Martin Freeman and Jenna Ortega starrer Miller’s Girl was released in the US last month, opening to mixed reviews from fans. In the film, Ortega portrays an 18-year-old university student opposite 53-year-old Martin Freeman’s Jonathan Miller, a married English professor. However, this drastic age gap between the two lead actors is what has left viewers quite uncomfortable. Many even called out the age difference between Ortega and Freeman, especially after the shocking intimate scene. The three-decade age difference has ever since sparked a debate on social media.
Amid all the backlash concerning the age gap between the Miller’s Girl actors, Martin Freeman has finally broken his silence on the same, defending the film’s take on the relationship. In a conversation with the Times of London, Freeman said that the film is “grown up and nuanced.” He also explained that the film suggests a potential relationship between the characters but it doesn’t support such a behaviour. “It’s not saying, ‘Isn’t this great? And that’s a shame,” he said.
The actor went on to cite Liam Neeson in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 Holocaust drama and added, “Are we gonna have a go at Liam Neeson for being in a film about the Holocaust?”
Controversy Around Miller’s Girl’s Age Gap
While Miller’s Girl has stirred enough controversy, the film’s intimacy coordinator Christina Arjona also spoke about the specific scenes and explained that the actors were never put in any uncomfortable situation.
“There were many, many people throughout this process, engaging with Jenna to make sure that it was consistent with what she was comfortable with, and she was very determined and very sure of what she wanted to do. I’m hyper-aware of both of my talents and making sure that we’re consistently checking in and that at no point are any of their boundaries being surpassed,” she told the Daily Mail.
Arjona also revealed that she had discussions about the “level of nudity” with both Ortega and Freeman on the different variations that they wanted to shoot the scenes.
Talking about the film’s storyline, Miller’s Girl features Jenna Ortega as Cairo Sweet, a young student who grabs the attention of her teacher Jonathan Miller (played by Martin Freeman). Their life gets entangled after Cairo is assigned a project and she connects with her professor for assistance.
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