Michael Douglas to Kate Winslet: What leading Hollywood stars think about intimacy coordinators

Actor Michael Douglas recently said he is not in favour of sex scenes being choreographed by an intimacy coordinator on set because it takes away the control from the filmmaker as well as the actors. But it’s interesting with all the intimacy coordinators,” he shared, adding, “It feels like executives taking control away from filmmakers — but there have been some terrible faux pas and harassment”. But I talked to the ladies, I did a few of those sex movies — sexual movies — and we joke about it now, what it would have been like to have an intimacy coordinator working with us.” Intimacy coordinators leave Hollywood divided Filmmakers started to get intimacy coordinators on sets in the recent years, particularly after Hollywood’s #MeToo movement. Actor Emma Stone, who filmed multiple sex scenes for 2023’s Poor Things, asserted that the presence of an intimacy coordinator helped her feel more comfortable on set.