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Coralie Fargeat has an unwavering dedication to her projects, be it her debut featureRevengeor the recent Oscar-nominated filmThe Substance. After her first film in 2017, Fargeat spent years on the script for the Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley starrer. She recently revealed that she was broke when she wrote the spec script for the film but still kept full creative control over it.
In the journey to achieve cinematic perfection withThe Substance, Fargeat sacrificed at least one major project. Fargeat was in talks to direct Scarlett Johansson’sBlack Widowduring its initial stages. Her efforts paid off handsomely as her film has earned five nominations for the upcoming Academy Awards.
Coralie Fargeat missed her big Marvel opportunity due toThe Substance
The Substanceis only Coralie Fargeat’s second film and she has become one of the prominent names this award season. Fargeat’s first film was the gory French thriller,Revenge, which was a particularly difficult film to sit through. However, she took things to thenext level with a body horror filmthat came seven years after her first film.
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In the years between, Fargeat was asked to direct the less violent and action-packedBlack Widowfilm for Marvel. This update comes from a source who toldVarietythat Fargeat opted out of the preliminary talks for theScarlett Johanssonfilm to focus onThe Substance.
Fargeat was willing to make such a huge sacrifice for theDemi Moorestarrer because it was too personal for her. She shared with Variety that during the filming, she was asked to tone down the violence and gore in the film. However, she stood her ground, sharing:
I held on so tightly during the making of the film and the difficult postproduction phase, when everyone wanted me to make it less violent, less excessive, less gory, less frontal. I knew that I had written this film to be more than — or at least at the same level as — what I’m denouncing in the film.
Fargeat insisted on keeping creative control over the project, which led her to jump ship from Universal to Mubi to distribute her film. Universal demanded extensive changes in the film and Fargeat was not ready to please the studio execs. Fargeat holds no ill feelings towards Universal and she is happy that Mubi stepped up to distribute their first film in the U.S.
If Fargeat had taken upBlack Widowand got tied up in Marvel’s big-budget production, she would’ve lost her creative control overThe Substance. In hindsight, her missed opportunity turned out to be a blessing for her.
Coralie Fargeat’s film has five Oscar nominations
Coralie Fargeat received the Best Screenplay award at the Cannes Film Festival forThe Substance, which kick-started the film’s journey in this awards season. Demi Moore’s Best Actress win at the Golden Globes gave the film aneeded mileage for its Oscar campaign.
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Moore isnominated for Best Actressat the 97th Academy Awards again. She will be competing against Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Mikey Madison (Anora), and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here). It is Moore’s first Oscar nomination in her more than four-decades-old career.
Fargeat was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. While the film is yet to decide its nominees for Best Picture, Fargeat is a sure-shot name among the nominees. The film also received a nomination for Pierre-Oliver Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli for the Best Makeup and Hairstyling category.
Sadly, the film also faced one major snub at the Oscars.Margaret Qualley, who gave an incredible performance alongside Moore, was overlooked in the Best Supporting Actress category.
The Substanceis now available for streaming on Mubi.
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Hashim Asraff is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, with over 2,800 articles published on celebrity culture, comic book movies, and major TV franchises. With a background in Sociology and a keen interest in pop culture, Hashim brings a unique lens to breaking news stories, character deep-dives, film rankings, and fan-driven perspectives.His coverage often includes the MCU, DCU, hit network shows, and celebrity profiles, giving readers a rich blend of entertainment and analysis. A longtime fan of crime and investigative series, Hashim has watched thousands of episodes of NCIS, Criminal Minds, Law & Order: SVU, Bones, Blue Bloods, and The RookieA passionate storyteller and wordsmith, Hashim has also worked as a ghostwriter and managed multiple social media handles. He brought his writing expertise to FandomWire to also pursue his lifelong love for cinema and television.
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