Jacob Elordi is one of Hollywood’s biggest names right now. The actor is rolling into 2024 with a ton of buzz, including his role in the highly talked-about film Saltburn. The movie, which also stars Barry Keoghan, Rosamund Pike, and Alison Oliver, includes several controversial moments. However, one particular scene where Keoghan’s character drinks Elordi Characater’s tainted bath water seemingly has everyone talking. Now, the actor is opening up about his thoughts on the polarizing scene.
According to The Direct, Elordi recently opened up about the Saltburn bathtub scene in an interview with Stream Wars. During the sit-down, the Euphoria star admitted that he was excited when he first read the scene, as he was pleased to see something out of the norm that pushed the limits.
“I was just really excited when I read that scene, because… you don’t really see things like that in sort of mainstream movies… a lot of the time, so it’s just great that [Emerald Fennell] was allowed to kind of push those boundaries and expose people like that,” he said.
Jacob Elordi Was Excited About Salburn Bathtub Scene
Jacob Elordi admitted that he hasn’t heard many bad reactions to Saltburn or its envelope-pushing scenes. However, he did experience a crowd reaction during a screening of the film.
“I went to a screening of the picture in Brisbane when it sort of first played and it was unbelievable because everybody was engaged and sort of gasping at the screen and yelling at the screen and everything like that. And I haven’t been in a movie like that in a really really long time.”
Meanwhile, the film’s other star, Barry Keoghan, had a different reaction to the scene, in which he engaged in the jaw-dropping behavior. “Yeah, it’s disgusting,” he told Variety of the scene. Meanwhile, the film has become one of the most talked-about movies among fans, who have dedicated social media posts and memes to the scenes online.