Soderbergh Wants Sasha Grey to Be His Girlfriend and So Do We

Posted by Dr. Cole Abaius (cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com) on October 19, 2008

We’ve reported before about porn stars crossing over into the mainstream as of late – Tera Patrick being considered for QT’s remake of Faster, Pussycat, Kill! Kill! and Jenna Jameson playing a frightening zombie stripper – but so far the projects have been specialty stuff and horror flicks. Let’s face it, Tarantino hiring a porn star (if it ever happens) seems like the natural progression of his career.

We thought the trend would be stuck in slasher flicks when Sasha Grey was tapped (yes, tapped) for little-known Lee Demarbre’s Smash Cut, but now Grey has found her way onto the cast list of Steven Soderbergh’s indie film – The Girlfriend Experience.

That’s right. The Oscar-winning director who brought us Erin Brokovich and gets made fun of perennially on The Simpsons has reached into the santorum-encrusted world of pornography for his leading lady of ill-repute.

Granted, the story is about a call girl, but if there was any doubt that porn stars are invading the mainstream – or just plain becoming the mainstream – Soderbergh’s casting decision has destroyed it.

According to our bff’s over at ComingSoon.net, Brian Koppelman and David Levien who penned Soderbergh’s Ocean’s 13, wrote the film which has already started production in New York.

Are you comfortable with porn stars crossing over? Could Sasha Grey pull off legitimate acting skill if she’s not being choked? Won’t someone probably choke her during this? Am I a total ass for choosing that makeup-less picture or only a partial ass?

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Sam

I wonder how many hours of searching her pictures you did before deciding on that one. Or maybe you found that one first, and then continued to search for hours. I'm betting a minimum of 4 hours on this project, and about ten minutes to write the article...

Only time will tell if she can make the transition. Its hard to tell if she can act based on her pornos, seeing as, porn has the writing standards of a good episode of the short lived 80s Show.

Robert Fure

I doubt she'll cut it as an actress, but I don't like Soderbergh so I don't care, as I doubt I'll be seeing this movie.

Rob Hunter

I'm with Fure on this one, although I doubt anyone will see this movie. This is the follow-up to Bubble after all, and who here saw Bubble?

Neil Miller

Abaius... This is what I get for leaving you in charge for the afternoon -- an article about Sasha Grey and a picture like that?! You're killing me :P

Also, I saw Bubble. It was bad. But, as I have seen all of Sasha Grey's movies, I will be required to see this one as well.

Ronnie

If she can act, then let her act. I guess we'll find out if she can or not.

Sam

I don't even know what Bubble is. That can't be good.

Kevin Carr

Cole, you are an ass for choosing that picture, as most of us are more familiar with her ass than her face.

Mikey

I don't get why she's getting so much flack for this, she's a very respectable, generous, irresistible, adorable, and a fun-loving actress by all means.

HAnnes

I just read "by all moans". Nevermind

D Train

True story: When I was 15 I had a ripped copy of the filthiest porn imaginable. So no one would ever watch it I wrote "Erin Brokovich" on the DVD. Me and my friends would always talk about how great we thought Erin Brokovich was in front of my mom. To this day I'm pretty sure she thinks Brokovich is my favorite movie.

Soderbergh Wants Sasha Grey to Be His Girlfriend and So Do We

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