Bowen Yang is opening up about baring it all on screen.
The Saturday Night Live actor stars in the new movie The Wedding Banquet, which is a remake of the 1993 Chinese film of the same name in which two queer couples who are friends help each other out with family, while navigating cultural expectations and more.
In one scene in the movie, which was directed and co-written by Andrew Ahn, Bowen flashes his bare butt while jumping out of bed.
Keep reading to find out more…“It was something that for anyone other than Andrew Ahn, I would’ve been like, ‘Let’s talk about coverage,’ and ‘I’m not going to show nip,’ and ‘I’m not going to show butt,’” Bowen told Entertainment Weekly about the scene.
“I would’ve gotten really granular about that,” he continued. “But there was just something about playing the comedy of that scene, which is such a shocking moment. And then you’re supposed to believe that these two people are so good about moving past it and then immediately having to de-queer the house in a way that cleanses the stakes.”
“There was no hesitation in the end because it just felt so integral,” the Wicked actor added of the scene. “I just think it’s a very important part of the story, that you see these two people jump out of bed, scream at each other, and then go, ‘This doesn’t mean anything. Okay, bye!’”
Bowen also confirmed that it’s his real butt in the the movie and that he didn’t wear any padding.
“You will be able to tell from the flat topography of my buttocks that I bare it all,” he joked.
The Wedding Banquet, which also stars Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, and Han Gi-chan, is out in theaters now. Watch the trailer here!
