Under the Skin
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$13 300 000
Box office
$5 851 144
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Nick Wechsler, James Wilson, Tessa Ross, Reno Antoniades, Claudia Bluemhuber, Walter Campbell, Ian Hutchinson, Florian Dargel
Camera operator
Daniel Landin
Composer
Artist
Chris Oddy, Nicki McCallum
Audition
Kahleen Crawford
Editing
Paul Watts
Whole Team (231)
Whole Team (231)
Short description
A seductive stranger prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell.
What's left behind the scenes
- The men that Scarlett Johansson's character lures into the van were not actors. Jonathan Glazer installed hidden cameras in the van and told the men they were in a film after the scenes had been shot.
- Director and screenwriter Jonathan Glazer did not want to use makeup to portray an actor with neurofibromatosis. Adam Pearson was cast after contacting a relevant charity. Pearson's own ideas about how Scarlett Johansson's character would seduce him were incorporated into the plot.
- Adam Pearson, who plays the disfigured man, broke his leg while on his way to an audition after being hit by a taxi. Director Jonathan Glazer held the audition for him the following day in the hospital.
- The film took nearly 10 years to create. In one of the early versions of the script, there was a Scottish couple who turned out to be aliens in disguise. Brad Pitt was considered for the role of the husband in this couple.
- The men whom Scarlett Johansson's character lures into the van were not actors. Jonathan Glazer installed hidden cameras in the van and informed the men that they had appeared in a movie only after the scenes had been filmed.
- A shot of Scarlett Johansson falling, captured by paparazzi, became an internet meme. The scene was filmed with hidden cameras, and it only became clear after the movie's release that the fall was intentional.
- When Laura walks down the street, a reflection of a crew member in a high-visibility vest can be seen, helping the camera follow the heroine.
- Gemma Arterton, Eva Green, Megan Fox, January Jones, Abbie Cornish, Olivia Wilde, Amanda Seyfried, Blake Lively, and Jessica Biel were considered for the lead role.
- Director and screenwriter Jonathan Glazer did not want to use makeup to make an actor look like someone with neurofibromatosis. After contacting the relevant charitable society, Adam Pearson was cast in the role. Pearson's own suggestions regarding how Scarlett Johansson's character would seduce him were incorporated into the plot.
- Due to the dangers of driving on the roads of the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, Jeremy McWilliams, a motorcycle racing champion, was cast in the role of the motorcyclist.
- Due to the dangers of riding on the roads of the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, motorcycle racing champion Jeremy McWilliams was cast in the role of the motorcyclist.
- Writer and screenwriter Alexander Stuart wrote the first three drafts of the film's screenplay.
- It took almost 10 years to make the film. One of the early script versions featured a Scottish couple, who turned out to be disguised aliens. Brad Pitt was considered for the role of the husband in this couple.
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