‘Anora’ star Mikey Madison on no intimacy coordinator onset
Anora star Mikey Madison received candid on why there was no intimacy coordinator current on set of the romantic-comedy whereas filming intimate scenes with co-star Mark Eydelshteyn.
The actress, who earned a 2025 Golden Globe nomination for her position in Anora, just lately opened up about her determination to forgo an intimacy coordinator whereas filming the film’s intercourse scenes.
“It was a choice that I made,” Madison instructed Pamela Anderson throughout Selection’s Actors on Actors sequence on Dec. 17. “The filmmakers offered to me if I wanted to bring on an intimacy coordinator or not.”
An intimacy coordinator usually oversees scenes involving nudity or simulated intercourse, guaranteeing choreography is respectful whereas advocating for the consolation of actors and crew.
Nevertheless, Madison, 25, opted to maintain the set intimate, permitting solely director Sean Baker, his spouse and co-producer Samantha Quan, and co-star Mark Eydelshteyn to be current throughout filming.
“We were able to just really streamline it, shoot it super quickly,” Madison defined.
“There are less sex scenes, more sex shots—that’s what Sean likes to say. And I think there’s a lot of humor involved in them as well. And so it was a very positive experience for me.”
The Higher Issues alum additionally shared how declining the coordinator helped her join extra deeply along with her character.
“My character is a sex worker, and so to me, I had seen Sean’s films, and I know his dedication to authenticity—I also wanted to immerse myself in that,” she stated.
Anora follows the story of a Brooklyn-based intercourse employee who unexpectedly meets and marries Ivan (Eydelshteyn), the son of a Russian oligarch.
Reflecting on her character, Madison stated, “She wears her nudity more like a costume, in a way. She presents herself in this sort of hyper sexualized way, because it’s how she makes a living, and it’s just what she has to do. And so I think, as an actress, I approached it in a way of it being a job. So, I was very comfortable.”