Maggie Gyllenhaal has said she was concerned about casting her husband, Peter Sarsgaard, in her film since it would mean directing his sex scenes with another actor.
Speaking about the film’s sex scenes, Gyllenhaal suggested that they were “hot?”.
Gyllenhaal said that she knew she wanted to cast her husband as the character of Professor Hardy but said she was hesitant about the decision since casting him would mean directing Sarsgaard’s sex scenes with Jessie Buckley (who plays the character of Lena).
Gyllenhaal directs the forthcoming film The Lost Daughter, an adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s 2006 novel of the same name.