Kaya Scodelario received international popularity of her portrayal of rebellious teen Effy Stonem on “Skins,” however when it got here time to reprise the character on a two-episode spinoff of the acclaimed British collection, the actor was positive to put down some private boundaries.
Talking to The Guardian in an interview revealed Monday, Scodelario recalled balking on the script for “Skins: Fire,” which aired as a part of the collection’ seventh season in 2013 and adopted a grown-up Effy as she went to work for a London hedge fund.
Provided that Effy was now an grownup, the present’s creators deliberate to amp up the intercourse quotient on “Skins: Fire” ― that’s, till Scodelario put her foot down.
“I felt much more confident in saying what I felt during that series,” she recalled. “When the first draft came through, there were a lot of sex scenes in it, and I could tell it was because I turned 18, and that meant that they could show more. And I went back and said: ‘No, there’s no need to do that.’”
Effy’s “Skins: Fire” character arc isn’t notably stunning given the groundbreaking nature of “Skins,” which premiered in 2007.
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The collection adopted a bunch of teenagers in Bristol, England, and was recognized for its frank take on teen sexuality, psychological sickness and substance abuse, amongst different hot-button subjects.
In 2011, a U.S. model of “Skins” premiered on MTV, however was canceled after a single season. The affect of the British collection, nevertheless, can nonetheless be seen on up to date reveals like “13 Reasons Why” and “Euphoria.” A number of actors from the unique, together with Nicholas Hoult and Dev Patel, proceed to take pleasure in profitable careers in Hollywood.
Evaluating “Skins” with “Euphoria,” Scodelario mentioned she’s pleased to see the latter collection’ actors working with intimacy coordinators in terms of capturing intercourse scenes ― one thing she needs she and her solid mates would’ve been entry to.
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“Nothing too awful ever happened [on the set of ‘Skins’], thank God, but it could have, and I think that’s what’s scary about it,” she advised The Guardian. “What’s wonderful now is that every production is aware that a sex scene is essentially a stunt, and it should be choreographed.”
As of late, Scodelario will be seen as Susie Glass, the top of her household’s crime syndicate, on Netflix’s “The Gentlemen.” Swapping drama for motion, she mentioned, has been a “really fun” expertise.
“In action, it doesn’t matter that I’m the woman, and it doesn’t matter that there’s no love story,” she defined. “I don’t have to snog anyone, I don’t have to bat my eyelids – I get to just do what I need to do to survive in that moment. I fell in love with the power that came from it, of screaming at the top of my lungs, of killing things.”
