In Coralie Fargeat’s physique horror shocker The Substance , Demi Moore stars as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister who’s unceremoniously fired from her health TV present by a loathsome studio boss, performed by Dennis Quaid. Feeling defeated, Sparkle can’t resist the draw of an experimental new drug referred to as that guarantees to disclose a youthful and even higher model of herself. If you happen to’ve seen the trailer, then what occurs subsequent: Sparkle takes the leap, injects herself with the mysterious liquid and actually births the brand new and improved Elizabeth Sparkle — referred to as Sue and performed by Margaret Qualley — out of her spinal twine.
The one rule for the physique swap is that they have to spend one week in a single physique and one week within the different with no exceptions. For sure, drama and shocks unfold in fast succession. Regardless of the trauma onscreen, Moore and Qualley say their time collectively couldn’t have been sweeter.
“We instantly had a figuring out of one another that required little or no dialog, and it got here with full ease,” Moore defined to The Hollywood Reporter on the movie’s L.A. premiere on the Administrators Guild on Monday evening.
“It’s a uncommon factor that occurs and I believe we each simply understood [one another].” Doubling down on their level, Qualley completed Moore’s thought throughout a quick joint interview. “Demi is a kind of those that makes you’re feeling like her in.