{"id":109980,"date":"2024-07-06T21:14:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T21:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/06\/gina-gershon-was-warned-against-playing-a-lesbian-in-bound\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T21:14:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T21:14:41","slug":"gina-gershon-was-warned-against-playing-a-lesbian-in-bound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/06\/gina-gershon-was-warned-against-playing-a-lesbian-in-bound\/","title":{"rendered":"Gina Gershon Was Warned Against Playing a Lesbian in \u2018Bound\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Gina Gershon<\/strong> didn\u2019t have her agents\u2019 support when she was offered to lead the 1996 erotic crime thriller, <em>Bound<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The now-62-year-old starred as Corky, a lesbian ex-con, alongside <strong>Jennifer Tilly<\/strong> as her lover.<\/p>\n<p>Gershon told the <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/gina-gershon-and-jennifer-tilly-bound\/id1437795866?i=1000660902290\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cIt Happened in Hollywood\u201d<\/a> podcast in the Tuesday, July 2, episode how her \u201csmall-minded\u201d agents were unhappy with her playing an LGBTQIA+ character at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a great script and I could tell they were incredible directors, but my agents were like, \u2018We will not let you do this movie. You are ruining your career,\u2019\u201d Gershon recalled. \u201c\u2018We will not be able to let you represent. You will never work again.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jennifer-tilly-25-things-you-dont-know-about-me\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jennifer-tilly-25-things-you-dont-know-about-me\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Jennifer Tilly: 25 Things You Don\u2019t Know About Me<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tEvan Agostini\/Invision\/AP\/Shutterstock Jennifer Tilly is known for voicing the murderous doll Tiffany in the Chucky franchise, but she hasn\u2019t always been an outspoken scream queen. \u201cI was shy as a child,\u201d the pro poker player, 64, exclusively told Us Weekly, adding that she would \u201chyperventilate\u201d when she had to present book reports at school. These [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The flick was written by the <strong>Wachowskis<\/strong> and served as their film directorial debut. (They went on to helm <em>The Matrix<\/em> and <em>Sense8<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Riverdale<\/em> alum went on: \u201cI just said, \u2018Oh, well, I guess if you can\u2019t represent me, I\u2019ll go somewhere else.\u2019 You know? No hard feelings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said, first of all, it\u2019s so shortsighted to say, \u2018Oh, this is a lesbian movie.\u2019 I mean, they happen to be lesbians. They happen to be into women, but it\u2019s really a movie about trust,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Gershon was adamant on playing the role, looking back on the character\u2019s story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlus, when does the girl get to play the hero, you know?\u201d Gershon said. \u201cI thought, well, I could cut off my hair, cut off my nails, have no makeup. I get the girl. I get the car. I screw over the mob. It\u2019s a win-win all around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the interview, Gershon remembered shooting her love scene with Tilly, 65.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3653420\" style=\"width: 211px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:142.14285714286%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3653420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/feature-Gina-Gershon-Says-Small-Minded-Agents-Told-Her-You-Cant-Play-a-Lesbian-in-Bound-Because-You-Will-Never-W.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Gina Gershon Says Small Minded Agents Told Her You Cant Play a Lesbian in Bound Because You Will Never W\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/feature-Gina-Gershon-Says-Small-Minded-Agents-Told-Her-You-Cant-Play-a-Lesbian-in-Bound-Because-You-Will-Never-W.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/feature-Gina-Gershon-Says-Small-Minded-Agents-Told-Her-You-Cant-Play-a-Lesbian-in-Bound-Because-You-Will-Never-W.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/feature-Gina-Gershon-Says-Small-Minded-Agents-Told-Her-You-Cant-Play-a-Lesbian-in-Bound-Because-You-Will-Never-W.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/feature-Gina-Gershon-Says-Small-Minded-Agents-Told-Her-You-Cant-Play-a-Lesbian-in-Bound-Because-You-Will-Never-W.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/feature-Gina-Gershon-Says-Small-Minded-Agents-Told-Her-You-Cant-Play-a-Lesbian-in-Bound-Because-You-Will-Never-W.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/feature-Gina-Gershon-Says-Small-Minded-Agents-Told-Her-You-Cant-Play-a-Lesbian-in-Bound-Because-You-Will-Never-W.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/feature-Gina-Gershon-Says-Small-Minded-Agents-Told-Her-You-Cant-Play-a-Lesbian-in-Bound-Because-You-Will-Never-W.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/feature-Gina-Gershon-Says-Small-Minded-Agents-Told-Her-You-Cant-Play-a-Lesbian-in-Bound-Because-You-Will-Never-W.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/feature-Gina-Gershon-Says-Small-Minded-Agents-Told-Her-You-Cant-Play-a-Lesbian-in-Bound-Because-You-Will-Never-W.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/feature-Gina-Gershon-Says-Small-Minded-Agents-Told-Her-You-Cant-Play-a-Lesbian-in-Bound-Because-You-Will-Never-W.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Gina Gershon<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">John Lamparski\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Chucky<\/em> star also appeared on the podcast, adding that the nude scene with her and Gershon was done \u201cin one long continuous shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t want it to be salacious because it was an expression of the love and trust these two women had for each other,\u201d Tilly said.<\/p>\n<p>Tilly explained that the take was \u201cvery lyrical, very balletic,\u201d with the Wachowskis telling \u201c[us] what body part of ours was on screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/riverdale-cast-then-and-now\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u2018Riverdale-Cast-Then-and-Now-936.jpg?crop=162px%2C0px%2C1815px%2C1025px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"\u2018Riverdale\u2019 Cast- Then and Now - 936\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/\u2018Riverdale-Cast-Then-and-Now-936.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/riverdale-cast-then-and-now\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">\u2018Riverdale\u2019 Cast: Then and Now<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tRiverdale fans have watched the cast change on and off screen since the series first debuted. In 2017, viewers were introduced to a group of friends who came together to uncover the dark secrets that exist within their town. Based on the iconic Archie Comics, Riverdale shocked fans with several unexpected twists and turns over [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tillys also dished about how the two got ready for the scene: \u201cGina showed up in my trailer and she\u2019s like, \u2018I have tequila,\u2019 and I was like, \u2018Tequila, what a good idea!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd chocolates,\u201d Gershon interjected. \u201cYou always forget that I brought you chocolates, too. I was the perfect date.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGina\u2019s the best person in the world to have a sex scene because we had so much trust, and I could say to Gina, \u2018Could you hold up my breast so it looks a little more juicy and perky?\u2019\u201d Tilly recalled.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/gina-gershon-was-warned-against-playing-a-lesbian-in-bound\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gina Gershon didn\u2019t have her agents\u2019 support when she was offered to lead the 1996 erotic crime thriller, Bound. The now-62-year-old starred as Corky, a lesbian ex-con, alongside Jennifer Tilly as her lover. Gershon told the \u201cIt Happened in Hollywood\u201d podcast in the Tuesday, July 2, episode how her \u201csmall-minded\u201d agents were unhappy with her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":109981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-109980","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}