Charles Melton Wore a Prosthetic Penis Which He Named “The Backpack” For Nine Hours Everyday For Two Years To Make It Look Bigger

The two come under pressure when actress Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) begins researching a film about them. For his role, Melton pushed himself to his physical limits.

In the film there is a sex scene between him and Natalie Portman. There’s a pretty explicit look at Melton’s genitals. In an interview with Variety , he reveals that it is a prosthesis. “There was some discussion about the prosthesis and what was realistic and what wasn’t,” the American told Netflix. The director, Todd Haynes, and Natalie Portman discussed the scene with him, making the shoot enjoyable for everyone involved.

It was still exhausting for Charles. “I had to wear the prosthesis for nine hours that day,” he reveals. Since he couldn’t go to the toilet during the time, he didn’t drink anything the night before or the morning of the shoot.

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