Sydney Sweeney & Brandon Sklenar's 'Housemaid' Sex Scenes Were Stunt-Like

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For fans of Frieda McFadden’s novel, it’s no surprise that The Housemaid movie included some steamy moments. But according to the director, Paul Feig, it was a little “uncomfortable” for him to shoot the sex scenes between Sydney Sweeney and Brandon Sklenar — until the film’s intimacy coordinator, Lizzy Talbot, shared some words of wisdom.

“Well, I mean directing a love scene, you know, a sex scene if you will, is always uncomfortable for me. But we had a great intimacy coordinator,” Feig told Cinema Blend in an interview published Dec. 19. “So that was challenging more than anything. But they were so great. I mean, the two actors who did it — no spoilers — were just so comfortable with it, and they were cool. I was the old hung up guy in the room. But by the end of shooting you're just yelling, you know, ...