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Demi Moore<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s latest film, The Substance<\/em>, premiered earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival, but it\u2019s received even more attention following its 2024 Toronto International Film Festival screening. The Golden Globe Award winner plays a role that required raw vulnerability from her, and Demi pointed out that the film\u2019s nudity has garnered a mix of opinions \u2014 specifically about the nude scenes.<\/p>\n Hollywood Life<\/strong> has compiled all the details about Demi\u2019s new film, from its plot to what she said about her role.<\/p>\n According to its official synopsis, The Substance<\/em> follows the main character,\u00a0Elisabeth Sparkle, who is \u201crenowned for an aerobics show, [and] faces a devastating blow on her 50th birthday as her boss fires her.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAmid her distress, a laboratory offers her a substance which promises to transform her into an enhanced version of herself,\u201d the premise reads.<\/p>\n Demi Moore as Elisabeth Sparkle in \u2018THE SUBSTANCE\u2019<\/p>\n In theaters September 20. \u2014 Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) September 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Demi plays the main character, fitness guru Elisabeth. During an interview with Deadline<\/em><\/a>, the G.I Jane<\/em> star pointed out that her preparation for the role was \u201cabout being less in shape in a certain sense as opposed to like \u2014 the prep that went into it first and foremost was really emotional and internal.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLike, really connecting on the deeper level to the desperation and the pain and rejection that Elisabeth is facing at the beginning of this and that kind of depth of fear and self-loathing,\u201d Demi added.<\/p>\n Once the first round of audiences watched the movie, the buzz around Demi\u2019s nude scenes circulated online \u2014 which she pointed out are \u201cthe least part of the movie.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut it\u2019s interesting, I just saw a couple of little headlines (about Substance<\/em>), particularly in English-speaking press, and it was interesting almost to the point of the movie that the way they were putting the headline was only focused on it being about nudity and I thought, \u2018Oh, how sad that it\u2019s kind of being presented in a way that\u2019s shaming and diminishing,’\u201d Demi said, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s the least part of the movie.\u201d<\/p>\n Nevertheless, the A Few Good Men<\/em> actress admitted that \u201cnothing exactly like this has ever kind of crossed [her] path.\u201d While speaking with Deadline<\/em>, Demi noted that the film is \u201csuch a wild ride\u201d and is \u201cso unusual that it had that level of risk and uncertainty where you could go this could either be amazing or it can be a f**king disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt kind of made it worth jumping in,\u201d Demi further explained about her character. \u201cAs a role, it clearly pushed me out of my own comfort zone, and I felt that it tackled the subject matter of dealing with not just aging and that kind of male perspective of the idealized woman as women have many times bought into, but also that battle that exists within ourselves, that intense harsh judgement that we exist with, that pursuit of perfection that doesn\u2019t exist.\u201d<\/p>\n Aside from Demi, several other stars are also in the cast. Margaret Qualley<\/strong> <\/a>plays Sue and Dennis Quaid<\/strong><\/a> plays the crude boss, Harvey, in the film. Dennis\u2019 character nearly ends Demi\u2019s character Elisabeth\u2019s career by telling her that a younger star is the next big thing.<\/p>\n Viewers in the U.S. can watch The Substance<\/em> in theaters on September 20, 2024.<\/p>\n \n\t\t<\/div>\nWhat Is \u2018The Substance\u2019 About?<\/h2>\n
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