Jacob Elordi slams prudish reaction to controversial Saltburn bathtub scene

Jacob Elordi is no prude.The “Frankenstein” star has opened up about his 2023 thriller “Saltburn” – and one scene in particular that left viewers shocked about what unfolded on the screen.“I actually think it shows me just how, I guess, prudish we are,” the Australian actor, 28, told Entertainment Weekly in an interview published Thursday.“When I watch that, I just think there’s far more extreme things in cinema that I’ve seen, far more graphic.”The “Saltburn” scene in question takes place when Barry Keoghan’s character, Oliver, drinks the bathwater after secretly watching Elordi’s character, Felix, masturbate in the tub.Besides causing a stir online, the scene inspired a “Jacob Elordi’s Bathwater” candle.Elordi, however, was surprised by the reactions the sequence received.“There are more alarming things in the top 10 streamed remakes of crime documentaries on every streaming platform,” he explained.

“I think that’s much more alarming, the kind of horrible joy that we all get from watching children be mutilated.That’s what was interesting to me.”“I was like, here’s a piece of fiction with something just a little taboo, and that makes people’s skin crawl,” the “Euphoria” star concluded.

“It’s an interesting parallel.”The “Priscilla” star previously discussed the bathtub scene and how he was “really excited” to film it last year.“I was just really excited when I read that scene,” he told Stream Wars in January 2024.“Because you don’t really see things like that in sort of mainstream movies a lot of the time.”“So it’s just great that [Emerald Fennell] was allowed to kind of push those boundaries and expose people like that.”But Elordi wouldn’t be the first person from “Saltburn” to look back on the movie’s infamous bathtub scene.Fennell, who wrote, directed and produced the popular black comedy thriller, revealed how the film’s cinematographer, Linus Sandgren, reacte...