Some of the most beautiful scenes in the history of cinema are the result of the genius of acting performances outside the script, i.e. improvisation. In fact, we have often heard of strokes of genius from actors who took the initiative during filming with unexpected jokes completely off the script, but what if instead of being a joke it was a kiss? This is the case of Millie Bobby Brown, star of Enola Holmes 2 who, according to what is reported, sparked controversy for giving her co-star a kiss during the filming of the film without being consensual. Let’s find out more about it together.
Millie Bobby Brown’s kiss in Enola Holmes 2
In the film Enola Holmes 2 there is an unwritten scene where the two protagonists kiss, it was the result of the initiative of the actress Millie Bobby Brown.
During an interview with Netflix published on their TikTok account, Millie Bobby Brown shared this curiosity with the general public, however receiving a series of negative comments and raising many perplexities about his action although Millie Bobby Brown defined Partridge’s amazed reaction very pretty.
The question at the center of the controversy, also the result of the declarations of the intimacy coordinator Jessica Steinrock, is one: the kiss was addressed by Louis Partridge without him having given his consent. In your opinion, was it necessary to argue about this kiss in Enola Holmes 2? Once the news emerged, TikTok users split, bringing comments of different nature to the platform. In fact, there are people who consider Jessica Steinrock’s reaction disproportionate, and many others who have found this gesture by the actress in bad taste. Below we share some excerpts from the interviews with you.
Not just kisses
In the same video, Millie Bobby Brown also recalled the scene where Enola tries to teach Tewkesbury self-defense. In the script, those punches obviously had to be staged, therefore fake and not painful. However, Millie Bobby Brown said he approached filming by bringing as much realism to the set as possible, hitting her co-star hard enough to lead him to ask him for a small favor.
I wasn’t doing stunts, I was really hurting him, and he finally said, Millie, can you pretend to punch me? I was just taking it straight into my stomach.
Obviously, it should be noted that these actions were done without any malice, Millie Bobby Brown in fact once again defines them as cute, like the kiss in short.
Also this episode has obviously given way to a series of comments from fans who are, as per expectations, divided. In fact, there are people who believe that punching each other is a friendly thing, a gesture that can be associated with a sort of game, while others find it intolerable and that in the face of scenes like this one should have intervened. In short, regardless of personal opinions, Millie Bobby Brown with Enola Holmes 2 has undoubtedly made a lot of talk about himself.
Finally, we remind you, in case you missed them, that both Enola Holmes feature films are currently available for viewing on the Netflix streaming platform while on Amazon you can find the books of the opera.
