‘One Night Only’ Director Will Gluck Explains Why He Cut Out ‘So Much Nudity’ From New Movie
Will Gluck said audience reactions led him to trim explicit scenes until the movie felt balanced.
- Director Will Gluck cut substantial nudity from his new film 'One Night Only' to accommodate modern audience preferences, noting that viewers increasingly find intimate scenes distracting in shared theater experiences.
- Set in a world where the U.S. outlaws premarital sex for 364 days annually, the rom-com follows hopeless romantic Allie and the recently jilted Owen during their 12-hour window of legality each year.
- Following test screenings where audiences expressed discomfort, Gluck—who previously directed 'Anyone But You'—cited empirical data regarding a 'societal shift' against on-screen nudity and kept editing until achieving 'balance.'
- While some critics labeled the film's premise 'strangely conservative' and 'fascist,' others praised the chemistry between leads Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner navigating chaotic New York City events.
- Barbaro said the film is 'really just an allegory for dating,' with Turner emphasizing the story focuses on love rather than politics despite the totalitarian backdrop.
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'One Night Only' Director Reveals Why He Cut So Much Nudity From the Film
One Night Only is being described as The Purge, but for sex. However, that description doesn’t tell the whole story, as director Will Gluck cut out a considerable amount of nudity from the film. He explained his decision during a Variety interview. Gluck’s decision to remove certain scenes came after he and his team noticed that audiences, particularly younger generations, have become less comfortable with sex and nudity on the big screen. He sa…
Why ‘One Night Only’ filmmaker cut ‘so much nudity’ from sexy rom-com
‘One Night Only’ director Will Gluck explained why he cut ‘so much nudity’ from his new rom-com, which revolves around sex: ‘Whenever people now see nudity or very adult situations in a big theater, they get uncomfortable.’
Why ‘One Night Only’ Director Cut ‘So Much Nudity’ From Sex Scenes: ‘Takes Your Out of the Movie’
It turns out Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro’s new romantic comedy, One Night Only, was pared way down — and for good reason. “I went through this on two movies. I have long pages of empirical data about it. … I believe it’s been a societal shift from taking nudity in adult situations and putting […]
‘One Night Only’ Director Will Gluck Explains Why He Cut Out ‘So Much Nudity’ from New Movie
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