She recently said that she ‘spent no time moralising’ the level of nudity that she faced in racy TV show, The Deuce. And actress Maggie Gyllenhaal proved more than comfortable when she took on yet another naked sex scene for the HBO programme, this time with actor Will Chase.
Maggie, who plays sex worker Eileen ‘Candy’ Merrell, shares a romp with the Stranger Things star before indulging in her own solo act.Racy: Maggie Gyllenhaal put on yet another racy display on TV show The Deuce, in which she stars as single mum prostitute Eileen Merrell
For her new role, actress Maggie is currently exploring the seedy underbelly of porn and prostitution in Manhattan in the 1970s and ’80s.
In her boldest role to date, Maggie is once again completely nude, save for a long gold chain and rings – her counterpart is also stark naked.
She plays a single mum who works as a prostitute named Candy, though it seems her character Jack doesn’t know about her sideline when he gives her money for a taxi home, as though he’s paying her for the act.
Intimate: In the new scenes, she shares the bed with a divorcee named Jack – played by Will Chase – before indulging in a solo sex act
Nude: Maggie’s character doubles as a prostitute who goes by the name of Candy
Retro: The TV show is set in the 1970s and ’80s when porn and prostitution were rampant in Manhattan
Eileen ventures from prostitution into the newly-legal porn business, ultimately making her way behind the camera with a strong desire to direct the action.
The actress has recently spoken about how her research for the role has changed her opinion about sex work and how she felt ‘comfortable’ with the level of nudity she faced with portraying Candy.
Maggie told The Guardian last month: ‘Director Annie Sprinkle said that sex work then really had a different feeling about it than now.
‘That they were just coming out of the 1960s, and there was a celebration of freedom. People had this idea that they were smoking pot and making love.’
Romp: Maggie and her co-star Will are seen to share an explicit sex scene
Familiar face: Actor Will has starred in many TV shows including Stranger Things, but plays a smaller part in The Deuce
Of her own opinions, Maggie went on to say: ‘I thought of all pornography the same way, and what I realised is that pornography is an art form. And that there are actresses who are very proud of what they did in pornography.’
So far in the eight-part series, Candy has been captured as she shares intimate moments with various male characters, but also as she stars in the porn films.
She stars alongside James Franco, who is the local bar manager Vinnie, encouraging his staff to overtly exert their sex appeal.
Candy works among a ring of violent pimps on West 42nd Street but refuses to be controlled by them.
New job: Will’s characters hands Candy a wad of cash as she walks out the door, just like a customer
Racy display: Speaking about her new project, actress Maggie recently declared that ‘pornography was an art form’
Starring role: Throughout the series, Maggie’s character develops a desire to not only star in porn films but also direct them