Fans slam Orlando Bloom's threesome scene with sisters Rooney and Kate Mara calling it 'weird' and 'unethical'
Orlando Bloom shooting a threesome with real-life sisters Kate and Rooney Mara has 'disturbed' fans online - despite the director lauding the scene as 'beautiful'.
German filmmaker Werner Herzog has caused chaos online after casting the siblings to play Joan and Jean Holbrooke - two sisters who are so close that they speak in unison and even love the same man - in his upcoming film, Bucking Fastard.
The movie, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 3, is loosely inspired by the lives of twins Freda and Greta Chaplin. Bloom's character Gareth Mulroney strikes up a romance with Joan and Jean.
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While the premise is questionable as it is, Herzog casting Kate Mara - best known for her role as Zoe Barnes in House of Cards - and her real-life two-time Oscar nominee sister, Rooney Mara, is what fans are struggling to comprehend.
Despite the artistic intentions, many have taken to the internet to blast the scene and all those involved.
"Why would the maras agree to this..." one user wrote on Reddit.
A second typed: "My gut feeling is that it was unethical to even invite real-life sisters to act such roles."
Meanwhile, others defended Kate and Rooney, with one person flagging that acting is their job and that they are not meant to be attracted to - and enjoy - the intimate scenes.
"I know but it's still weird to act out a sex scene with your sibling..." another user fired back.
The post, which garnered more than 140 comments, was for the most part divided on whether the 'disturbing part' was Herzog's casting or the Maras' participation.
During Bucking Fastard's recent screening at the San Sebastián Film Festival in Spain, Bloom opened up about filming the intimate scene alongside the famous siblings.
"My character, the Bucking Fastard, is sensitive too," the 49-year-old explained, per Variety.
"And he’s quite quickly out of his depth in some ways. It was a very sincere sort of moment that was created."
Herzog also gave some insight into how he directed the scene - or really, how he didn't.
"In the love scene, I said to Orlando, 'You are in bed, and you have two women in your arms. How you deal with it, I cannot give instructions.' It is beautiful because it has such charm and depth," Herzog said.
During a Venice Film Festival press conference, the sisters revealed how they managed to pull of the roles.
"At first, it was very daunting, the idea that we were going to be playing this kind of same person," Rooney said, Variety reports. "But I think we found pretty quickly that having a lifetime together and all this history and a childhood of playing together."
She continued: "There was just an unspoken world between us that we didn’t have to work very hard to create at all. I’ve never laughed so much, it was a very once in a lifetime, unique experience."
Kate admitted that they 'had this unspoken sort of rhythm together', adding: "It was very musical. It sort of happened quite naturally. Surprisingly, it came with a lot more ease than we were expecting."
At the time of writing, a theatrical release date for Bucking Fastard has not been announced.
Topics: Orlando Bloom, Film and TV
Joe Yates