Demi Moore‘s latest film, The Substance, premiered earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival, but it’s received even more attention following its 2024 Toronto International Film Festival screening. The Golden Globe Award winner plays a role that required raw vulnerability from her, and Demi pointed out that the film’s nudity has garnered a mix of opinions — specifically about the nude scenes.
News47.us has compiled all the details about Demi’s new film, from its plot to what she said about her role.
According to its official synopsis, The Substance follows the main character, Elisabeth Sparkle, who is “renowned for an aerobics show, [and] faces a devastating blow on her 50th birthday as her boss fires her.”
Demi Moore as Elisabeth Sparkle in ‘THE SUBSTANCE’
In theaters September 20.
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“Amid her distress, a laboratory offers her a substance which promises to transform her into an enhanced version of herself,” the premise reads.
Demi plays the main character, fitness guru Elisabeth. During an interview with Deadline, the G.I Jane star pointed out that her preparation for the role was “about being less in shape in a certain sense as opposed to like — the prep that went into it first and foremost was really emotional and internal.”
“Like, really connecting on the deeper level to the desperation and the pain and rejection that Elisabeth is facing at the beginning of this and that kind of depth of fear and self-loathing,” Demi added.
