That scene from Margot Robbie's The Wolf of Wall Street wasn't that provocative (for her)
In a recent interview, Margot Robbie spoke of the provocative and awkward scene in Scorsese's film.
Surely you know the actress Margot Robbie, either for the most memorable of the DC Comics movie Suicide Squad, because her Harley Queen stole the hearts of millions and was one of the most used costumes on Halloween that year. Or for her portrayal of the (sometimes) infamous ice skater Tonya Harding, where her performance led to her being nominated for an Academy Award for best actress. But there is one role in particular that put her on the Hollywood star map.
In the movie The Wolf of Wall Street, Robbie played the beautiful and glamorous wife of Leonardo DiCaprio's character "Jordan Belfort." And as you sure well know, in this Oscar-nominated film directed by the great Martin Scorsese, there are a couple of scenes in which the actress had to dress in lingerie and deliver a performance that, out of the fun and erotic way it is shown filming it on screen was a bit awkward for her.
For those who have not seen the movie, the scene shows Robbie seducing DiCaprio in true Basic Instinct style, touching himself and calling the actor's character "daddy." Years after filming it, in a recent interview he decided to talk about how the filming of the now famous scene was like: “You don't realize when you're watching the movie, but actually we were in a very small room with 30 people from the crew moving to me. around. All of them men, ”she explained to Porter. “And for 17 hours I had to pretend that he was touching me. It's weird and you have to put aside the shame, the sense of ridicule and commit yourself completely, ”she added.
And it was, in fact, this scene that helped Robbie land the role of her, as she impressed Scorsese by slapping DiCaprio during the audition instead of kissing him. Speaking of the audition, in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People issue, Scorsese complimented Margot on her work, saying, "She landed her role on The Wolf of Wall Street during our first meeting by giving DiCaprio a tremendous slap in the face. ”.
In the same way, he recognized the importance of the #MeToo movement to warn about sexual harassment: “I am in my late twenties, I have studies, I have traveled, I have worked, I have my own company and I did not know what that was. It's crazy. I didn't know that you could say, "I have been sexually harassed," without anyone touching you, that you could say, "This is not right." I had no idea, "he acknowledged. "Now I know what it is because I have investigated what sexual harassment consists of, such as being discriminated against because of your job or financially." He, in the same way, said that she had experienced this type of sexist violence "at different levels and at different times in her life," but not in the film industry.
Before her performance in The Wolf of Wall Street, Robbie was a cast member of Neighbors and had played a handful of low-key roles on television. Today she is one of the most recognized actresses in the world and one of the most talented, so we can't wait to see her in future projects like in the new Quentin Tarantino film where she will play the 60s actress, Sharon Tate, called Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which will arrive on July 26. And we can still enjoy it in the film Mary, Queen of Scotland. Fully committed to her career, she also shared that she wants to have children but that now is not the time.
