{"id":252300,"date":"2026-07-17T08:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/seth-rogen-reveals-awkward-moment-while-shooting-sex-scenes-with-penelope-cruz\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T08:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:05:16","slug":"seth-rogen-reveals-awkward-moment-while-shooting-sex-scenes-with-penelope-cruz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/seth-rogen-reveals-awkward-moment-while-shooting-sex-scenes-with-penelope-cruz\/","title":{"rendered":"Seth Rogen reveals awkward moment while shooting sex scenes with Penelope Cruz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-07-17\" datetime=\"1784275516\" pubdate=\"\">17 July 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p>Seth Rogen couldn&#8217;t stop saying &#8220;thank you&#8221; to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/penelope-cruz\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,penelope-cruz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penelope Cruz<\/a> when they were shooting sex scenes. <\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Seth Rogen reveals awkward moment while shooting sex scene with Penelope Cruz<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old star had to film some intimate moments with the Hollywood icon for their new motion picture The Invite, but director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/olivia-wilde\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,olivia-wilde\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olivia Wilde<\/a> was bemused as to why he kept thanking the 52-year-old star during improvised scenes. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Seth &#8211; who has been married to fellow actor Lauren Miller since 2011 &#8211; said: &#8220;What&#8217;s actually funny in the scene is we were encouraged to improvise.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a scene where me and her are having a romantically-charged moment and it seems like we might hook up with one another, and I just kept saying &#8216;Thank you.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>                      \t\t\t<!-- Dailymotion player (contact: Kutay.vardar@dailymotion.com) --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/olivia-wilde\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,olivia-wilde\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olivia Wilde<\/a>, the director, was just like, &#8216;Why? What are you doing? Why do you keep saying &#8216;Thank you&#8217;? <\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;And I was like, &#8216;I don&#8217;t [know]. It&#8217;s just what&#8217;s coming out of my mouth.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\nRogen joked that if he was in the same situation in real life he would have plenty of &#8220;gratitude&#8221; for Penelope. <\/p>\n<p>\nHe said: &#8220;I would be apologetic and thankful. I&#8217;m sorry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nRogen also quipped that he was concerned about what Cruz&#8217;s husband, Hollywood star Javier Bardem, would think of the intimate scenes. <\/p>\n<p>\nBut Seth insisted Javier, 57, wouldn&#8217;t see him as a &#8220;legitimate threat in any way, shape or form&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe added: &#8220;So, you&#8217;re very worried about that,&#8221; he said, though he added with a laugh, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think he views me as a legitimate threat in any way, shape or form.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nHowever, it wasn&#8217;t all fun and games for Rogen while shooting such steamy scenes, because he fell over and hurt his shoulder for seven months. <\/p>\n<p>\nSpeaking about a moment when Cruz decided her character should sing Sade during a romantic scene, he explained: &#8220;It&#8217;s funny if I&#8217;m trying to get my pants off and maybe I struggle and I fall down in the scene. And I did it. Everyone&#8217;s like, &#8216;That was great.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;And then I hurt my shoulder for seven months.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nRogen and Cruz also star alongside director Wilde and Edward Norton in the movie.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/seth-rogen-reveals-awkward-moment-shooting-sex-scenes-penelope-cruz-1447641.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>17 July 2026 Seth Rogen couldn&#8217;t stop saying &#8220;thank you&#8221; to Penelope Cruz when they were shooting sex scenes. 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