The Independent iconThe IndependentAug 28, 2026 ~6 min source read

‘Sex Scenes Aren’t Sexy’: I Want Your Sex Cast on the reality of filming intimate scenes

Cooper Hoffman, Mason Gooding and Chase Sui Wonders describe the practical, often funny logistics of shooting sex scenes for I Want Your Sex, and discuss working with Olivia Wilde, Gen Z attitudes to sex, and the older-woman/younger-man dynamic in the film.

‘Sex Scenes Aren’t Sexy’: I Want Your Sex Cast Spill on Filming Intimate Scenes

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Actors describe filming sex scenes as an unglamorous, procedural process that’s often funny rather than erotic.

Cast members credit their director and production team with a professional approach to intimacy work and on-set boundaries.

The film’s themes—Gen Z relationships with sex and an older-woman/younger-man dynamic—shaped how intimate scenes were approached and discussed.

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We sat down with Cooper Hoffman, Mason Gooding and Chase Sui Wonders to get the inside scoop on the surprisingly funny reality of filming the intimate scenes in I Want Your Sex. They also open up about working with Olivia Wilde, Gen Z 's changing relationship with sex, and why audiences seem so drawn to the older woman-younger man dynamic. When government comms go badly wrong | Lee Cain 02:06 Count Binface says royal family should give up Buckingham Palace 33:08 Count Binface vs Farage:

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