Actress Alice Eve played Carol Marcus in the movie Star Trek: Into Darkness and had a scene that became very controversial.
There is a moment in Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) where the character Carol Marcus (Alice Eve) and Kirk (Chris Pine) are talking about the torpedoes and they go into a small ship and she changes her clothes asking Kirk to get off. turn. But he decides to watch and we can see the actress in her underwear politely asking him not to watch. This scene is considered very superfluous and caused a lot of controversy at the time.
Producer Damon Lindelof later apologized, while J.J. Abrams went on to say that he didn't think it would be so controversial. But it seems that Alice Eve doesn't understand the complaints.
“It was something that I voluntarily worked out with a trainer to get in shape for, I was very prepared and I really enjoyed shooting, running and promoting the movie. The feeling that I shouldn't have done it, or that it was exploitation, confused me."
"There are many things in the world that are confusing." Actress Alice Eve continued. “I attribute it to one of those anomalies. I'm proud of that scene and all the work I did."
The character completely disappeared from the saga.
Alice Eve's Carol Marcus became a very important supporting character in Star Trek: Into Darkness but did not return in the next installment titled Star Trek: Beyond (2016). Since they did not want the controversy to spread. Now that there are plans for a fourth film, it may be a new opportunity to see Alice Eve.
Meanwhile, the actress has continued her film career and we can see her in the series The Power, which is about a group of teenage girls who mysteriously develop a special power that allows them to electrocute people at will. Also, Alice Eve is currently shooting a movie about the famous ocean liner The Queen Mary, which is surrounded by great paranormal mysteries.