May December stars Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore address the recent criticism of the film by Vili Fualaau. Director Todd Haynes’ latest mobir, released on Netflix in December, chronicles the twisted dynamic that forms after an actress enters the lives of a married couple in order to study them for a movie role. May December is loosely inspired by real events and the controversial relationship between Mary Kay Letourneau and Fualaau in the mid-90s, when Letourneau, a grown woman, seduced and entered into a relationship with Fualaau when he was only 12 years old.
Now, following Fualaau’s recent criticism of May December in which he states that he’s “offended by the entire project,” Portman and Moore offer their responses during recent interview with ET while on the red carpet of the 81st Golden Globes. While lamenting Fualaau’s feelings about the film, both actors stress the differences between the film and the real-life events. Check out the actors’ comments below:
Natalie Portman: I’m so sorry to hear that. It’s not based on them, it’s, you know, obviously their story influenced the culture that we all grew up in and influenced the idea. But it’s fictional characters that are really brought to life by Julianne Moore and Charles Melton so beautifully, and yeah, it’s its own story, it’s not meant to be a biopic.”
Julianne Moore: “Aww, I’m very sorry that he feels that way. I mean, Todd [Haynes] was always very clear when we were working on this movie that this was an original story, this was a story about these characters. So that’s how we looked at it too. This was our document, we created these characters from the page and together.”
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