Sharon Stone is a diva, as she is one of the most renowned actresses in the movie industry. The actress has been treated as an asset as she tends to take on roles that are traditionally avoided by other actresses. She prefers to be more hardcore, powerful, and edgy. Though the Beautiful Joe actress thrives on being a woman, one should not mess with, she enjoys having all the attention on her.
Sharon Stone has done a plethora of films in her career that were massive hits at the box office. However, none of the success of the films compares to the success of the erotic noir thriller film, Basic Instinct. The 1992 film was a smash hit success, earning $ 352.6 million at the worldwide box office. Even though Stone was heavily responsible for the success of the first film, she opens up about how she was almost replaced in the sequel of the film.
Sharon Stone Startled The Producer of Basic Instinct 2
Sharon Stone’s performance in Basic Instinct was outstanding and even in 2023, it remains one of the most talked about performances in the history of Hollywood. Her portrayal of the villainous Catherine Trammell radiated confidence and seduction. Though the first film was a success it took 14 years for the sequel to release in theatres, as different ideas kept the film from materialising. This included replacing Stone in her iconic role.
During an exclusive interview with Movie Web, Sharon Stone recalled how the studio was thinking of replacing her in the film’s sequel as she was nearly 48 years old. And she was called in to talk about the studio’s idea.
“They had all these different ideas. They even sold it to a different producer who wanted to make it with a different actress. He called me in to have a meeting, and talk to me about it, and I explained to him, ‘Great idea, let’s do it.’”
However, during the meeting, she freaked out the producer of Basic Instinct 2, as she stated that she would love to talk about her substitute on the matter. Her suggestion freaked out the producer and dissuade the idea of replacing the actress.
“I said, ‘Great idea, let me tell you my take on the character and if you want me to take her out to lunch and talk to her about it, I will. She’s great.’ And then he got completely freaked out.”
Although she stated how she avoided getting replaced in the sequel, she decided not to reveal the name of the actress that almost replaced her. Moreover, to replace the success of the first film, Stone pitched the idea to replicate the tone of the first film for the sequel as well.
Sharon Stone Forced To Include More S*x Scenes In Basic Instinct 2
In a different interview, the Above the Law actress shared that she wanted to recreate the success of the first film with Basic Instinct 2 as well. To duplicate the success, she forced to include more raunchy and explicit scenes in the sequel.
“I was coming from a really kinky place. I wanted more nudity. When I saw the rough cut of the film they had taken a lot of stuff out and I asked, ‘Where’s all the crazy stuff I did? What are we toning it down for?’ I said, ‘Let’s go crazy.’ So we took some things out of the film and a lot of the kinky stuff and s*x went back in – you’ll see it.”
Her attempt to recreate the success was a failure as the sequel could earn only $ 35.4 million worldwide at the box office with an additional $ 6.8 million sales in DVD sales, which comes nowhere close to the first film.
Basic Instinct 2 can be streamed on FuboTV.
Source: Movie Web; Female First
