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‘The Substance’ Director Coralie Fargeat Remembers the Worst Studio Notes She Got: ‘Come On, Calm Down With the Shrimp’


Coralie Fargeat talks about the studio notes she received about Dennis Quaid eating shrimp in "The Substance"

The writer, director, and producer behind “ The Substance,” the bold, visceral body horror film that took Cannes by storm and was nominated for five Academy Awards, has carved a path in cinema entirely on her own terms. On this episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, Fargeat discusses her film’s journey, Universal Pictures’ hesitation, her admiration for Moore, and her deep connection to filmmaking. Much of the film’s emotional weight rests on Demi Moore’s towering performance as Elizabeth Sparkle, a washed-up TV fitness icon who turns to an experimental substance to reclaim her youth, only for it to spiral into a nightmarish descent.

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