Jacob Elordi SLAMS 'Ridiculous' 'Kissing Booth' Movie

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00:00 "Everyone just saw that, didn't they?"

00:03 "Yeah, pretty much."

00:06 Jacob Elordi might have been thrust into the spotlight after The Kissing Booth was released,

00:11 but that doesn't mean he's particularly fond of the franchise.

00:16 When the first film came out in 2018, the actor became an overnight sensation.

00:20 But the 26-year-old told GQ for his December cover story he pretty much hated all of it.

00:26 "I didn't want to make those movies before I made those movies.

00:30 Those movies are ridiculous.

00:32 They're not universal.

00:33 They're an escape."

00:35 In the trilogy, Jacob plays bad-boy football star Noah Flynn, who falls in love with his

00:40 younger brother's best friend Elle, who is played by Joey King.

00:43 "Come on, relax, Shelly.

00:44 It was just a kiss."

00:46 "Was it, Noah?

00:48 Was it just a kiss?"

00:50 "Yeah, of course."

00:53 The film marked one of Jacob's first movie roles.Following the success of the first one,

00:57 Netflix made two more movies, which the Australian actor admitted was dissatisfying.

01:03 When talking to GQ about the industry saying, "One for them, one for me," which means

01:06 grinning and bearing through a movie in hopes of getting a better project down the line,

01:10 he says, "That one's a trap as well, because it can become 15 for them, none for you.

01:16 You have no original ideas and you're dead inside.

01:18 So it's a fine dance.

01:20 If I won for them, I've done it."

01:23 This isn't the first time Jacob has expressed his candid thoughts about the Kissing Booth

01:28 franchise.

01:29 In the past, he's been told to be grateful for the films because they launched his career

01:32 and that he was, quote, "pretentious."

01:35 But Jacob weighed in on that too, telling GQ, quote, "How is caring about your output

01:40 pretentious?

01:41 But not caring and knowing feeding people s***, knowing that you're making money off

01:46 of people's time, which is literally the most valuable thing they have.

01:49 How is that the cool thing?"

01:52 Jacob has come a long way since making the Kissing Booth movies, starring in Euphoria,

01:57 Priscilla and Saltburn.

01:58 He says the reason he is, quote, "happy" right now is because he's focusing on projects

02:03 that fulfill him creatively.

02:05 And Jacob is at a very exciting time in his career right now.

02:09 His upcoming film Saltburn is coming out this weekend.

02:12 He also portrayed Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola's Priscilla.

02:16 This is Hollywood Chat with Jacob ahead of the film's premiere, and he gushed over

02:19 the incredible experience of making it with director Sofia and co-star Kayleigh Spaney.

02:25 The most challenging part was, I don't know, I felt like I was in safe hands the whole

02:32 time.

02:33 So it was one of the most freeing, creative experiences I've ever been a part of.

02:37 So I don't know if there really like it was, yeah, it was just joyful.

02:42 Yeah, joyful.

02:43 Well, that's a beautiful way to experience such an incredible project.

02:48 There's something here, it's this one.

02:49 It's all Kayleigh.

02:50 No, yeah, I mean, really, when you step on set with these two, it's like, yeah, you

02:54 don't have to worry too much.

02:55 It's just like, yeah.

03:07 (upbeat music)

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