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Main Topic: Behind-the-scenes details of the Netflix series The Beauty, specifically the challenging and often messy transformation sequences involving the “Beauty” infection.
Key Actors Discussed:
* Ashton Kutcher: Plays Byron Forst,the tech entrepreneur behind the Beauty.
* Anthony Ramos: (Mentioned in cast list)
* Evan Peters: (Mentioned in cast list)
* jeremy Pope: Plays a character who undergoes the first major transformation.He set the standard for the other transformations.
* Rebecca Hall: (Mentioned in cast list)
* Jaquel Spivey: Initially played Jeremy Pope’s character before the transformation.
Key Points & Quotes:
* The transformations Were Demanding: the series required actors to embrace “gross-out demands” related to the Beauty’s effects.
* Pope’s Transformation Was groundbreaking: Jeremy Pope’s transformation sequence was the first and served as a benchmark for the rest of the cast.
* Pope on the experience: “It was wild… a lot of K-Y Jelly, and a lot of goo!” He approached it not as horror, but as a “lovely” rebirth, almost like a “ballet.” They even used Alvin Ailey music to create a spiritual atmosphere.
* Murphy’s Vision: Ryan murphy (the creator) had a specific vision for the transformations.
* Kutcher’s Praise for Pope: Kutcher states that Murphy used Pope’s sequence as the “gold standard” for the other actors. He also jokingly admits Pope’s transformation looked the best.
* Kutcher: “He set the foundation for every single performance, but I still think his the best one… none of us looked as good as Jeremy!”
* Collaboration: The actors discussed and collaborated on how to approach their own transformations.
Additional Information:
* The series revolves around characters obsessed with beauty and the allure of “The Beauty” (presumably a transformative substance or process).
* The article is from GoldDerby.com, a site focused on awards season predictions and entertainment news.
* There is an embedded YouTube video and a series of images with different resolutions.
