Jacob Elordi BASHES The Kissing Booth, Says He 'Didn't Want To Make' Them!
14.11.2023 - 16:07
/ perezhilton.com
Ooh! Biting the hand! Or… spiting the fans??
Jacob Elordi is the latest celeb to hit a new level of stardom — and immediately burn the bridges leading back to the fans who got him there.
The Euphoria star has slowly been carving out a place for himself in Hollywood, usually playing a sexy but sketchy bad boy type character, but in higher and higher profile projects. The most recent? The acclaimed Priscilla, Sofia Coppola‘s film adaptation of Priscilla Presley‘s memoir about her complicated relationship with Elvis. The role of the King was naturally a coveted one once again, having just scored Austin Butler an Oscar nomination last year. Clearly Jacob reckons this will be his springboard to more serious projects — because we can’t remember the last time we saw someone quicker to badmouth their earlier work!
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The Aussie actor has implied before that he maybe cared more than those around him about making the movies more “real” — but he’s never come out swinging against The Kissing Booth franchise like he does in this GQ interview!
In the mag’s Men of the Year issue, he blasts the teen rom com films, based on Beth Reekles‘ 2012 novel, saying:
They sure were an escape. For a lot of young women! We can’t help but wonder how those girls, who are growing with him as an audience, will feel about him being so dismissive of their guilty pleasure series!
For those who don’t know, the Kissing Booth movies are your classic high school drama — girl falls for her BFF’s hot older brother but doesn’t want to ruin her friendship — told in a story that revolves around the antiquated idea of a kissing booth. That isn’t just a pre-COVID idea,