Penn Badgley is one of the most influential actors in Hollywood. The actor has successfully established himself as a leading star in the film industry and has appeared in many mind-bending, thought-provoking movies and highly-rated television shows. In 2018, Badgley starred in Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble-created American psychological thriller television series You and played the character of Joe Goldberg.
He did a phenomenal job in the series and earned acclaim for his powerful depiction. However, the Gossip Girl star once opened up about the scene of season 1, episode One, where his character Goldberg was shown m**turbating in the street while watching Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail). The actor claimed he was conscious about filming that sequence and how the director Lee Toland Krieger tried to give him instructions regarding the shot to make it look authentic.
Penn Badgley Reveals He Was Conscious About Filming this Scene in the TV Series You
Penn Badgley is one of the most hardworking and talented actors who has steadily cemented his top-shelf spot in showbiz by displaying his multiple talents and unique cinematic skills on the silver screen. Badgley shot to global stardom for convincingly playing his role of Dan Humphrey in the CW teen drama series Gossip Girl.
He landed another significant role and gained worldwide attention for his excellent portrayal of Joe Goldberg in the popular psychological thriller television series You. While the actor did a fantastic job playing his part, he once admitted that he was conscious about filming this NSFW scene in season one of episode 1 titled Pilot. In a candid interview with Team Coco, the 36-year-old star talked about his experience filming that m**turbating scene. As per Screen Rant, he said,
“One of the things that I struggled with a lot when I first took the role is that I don’t want to lean away from the horrific aspects of this person. I don’t want to be, as we’ve said, it’s hard not to glorify actually almost anything you see on camera, so I’m gonna just be conscious of that. So what I did, up until the director came and was like, ‘You can’t do that anymore,’ is that I was slow, and my eyes were open.”
The Paper Store star continued,
“And I just, you know? I was like, ‘I am going to be very slow, and I am not gonna f**king blink.’ And at some point…[director Lee Krieger] comes up, and he was trying to be very kind, and he was like, ‘Hey, so um, I think we’re gonna have to get you to close your eyes, you know?’”
Despite the uncomfortable scene and how the actor was initially conscious about the aspects of filming that shot, Penn Badgley gave his all and went on to perform the sequence.
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Penn Badgley on Playing the role of Joe Goldberg
In an interview with Digital Spy, Penn Badgley opened up about his experience working in his hit television show You. The actor revealed that he hated playing his role of Joe Goldberg in the series, saying,
“There’s a lot I don’t enjoy about him. To be honest, I don’t enjoy nearly everything about him. However, it ends up being a deep, deep psychological exploration for me. And it seems to bear fruit. There’s a lot about him that I struggle with, and yet I’m always trying to humanise him as much as possible.”
Penn Badgley earned critical acclaim for his exceptional performance in the series and won multiple award nominations.
You is available for streaming on Netflix.
Source: Team Coco, Digital Spy
