Miller’s Girl Jenna Ortega, Martin Freeman Age Gap Explained

The intimacy coordinator for the film Miller’s Girl addressed the age hole between its stars, Martin Freeman, 52, and Jenna Ortega, 21.

The Daily Mail spoke to Kristina Arjona, the intimacy coordinator behind the film’s extra sexual scenes, as a handful of individuals voiced discomfort with the truth that intercourse was simulated between Martin and Jenna, who was 19 on the time.

“There was 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,” Kristina mentioned.

“Part of my job too is supporting her decisions. I adapt to whatever is the comfort level of my actors, especially on a production like this where there is a large age gap between the actors,” she continued.

Kristina emphasised that “continuous consent” was given by Jenna — “especially [as she is] someone who’s significantly younger.”

As a part of her position, she talked about issues just like the “level of nudity,” modesty clothes, and “additional barriers” to take care of an “appropriate distance.” The actors had been additionally free to “change their mind” on the day of capturing.

However, specializing in the ages and consent of the actors concerned could also be lacking the larger purpose why persons are criticizing the film. “While teacher-student relationships have happened in the real world, depicting them in a film requires a nuance that seems to be missing here,” one reviewer mentioned. Screenrant mentioned of the plot, “It reinforces the harmful stereotype that teenage girls are largely at fault for inappropriate power-imbalanced relationships.”

Writer and director Jade Halley Bartlett herself described Jenna’s character arc as a “villain” origin story, saying, “I use the word villain lightly as well. I think that no character in this movie is a villain or a victim.” Given {that a} trainer having intercourse with a pupil is actually unlawful in some states, it seems that the larger query is how the film handles the inherently predatory relationship, moderately than whether or not it’s depicted in any respect.