Jeremy Irvine: Sex scenes are clinical

Jeremy Irvine thinks sex scenes are very clinical and unsexy.

The 25-year-old gets naked in Beyond the Reach, which also stars Michael Douglas. For the English actor, having the Fatal Attraction star on set was a big help when it came to his debut lovemaking scene.

“I had to do my first ever sex scene on this. I remember knocking on Michael’s trailer and thinking if there’s anyone in the world who’d know about sex scenes it is Michael Douglas,” he laughed to HeyUGuys.com. “It’s like choreographing a dance or a fight. It’s very clinical, it’s not very sexual. As long as you’ve got an actress that you can have a laugh about it with then it’s fine.”

Romping on camera was a small sacrifice Jeremy had to pay to work alongside the legendary actor, who also produced the movie. When he got the call to work with Michael, Jeremy admits it was a no-brainer.

“When Michael Douglas offers you a role you’d be crazy to say no. He’s awesome,” he continued. “He’s one of those people that if you didn’t know about him or his career then you wouldn’t know who he is. He’s incredibly humble and down to earth. Anyone who has had a career as extraordinary as his is very passionate.”

The 70-year-old’s enthusiasm for his work definitely rubbed off on Jeremy, who has also starred in War Horse and The Railway Man.

“That passion is very infectious especially on set and being the producer and the actor he’s first in the morning to arrive and last to leave at night. It’s an infectious work ethic,” he added.