Overview
- In a Vanity Fair video published Dec. 17, Paltrow and Ethan Hawke revisited the shoot and discussed the scene that never happened.
- Paltrow says Alfonso Cuarón proposed a moment in which Estella would receive oral sex from Hawke’s character, which she turned down.
- Hawke recalled the director’s vivid plan for the shot, with the camera tracking her body and a burst of light as ecstasy was reached.
- Paltrow explained she felt self-conscious early in her career about her dad and grandfather seeing such imagery, adding, “Now, I wouldn’t care.”
- Hawke praised her firm, non-petulant response, and Paltrow noted she nearly lost the role after a studio figure questioned her looks before Cuarón backed her.