like this where I can go and have fun and [it] scares me. This scared me.”
TheFelicityalumalso says he had a conversation withLena Dunham— who wrote, directed and stars — in the movie before signing onto the project.
“I didn’t really get it until I talked to Lena about it,” he explained. “And once she really talked me through, then it all made sense to me and I wanted to jump in and do it. But five or six years ago, I probably would’ve been scared off from doing this. But I had a blast doing it.”
Speedman also says working with Dunham was “amazing.” In turn, theGirlscreator, 36, says Speedman was “such a joy” on set, adding, “And what I love is that his character, despite having this toughness, women have responded and are really saying that his character makes him feel really safe. That was the goal.”
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Speedman adds, “He was the tender, sensitive sweet porn star. And once he said that, I understood and went back and read the script. And I really saw it and got it.”
Dunham refers to Speedman’s character as the “Elvis of porn stars” and Speedman jokes about the filmmaker showing him some examples of adult film stars she had in mind: “You even showed me a couple of guys or one guy in particular. Can’t remember his name. And I was like, ‘Okay, I get it,’ " he says, as Dunham responds, “Okay, I’d done a little research. Not a big deal!”
InSharp Stick, Dunham stars as a pregnant woman whose husband (Jon Bernthal) is having an affair with a younger woman (Looking for Alaska’sKristine Froseth).
The movie marks Dunham’s first big-screen directorial project since 2010’sTiny Furniture, in which she also appeared alongside a cast including herGirlscostarJemima Kirke.
Sharp Stickpremieres in L.A. and N.Y.C. theaters July 29, and nationwide Aug. 5. It hits streaming platforms Aug. 16.
source: people.com
