In an awkward plot twist, Dakota Johnson decided the best speech idea was to include a joke about Armie Hammer’s alleged cannibalism. It all happened during the opening of the Sundance Film Festival this year. The actress was in charge of presenting an award to the director Luca Guadagnino and in the midst of her words of admiration, she also took the opportunity to drop the little joke about the actor.
The relationship that exists between Guadagnino, Johnson and Hammer is evident to any movie buff. The filmmaker has directed both in different films. To Dakota in the horror film Suspiriaalready Armie in Italian romance call me by your name. As if that were not enough, the director’s most recent film, to the boneis a romantic drama that takes place in the midst of a narrative of cannibalism.
Since Dakota Johnson was chosen to present the International Icon Award to the aforementioned director, during her presentation, she kindly remembered a bit of the honoree’s filmography. It was then that he remembered Armie Hammer and the accusations that point to him as a sexual abuser with cannibalistic tendencies.
The actress recalled a scene from call me by your name where Armie Hammer tries to eat a peach used by his co-star.
“It was here at Sundance in 2017 that audiences experienced a film that is uniquely characterized by Luca’s iconic approach. [Guadagnino] to the narrative [cinematográfica]: the vision and the style that means call me by your name. Sadly, I didn’t participate in that one,” Johnson said. “It was unfortunate. Luca had asked me to play the part of the peach, but our schedules were in conflict. But thank God, because she would have been another woman that Armie Hammer had tried to eat.”, he added to unleash the laughter of the public.
Armie Hammer denied the accusations that a couple of years ago were raised against him. Some women accused him of inappropriate sexual behavior, cannibalistic behavior and abuse. Two of them Courtney Vucekovich and Paige Lorenze, her former partners.
Subsequently, Dakota Johnson returned to the theme of cannibalism in her speech, regarding the plot of to the bone. “It’s been five years since that movie opened here, and Luca hasn’t stopped taking us to exciting places. Who knew cannibalism was so popular?he concluded.
Dakota Johnson jokes that she wasn’t cast in #CallMeByYourName: “Luca had asked me to play the role of the peach, but our schedules conflicted. Thank God, because then I would have been another woman that Armie Hammer tried to eat.” pic.twitter.com/9RZqeu4SCN
—Variety (@Variety) January 20, 2023
The Sundance Festival began on Thursday, January 19. This is the independent film contest, which opens the film race of the year. Many of the films released there result in an indication of what the Oscar race will be the following year.
Luca Guadagnino recently premiered to the bone with Timothée Chalamet, Taylor Russell, Michael Stuhlbarg and Mary Rylance last December. You can read the Cine PREMIERE review here.
Luis Angel H. Mora My most stable relationship is with the movies, parties and music. I love writing about cinema, meeting new people and sharing ideas. Idealistic in every way, I guess that’s my Ascendant Aquarian trait.