Evan Handler and Kirstin Davis on ‘And Just Like That…'.Photo:Craig Blankenhorn/HBO Max
Craig Blankenhorn/HBO Max
Evan Handlerrevealed thatSex and the Citywas his first time baring it all on screen.
On the latest episode of Interval Presents’Yeah, I F—ed That Uppodcast, the 62-year-old actor recalled feeling “terrified” about being naked after landing the role of divorce attorney Harry Goldenblatt.
“It is a weird thing that I started being called upon to do sex scenes, kiss women, and take off my clothes from 40 years on,” he shared. “What’s that about? My inner dynamo was finally recognized.”
TheAnd Just Like That…star also looked back on landing the role after the show’s writers created a storyline in which Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) “comes upon the kind of guy she’s always thought she’s wanted in a package that doesn’t fit her preconceived idea of what her man should be.”
His character was initially described as “overbearing and unattractive” according toHandler, so he was surprised to be asked to strip down on screen.
“Sex and the Citywas the first time I get a script — I’d already been doing some episodes — here’s a script that says, ‘Scene 1: Harry naked, Harry naked, Harry naked,'” he recalled. “So, I had never done that before.”
Evan Handler attends HBO Max’s premiere of ‘And Just Like That’ at Museum of Modern Art on December 08, 2021.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
“I don’t even know the logistics of it. I don’t know how it’s done. I don’t know how it’s handled,” he added. “I don’t know anything at that point about the little flesh-colored socks you tape on your crotch. You know, like privacy patches. The wardrobe department comes to you with a tray [and asks], ‘Would you like to use this, this, this, or this?’ There’s literally one called the cock sock, which you put over your dick and tie in a knot.”
Handler noted that “now things have changed” with the introduction of intimacy coordinators but shared that “most of my sex stuff was before that.” He added that his prior experiences were “completely uncomfortable.”
Despite his reservations about the sexy scenes, Handler said playing Harry “altered things tremendously” in his career.
On theAnd Just Like That…The Writers Roompodcast in January 2022, showrunner Michael Patrick King opened up about Handler’sfull-frontal momentin theSex and the Cityrevival.
Evan Handler and Kristin Davis on ‘And Just Like That…'.Craig Blankenhorn/HBO Max
King, who wrote on the originalSATC, noted that they used a prosthetic penis for the scene. He also said the writers wanted to convey Charlotte and Harry’s “healthy” and “spontaneous” sex life.
“And not that your sex life is dependent on your penis size. But when you’re going to show his penis, let’s make it be something that’s a nice size. Why not?” he said.
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Sex and the CityandAnd Just Like That…are available to stream on Max.
source: people.com
