his fight against acne after “The Substance”

Guest of Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, the actress spoke about the skin problems that arose after filming the film.

Coralie Fargeat’s film will not have left anyone indifferent. While Demi Moore has just been rewarded at the Golden Globes for her remarkable performance, young Margaret Qualley could well earn herself a first nomination (for Best Supporting Actor) at the 2025 Oscars. A more than deserved recognition when we know that makeup used for the purposes of the film had the better of his skin for more than a year after the end of filming. “At the end, when they filmed my skirt for the opening credits, and there were like palm trees all around and they were doing all these low-angle wide shots, it was just because my face was totally defeated. They couldn’t film it anymore,” the young woman confided in the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast.

Recalcitrant imperfections

If Margaret Qualley’s skin suffered so much for “The Substance”, it is mainly because of the facial prostheses used throughout the film. While the actress quickly returned to work for her next feature film “Kinds of Kindness”, her imperfections were still very present. “See that character who has all that acne in the movie? It was just my acne from “The Substance” prosthetics! In the end, I said to myself that it worked out pretty well! Because I play all these different characters in “Kinds of Kindness.” So for one of them, we…

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