Evan Rachel Wood says making Across the Universe was really a trip
'Across the Universe' star Evan Rachel Wood says she and costar Jim Sturgess were actually tripping during the 'I Am the Walrus' scene of the film. https://t.co/XFq7YDFLqG
- Entertainment Weekly (@EW) June 18, 2024
- "During the 'I Am the Walrus' scene, any moment you see myself and Jim Sturgess, we are actually tripping," Wood explained in a virtual introduction to Saturday's Cinespia's outdoor screening at L.A.'s Hollywood Forever Cemetery;
- She said that director Julie Taymor didn't know exactly what her lead actors were up to;
- "The heads of the studio wanted to change quite a bit," she said, "They wanted to remove anything political, anything queer and anything psychedelic. So, pretty much every cool part of this film would have ended up on the cutting room floor if it wasn't for our amazing director Julie Taymor. She stood her ground and got the entire cast to back her up and say we would remove our names from this film if they were to gut it in that way.";
- Wood's latest project is Backspot, in which she plays the sadistic coach of an all-star cheerleading squad.
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