That scene from The Wolf of Wall Street by Margot Robbie was not so s-xy (for her)

In a recent interview, Margot Robbie spoke about the provocative and awkward scene in Scorsese's film.

Surely you know the actress Margot Robbie, either because of the most memorable part 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 her portrayal of the (sometimes) infamous ice skater Tonya Harding, where her performance earned her an Academy Award nomination 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 surely 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, apart from the fun and eroticity shown on screen, shooting it was a bit awkward for her.

For those who haven't 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 shooting it, in a recent interview he decided to talk about how the filming of the already famous scene was: “You don't realize when you're watching the movie, but in reality we were in a very small room with 30 people from the crew moving around me. around. All of them men,” she explained to Porter. “And for 17 hours I had to pretend he was touching me. It's weird and you have to let go of the shame, the sense of ridicule and fully engage,” she added.

And it was, in fact, this scene that helped Robbie get the part for 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 in The Wolf of Wall Street during our first meeting by giving DiCaprio a tremendous slap in the face." ”

Similarly, he recognized the importance of the #MeToo movement to alert about s-xual 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've been s-xually harassed,' without anyone touching you, that you could say, 'This isn't right. I had no idea,” he acknowledged. “Now I know what it is because I have researched what s-xual harassment is, like being discriminated against because of your job or financially.” In the same way, he said that she had experienced this type of s-xist violence "at different levels and at different times in her life", but not in the film industry.

Prior to her performance on the Wolf of Wall Street, Robbie was a cast member on 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, which is why we can't wait to see her in future projects such as in the new film by Quentin Tarantino where she will play the actress of the 60s, Sharon Tate, called Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which will arrive on July 26. And we can still enjoy her in the film Mary, Queen of Scots. Fully committed to her career, she also shared that she wants to have children but now is not the time.