A funny thing. Eva Mendes herself commented that nude scene in The Spirit. She alleged that the director of the film had *promised* her that the scene would be cut from the final movie, so that her butt was not "flashed" all over the movie theatres of the world. Apparently, Ms. Mendes had told the director that she was not comfortable with the thought of that scene being shown in movie theatres all over the world. And then, Ms. Mendes said, she was dissappointed when the director let her down and kept the scene in the finished movie anyway!
Now, I do not like to accuse people of being liars - but really! Ms. Mendes had displayed her gorgeous body in reams of sexually provocative nude photos. I have seen a lot of them on the net (try googling "Eva Mendes´ buttocks" and see what comes up). So it seems very implausible that Ms. Mendes would have any problems with having her butt displayed in the world´s movie theatres.
And also, I have a hard time believing that Ms. Mendes would be so stupid that she would take a promise like that from the director seriously. Hollywood directors are notorious for being the kind of men who would do anything for money. And a nude scene of Eva Mendes like the one in The Spirit must constitute a gold mine or a printing press for the owner. Of course the director reneged on his promise! He stood to make a mint! |