So, which actor or actress would be the most likely to do a hardcore scene in a mainstream or indie film (a la Chloe Sevigny in “Brown Bunny”) if she felt the “artistic purpose” of the film was being served, or if she felt her career was flagging and this would give it a shot, or if she just thought it would be a hoot. (Or “he” if you like.)
I’m thinking Meg Ryan myself. She’s already shown she’ll do softcore for “In the Cut.” I don’t think it did much for her career. So maybe the Next Logical Step might be considered.
The key point here is not who would you LIKE to see in a hardcore scene in a mainstream/indie (i.e., not porn) film, but who do you think most LIKELY to do the nasty for real in front of the camera?
Well, there were those two in “Nine Songs” who went hardcore with an “artistic purpose;” I think it was her first screen credit so she might not count, but the guy had acted in some stuff before.
I bet a lot of actors/acresses would do it if they thought it would actually improve their careers/reputation. If they made “Last Tango in Paris” today it might be hardcore. Julianne Moore and Heather Graham come to mind as two who might do it.
(Kinda interesting side note: I checked out Channing’s Wiki entry to see how old she is [or if she was even still alive], and was interested to read that her father was a light-skinned black man who passed for white. She kept it secret till just a few years ago. Huh. Interesting.)
I dunno. Berkley got burned pretty badly on that “Showgirls” thing. I think she’d look a lot harder at the downside of going sexy than someone who hasn’t been through that wringer would.