Well, that didn’t take long- cute-as-a-button Hailee Steinfeld, who was nominated for an Academy Award for her breakthrough role as Maddy in True Grit (2010), is slated to star as Juliet in an upcoming adaptation of Romeo and Juliet . And although Hailee is only 14, the role reportedly includes a nude scene. The news broke when this scene from screenwriter Julian Fellowes ‘ script was leaked to Britain’s Sunday Times : “They (Romeo and Juliet) start undressing each other – slowly, gently and carefully until they are naked. They are eternal figures in a Raphael painting. Romeo then carries her to bed, kissing her again and again as they explore uncharted territory. Then they make love, transported into each other’s soul.” Fellowes has defended his decision to include the risque scene, pointing out that Juliet is thirteen in Shakespeare’s original play: “I wanted Hailee because she is the perfect age. Juliet is at that stage of… what you might call a child/woman. Just like Hailee herself is.” Though Hailee’s tender age means a body double is likely, there is a precedent for underage nudity on screen. Brooke Shields was only 12 when she made her nude debut in Pretty Baby (1978), though you won’t find those pics on Mr. Skin- just the jumbolicious jugs of 32-year-old Susan Sarandon as Brooke’s hooker mom. So what’s your take, Skin fans? Is Julian Fellowes a fellow in the service of art, or is he just another Chester servicing his own pervy predilections?
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14-year-Old Hailee Steinfeld May Go Nude for Romeo and Juliet
