The scene in which she was naked for 17 hours with 30 men and the slap of Leo Di Caprio: Margot Robbie's bad experience in The Wolf of Wall Street
She landed the role in Martin Scorsese's hit film thanks to a daring gesture. However, she has the worst memories of the shoot. "I did not know that you could say: 'I have been sexually harassed', without anyone touching you," she would reveal later.
Behind all cinematographic success there are hours of work, predisposition and focus. A team that is on the same path towards a common goal. In between, performers who leave the skin and much more so that what is later seen on the screen is as effective as possible. Achieving this for the vast majority means immediate glory, and then go for eternal glory.
If you want to continue climbing the ladder in an industry like Hollywood, which almost every actor aims to reach, it is essential to start on the right foot. There are usually no second chances, beyond specific situations that are now irrelevant. In this context, who did all this - and by her own merit continues to rise - is Margot Robbie.
At 30 years old, she carries an exquisite journey on her shoulders. Roles that catapulted her from her, placing her at the top. In 2008, while she was parading on the best catwalks in the world as a model, her other passion, the Australian she made her debut as an actress with small appearances, but already leaving a registered mark. Although the exact moment in which she became known worldwide by movie lovers was in 2013. Her hard-working role in The Wolf of Wall Street was her before and after when it comes to the big screen, the starting point to reach consecration and be what he is today: a figure in the entertainment industry.
However, it was not easy for Margot. During the filming of her there were specific scenes that made her think about how invasive a job can be. Now, seven years after the debut of the film that starred Leonardo DiCaprio, the details of the days of recording came to light that, due to the trauma, the actress remembers in great detail.
The box office film (grossed $ 392 million) was inspired by stockbroker Jordan Belfort, who ran one of America's biggest money scams. His ability to manipulate the market and make huge profits, money laundering and so on, made Justice set its eyes on him. After jail, in 2008 she was released, began to write a book about her life, and ended up authorizing the making of the film of this story that we narrate.
In The Wolf of Wall Street, Margot Robbie played Noami Lapaglia. She first she was the mistress of the Belfort (Di Caprio), then she became his wife. Throughout the film the Australian had to deal with risque scenes, and others of abuse, disappointment and violence. However, what most traumatized her was her erotic sequence: she had to put her body on and deal with the environment and the work team.
Director MartÃn Scorsese confessed that he hired her for the role of her for an unexpected act of bravery during her first audition. According to what they said, she Margot improvised a scene that was not in the script, leaving the whole room with their mouths open. She “she slapped Di Caprio in the face, that was not in the script. It was an improvisation that we thought was wonderful, and we even included it in the script ”, remarked Scorsese.
The press consulted her about that event: she Margot replied that she put everything of herself to captivate and be hired. Then she added one of her maxims: “If you don't do something impressive, nothing will ever come out. If it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, then take it. Maybe I should have kissed him ... When will I get the chance to kiss Leo Di Caprio? But when the slap thing happened, the other part of my brain clicked! And I hit Di Caprio in the face ”.
An anecdote that tells with grace and that paints his desire to excel to achieve the goal. Words that are mixed between the enthusiasm for taking the world leap and showing that he can be on par with the best in Hollywood. But that smile would disappear later. And years later, she would dare to speak about his suffering.
The trauma that haunts her
When talking about El Lobo ..., she focused on the moment in which her character tries to seduce Leo's in her daughter's room. “It doesn't appear when you're watching the movie, the audience doesn't see it, but we're actually in a small room with 30 members of the technical team. All men. For 17 hours I was pretending to be touching myself ”, she remarked in an interview with Porter magazine, and immediately opened the controversy.
About those statements that Margot made with the annoyance on her shoulders for what she faced during the filming of the film that, paradoxically, opened the doors to stardom, much was said in the press. It was said that she was not taken care of by the production, and it was argued that, for that type of scripts, another harmony would have to be generated in the film sets. Greater care for actresses. Her testimony made several production companies take this into account.
For now, she made reference to how she felt that day and to all that she had to put aside in order to move forward without being affected: “It is a very strange thing, you must bury the shame and what seems absurd to you… It was really uncomfortable , deeply and completely committed ”.
It was she herself who spoke of sexual harassment. She stated that after that she was able to realize what it truly means, by feeling it firsthand. “I am in my late twenties, I have studies, I have everything, I have worked, I have my own company. And she (however) she didn't know what that was, the bullying thing. It's crazy. She didn't know that you could say, "I've been sexually harassed," without anyone touching you. That you could say: "This is not right." I had no idea...".
“Now I know what it is because as a result of the scenes, I have investigated what sexual harassment consists of, how to be discriminated against because of your work or financially. I have fallen into machismo at some point in my life, now that I think about it and that I know what it is about ”, remarked Robbie.
Returning to that moment in which she felt perplexed by having to be naked and simulating a sexual act before many people who stared at her, she told part of her ritual to be able to do it without being ashamed. Years later, in another interview - this time for the New York Times - she said: “That morning when I went to work, I knew I had to do that scene, I was shaking, scared, all the time I thought I was not going to be able to do it. . When I arrived, when it was my turn to make it, I had three shots of tequila and then I took off my clothes and made it. I was re good. It really helped keep my hands from shaking and gave me a little confidence boost. "
In another stage of her life, already imbued with her auspicious present, Margot Robbie enjoys what she touches him. What she saw she remembers as an episode that she got through thanks to talking about it with the right people. And today is history. For now, she is preparing to put herself in the shoes of Barbie, a film based on the famous doll. And she is already clear that she will never accept certain situations again.
