Fuss over male full frontal nudity shows double standards, says Pine
Hollywood star Chris Pine says he has no idea why his full-frontal nude scene for his role as Robert the Bruce caused such a fuss and said the reaction revealed “double standards”.
The 38-year-old actor strips for the part in the film Outlaw King, which got its Scottish premiere in Edinburgh last night.
He tells the Graham Norton Show: “I bare the ‘full monty’ and it got a lot of attention ... what did strike me most is that (co-star) Florence Pugh bares everything too and no-one commented.
“I am not sure what that means.
“Either people think they can’t comment or everyone expects women to get naked. Either way, it’s double standards.”
Pine has previously said of the scene: “It was a man coming out of the water taking a bath, it seemed a little odd to wear underwear.”
The US star told host Norton how he continued to use the Scottish accent he learned for the role after filming each day.
“I figured I’d get crucified for it, but I had a wonderful voice coach and the cast were all Scottish so I figured they would pick me up on things,” he said.
“I am not a method actor, but I would keep up the accent in the pub after filming.”
The new Netflix biopic depicts the story of how Robert the Bruce led 500 men to defeat the larger and better equipped English army.
Pugh – star of Lady Macbeth – plays Elizabeth de Burgh alongside Pine in the film.
Last night’s The Graham Norton Show, also featured Sir Michael Caine, actress Sally Field, US actor Rami Malek and Christine And The Queens. Pine also strode the red carpet at Leicester Square on Wednesday night for the movie’s premiere at the London Film Festival. He was joined at that event by costars Aaron Taylor-johnson, Alastair Mackenzie and Billy Howle.
Outlaw King, which was made by the company Sigma Films with financial backing from Netflix, is said to be the biggest film production ever made in Scotland.