‘Games of Thrones’ Star Sean Bean Says Intimacy Coordinators ‘Spoil the Spontaneity,’ Decries Censorship

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“Somebody saying, ‘Do this, put your hands there, while you touch his thing…”Ulrika was quick to defend the actor’s remarks, in spite of the fact that he was slammed by several celebrities.She even went a step further to cheekily admit he “wouldn’t have to ask me twice” in the hypothetical event of a steamy scene between the two.Ulrika wrote in her column for The Sun: “Bean has done his fair share of sex scenes.“If I may just objectify him for a moment, he wouldn’t have to ask me twice.”She went on: “And if things are meant to look and feel real, there has to be an element of improvisation and oodles of spontaneity.“So, if you have someone clinically plotting body movements, hand positions and even eyelines, surely that must take some of the momentum out of sexy time and end up looking and feeling staged.“In principle, intimacy coaches are an excellent idea.”Ulrika concluded her statements by saying that the scenes between Sean and Joely Richardson in Lady Chatterley’s Lover were the “hottest to watch”.She quipped playfully, adding that she was “rather thrilled no one slowed his thrust down”.Other famous faces weren’t so thrilled by his comments however.Lena Hall, Sean Bean’s co-star in Snowpiercer, was one of the first to hit back at the actor’s comments.It came after he joked about her in the same interview, saying: “This one had a musical cabaret background, so she was up for anything.”Lena retorted: “Just because I am in theatre (not cabaret, but I do perform them every once in a while) does not mean that I am up for anything.“Seriously does depend on the other actor, the scene we are about to do, the director, and whatever crew has to be in there to film it.”

(CNN)Amanda Seyfried has described coming under pressure to appear in nude scenes when she was just 19 years old and starting out in show business. Seyfried, who has been nominated for an Emmy for her portrayal of disgraced entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes, was discussing the progression of her career in a wide-ranging interview with Porter.

Thanks to the #MeToo movement (and, to a certain extent, the COVID-19 pandemic), intimacy coordinators on movie and TV sets are the entertainment industry’s new normal. So, what do actors think about this development?  Sean Bean‘s recent comments that ICs “spoil the spontaneity” of sex scenes unleashed a backlash from various actresses.

Sorry Sean Bean, Emma Thompson begs to differ.

K.J. Yossman Emma Thompson has defended the role of intimacy coordinators on set in a new interview.During an appearance on the Australian “Fitzy & Wippa” radio show to promote her new film, “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” one of the presenters asked the Oscar-winning actor what she made of Sean Bean’s recent comments in which he decried the use of intimacy coordinators in productions.“Emma, I wanted to bring this up because I read it during the week, quite timely, but for the more intimate scenes that you guys had to do in the film, it was Sean Bean, who was Ned Stark in ‘Game of Thrones’ and he said he didn’t really appreciate the work of the intimacy coordinator because he said that it spoilt the spontaneity,'” said the radio host.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe team behind AMC’s “Interview With the Vampire” series weighed in on the use of intimacy coordinators on set during a panel for the Television Critics Association summer press tour.“We worked with an intimacy coordinator quite extensively,” series star Sam Reid said. “I think it’s really important working with an intimacy coordinator.

Sean Bean has received criticism from Hollywood actresses for his recent comments about intimacy coordinators.In an interview with The Times, the Game Of Thrones and Snowpiercer star suggested that these specialists, who have become common place on film and TV sets since the rise of the #MeToo movement, would “spoil the spontaneity” of sex scenes.“It would inhibit me more because it’s drawing attention to things,” said Bean of having an intimacy coordinator in the room. “Somebody saying, ‘Do this, put your hands there, while you touch his thing…”He added: “I think the natural way lovers behave would be ruined by someone bringing it right down to a technical exercise.”Bean also said of his Snowpiercer cost-star Lena Hall, with whom he filmed an unaired sex scene: “This one had a musical cabaret background, so she was up for anything.”Hall was one of the first actresses to respond to Bean’s comments, writing in a tweet: “Just because I am in theatre (not cabaret, but I do perform them every once in a while) does not mean that I am up for anything.

Sean Bean is in some hot water after his comment to The Sunday Times that intimacy coordinators “ruin” and “spoil the spontaneity” of sex scenes in movies and TV shows. Now, Bean’s “Snowpiercer” costar Lena Hall has some comments of her own to clarify what the actor said about an intimate scene they had together in the show’s latest season that involved a mango.

Zack Sharf Amanda Seyfried told Porter magazine that she purposely let herself be uncomfortable on film sets earlier in her career because she felt it was the only way to keep her job.The publication noted that the Emmy and Oscar nominee “wishes she could be coming up now, in an era where intimacy coordinators are an on-set requirement and actors are in a better position to speak up.” Seyfried said she emerged “pretty unscathed” from her early days as an actor in Hollywood, but she does look back in shock.“Being 19, walking around without my underwear on – like, are you kidding me? How did I let that happen?” Seyfried said. “Oh, I know why: I was 19 and I didn’t want to upset anybody and I wanted to keep my job.

Hollywood actor has come under heavy scrutiny from fellow actors and fans alike for his "disappointing" views.Sean, who has been credited for his work on Sharpe, Troy and Game of Thrones, was asked about intimacy coordinators, who choreograph sex scenes and ensure actors feel comfortable.They became a standard figure on sets after the rise of the #MeToo movement, most notably for the protection of female actors.When asked about it, Sean replied: "I should imagine it slows down the thrust of it. Ha, not the thrust, that’s the wrong word."It would inhibit me more because it’s drawing attention to things."Somebody saying, ‘Do this, put your hand there, while you touch his thing…’"I think the natural way lovers behave would be ruined by someone bringing it right down to a technical exercise."Speaking about the unaired sex scene with his co-star Lena Hall, in Snowpiercer, he told The Times Magazine: "This one had a musical cabaret background, so she was up for anything."Express.co.uk have contacted Sean Bean's representatives for comment.This has led many actors in the industry to speak out against Sean, including West Side Story star Rachel Zegler.Rachel was 17 when she filmed love scenes with 25-year-old Ansel Elgort in West Side Story.She wrote on Twitter: "Intimacy coordinators establish an environment of safety for actors.

The Times, the Snowpiercer actor opened up about his feelings on the matter, while also sharing some of his on-set experiences.“It would inhibit me more because it’s drawing attention to things,” said Bean of having an intimacy coordinator in the room.“Somebody saying, ‘Do this, put your hands there, while you touch his thing…”He continued: “I think the natural way lovers behave would be ruined by someone bringing it right down to a technical exercise.”For contrast, Bean spoke of his experiences filming the explicit 1993 adaptation of Lady Chatterly’s Lover, in which he starred alongside Joely Richardson.“Lady Chatterly was spontaneous,” he said. “It was a joy.

K.J. Yossman Sean Bean’s “Snowpiercer” co-star Lena Hall has responded to his remarks that intimacy coordinators “spoil the spontaneity” of a sex scene.Bean made the comments to the U.K.’s Times Magazine in an interview to promote his latest BBC series, “Marriage.” “I think the natural way lovers behave would be ruined by someone bringing it right down to a technical exercise,” he told the magazine, adding that Hall, with whom he’d had a number of intimate and nude scenes in “Snowpiercer,” “was up for anything” because of her “musical cabaret background.”Bean is best known for his turns as Ned Stark in “Game of Thrones” and Boromir in The Lord of the Rings trilogy while Hall has starred in numerous Broadway productions, including shows such as “Kinky Boots” and “Cats” as well as making on-screen appearances in shows including “Girls” and “All My Children.” In response to Variety’s article covering Bean’s comments, Hall posted an eight-part Twitter thread in which she said: “Just because I am in theater (not cabaret, but I do perform them every once in a while) does not mean that I am up for anything.

Sean Bean, who played Ned Stark on Game of Thrones, told the Times of London Sunday Magazine that he is not a fan of intimacy coordinators because he fears they would “spoil the spontaneity” of intimate scenes.

Lena Hall is speaking out after being mentioned in comments made by actor Sean Bean.

In the fallout of the #MeToo movement, with so many folks talking about sexual misconduct issues behind the scenes, one of the tangible solutions that have been made is the inclusion of intimacy coordinators on film and TV sets. These people are meant to ensure that actors involved in sex scenes are staying within boundaries and aren’t crossing any lines that would make people uncomfortable.

Sean Bean isn’t so fond of intimacy co-ordinators by the sounds of it.