Demi Moore on Tackling Beauty Standards in 'The Substance' | Variety Studio at TIFF 2024

[@jaypeerogel]

Might be a long shot, but hopefully she gets an Oscar nomination for 'The Substance'.

[@stickynorth]

I sure hope not! She should be a LOCK for an Oscar with this performance and should this film for Best Picture because it truly is the best horror picture in a generation... It makes Hereditary and Antiviral (both great films) look and feel like Child's Play... This is a grown up adult CLASSIC horror film that gives us Shining, Rosemary's Baby, Carrie, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane meets The Fly vibes all while feeling like it was directed by a disciple of Tarantino, which she most certainly is... To me this is the slam dunk best feminist films ever much less horror films ever.. It just works on every level... And the acting is the best in the business all round... I mean nobody is ever going to forget Dennis and Demi's cocktail shrimp scene EVER...

[@michealnavarro6172]

It’s really so refreshing seeing a movie like the substance that has a stylish thriller genre. It also gives Requiem for a dream edit style but in a more modern way.

[@shadysorkin9214]

@@stickynorth its a great body horror movie but we dont need to tear down films like Hereditary in order to praise it. They're both great movies with directors who have very different visions and style.

[@jelliclesongs]

@@stickynorth It was so good!

[@gongashbk619]

if she gets a nomination that could open some doors for horror fans in the future, with that I dont believe, I sure hope that she get's some recognition.

[@odessachen]

This interviewer deserves kudos for actually asking intelligent questions about the work and process of creation rather than personal fluff questions. Thank you!

[@its_k18]

I love her voice so much lol also she’s so gorgeous. I can’t wait to see this movie!

[@jonathann5205]

Demi Moore is going to win an Oscar for this film, I intuit.

[@stickynorth]

100% this also has Best Picture written all over it... It's time for a genre picture with a point to win for once... It's usually one or the other, this seamlessly merges both!

[@AHORAN02]

Unfortunately I doubt that, when Toni Collette didn’t even got nominated for Hereditary then I don’t think Demi Moore will either

[@jonathann5205]

@@AHORAN02 “The Substance” is much more critically lauded and psychologically incisive and overall the better film. It’s not unprecedented- Sissy Spacek was nominated (didn’t win) for ‘Carrie’. Demi’s role here absolutely 💯 deserves the Oscar over Jolie’s rote, by the book turn in that dude’s constant cookie cutter annoying-ish female biopic films. Your comment won’t age well, I think. Plus, frankly, if Moore is not nominated, and if truly iconoclastic performances and films are not continually honored (Yeoh, e.g., EEAAO)- I personally become less and less interested in what the Academy does or does not choose to laud or not laud, as does the general public, as evidenced by the Oscar’s tanking viewership.

[@AHORAN02]

@@jonathann5205 I don’t think you understand who or what I’m talking about here. I’m talking about Toni Collette who gave the performance of a lifetime in Ari Aster’s Hereditary from 2018. Nothing to do with “Jolie’s rote” (???) or “cookie cutter annoying-ish female biopic films”. I’m so confused where you got that idea. Hereditary was on the same level of horror film (though not body-horror) as The Substance, and was not acknowledged by the Oscars for its brilliance

[@jonathann5205]

@@AHORAN02 Fair enough- “Hereditary” does have about an = Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score as “The Substance”, so I stand corrected there. I was referring to Demi’s main competition most likely- Angelina Jolie, for this year’s “Maria” film.

[@dead_prez7266]

This movie was absolutely insane, maybe one of the craziest movies I’ve ever seen. But it has such a great message.

[@Levants29]

She's absolutely gorgeous ❤

[@zyajones9360]

Demi Moore is a legend and put some respect on her correct name spelling 😮.

[@JT-ph8ud]

Obviously a Gen Z wrote that

[@CaliAAA72]

Jesus Variety get her name right. She’s an established actress.

[@nick28476]

This is her best performance in my opinion. A superb movie.

[@Mapqwerry]

She is Demi More, more intelligent, beautiful and talented and above all else, wise. Thank you for the last thirty years.

[@jacobk9322]

Demi will always be gorgeous! I’m so excited for this movie.

[@zyajones9360]

Demi Moore bestow unapologetic confidence and timeless beauty..I'm so looking forward to go watch this movie ,Substance🥰

[@melissamotadoria5544]

I am amazed by her attitude in life, the positivity and open-mindness of her articulate and inspiring speech.

[@adreena456]

This movie blew my face off, give her the Oscar.

[@AlzataDiMano]

She is beautiful, obviously.

[@suzannevilicich7637]

What an inspiration! Gorgeous and brilliant!!!

[@5Heliotrope]

GIVE HER AN OSCAR FOR THAT PERFORMANCE!!!

[@jsonkody]

while I agree .. I think that Coralie Fargeat who wrote it and directed it deserves it even more .. than Demi Moore xD

[@2999-v9j]

Ok Blake, take note of how lovely and gracious this beautiful actress acts during an interview. This is how it’s done! Love you Demi!! You’re a class act!!

[@stickynorth]

BINGO! My GG-era crush on BL ended the moment those clips dropped and we realized she really is GOOP 2.0 from the crap lifestyle brand to the uppity pretentious attitude.. No wonder nobody from the cast talks to her ever and she's the #1 tabloid target of the millennial set...

[@BourbonJazzyLife]

Damn she looks incredible & her awesome spirit shines through

[@diegoserafimm]

I am so obsessed with Demi Moore ❤

[@nottilatequila]

I’m so excited to see this.

[@rickbrandenburg1331]

They misspelled her last name. Moore not More.

[@byzantineaura]

Same thing with Bellucci!😂

[@fbueller]

WTAF?

[@Lisa-n6s]

Well, I would say Moore wants More.

[@Missunderstood103]

How does that even happen?

[@carolaguilera6911]

You’re right lol

[@shevaschwartz]

Someone needs to do a bit ‘more’ spellchecking

[@andypanda514]

You couldn't be Moore correct.

[@NIGHTGUYRYAN]

they do this stuff on purpose now for engagement.

[@kalebchavez3279]

Yes 💯...

[@edum.6353]

this beautiful stunning woman is 61 omg

[@WaterDesignirrigation]

So beautiful. One of the most beautiful women and smart. In the world.

[@zlatkokeserac4186]

Demi, i am a small man from Croatia, but what you do with Bruce,and his Family, and yours daughters,with Bruce,is amazing. I don't know if everything is good writen,but there is not a Lot of People Like you ,and Bruce. Respect,

[@margot7819]

Demi .. more and more beautiful

[@MariarsClara]

Shes so elegant and fun and interesting 😭😭😭🥰🥰🥰

[@lilzuplada1564]

I need Demi’s doctor’s number. She looks magnificent yet natural

[@robertnunez657]

WHAT LUCK SHE HAS: TALENTED & BEAUTIFUL

[@Tvso9813]

I am looking forward to seeing this. Her comeback with the Fendi show was quite interesting. I think there’s a new procedure that makes the face completely different and then slowly molds into a normal appearance. Same thing happened to Madonna. Her face was scary and it settled and she looks great. Demi looked scary and it gradually morphed into this. She is so beautiful. She should stop especially after this movie.

[@stickynorth]

I mean do whatever makes you happy but also it seems nobody is immune from body dysmorphia and the pursuit of youth and beauty especially in Hollywood and especially women "of a certain age" as they used to say... Or as DQ in the movie puts it, when their "stuff" doesn't work anymore...

[@1bwash]

I hope this movie gets the nominations it deserves because it really is a horror with a mainstream message. It feels like a modern classic.

[@xamalion7334]

I just saw it yesterday for the first time, and what I immediately noticed is, that the two characters (that are supposed to be the same) are not talking to each other once in the whole film. The whole relationship is physical.

[@solarflaresoftruth]

To address the elephant in the room regarding plastic surgery and beauty standards, I think we need to stretch our accusatory prism a tad to be able to understand that having plastic surgery doesn’t correlate to some sort of magic doorway to permanent youth. You still age, and if you’re getting it to begin with, you are probably, with a minimal amount of self-awareness, better positioned to convey the message this film seeks to deliver, no?

[@stickynorth]

I think most people in Hollywood and now to a larger extent Hollywood-influenced pop culture that people see and treat plastic surgery as "good grooming" as another movie on this topic so eloquently put it... The Neon Demon which to me is the closest spiritual twin to The Substance other than maybe Death Becomes Her... Aka they see it like getting their teeth deep cleaned and bleached, their veneers swapped out, their hair plugs topped up, their ears pinned, new tater tots, etc. in equal measure. It's no big deal... And I guess when surgery is becoming more routine and affordable in an industry with access to buckets of cash generally speaking this whole films concept is par for the course... I mean you could strip away its cotton candy surrealist aesthetic and light and film it like Precious or The Wrestler and it would be probably just as impactful because of the acting, the concept and the script in general just work. It's intelligent, wry, sophisticated and timeless... Hence why it feels like it was set in the 1980's OR an an alternate timeline/reality that is just a few shades off our own...

[@solarflaresoftruth]

@@stickynorth totally agree! 🙏🏼 Of course it is all normalized here in Los Angeles. Trust me! Whenever I step out of this bubble I am confronted with the horror of seeing how warped my experience of life has become as a result of being submerged in it. Your perspective on the era is interesting. I’d add that when Death Becomes Her was released what made it so effectively comedic was that it was derisively exaggerated in its eventual unraveling. It’s one of those unique films that has lost its phantasmagoric edge with the passage of time due to the exact mainstreaming of plastic surgery you refer to. It’s a bit like Sex And The City. It’s as if everyone forgot that it was originally conceived as satire.

[@andreakvcs]

IM IN LOVE WITH THIS WOMAN

[@benjamin_william_farzad]

Demi 💕💕💕 🥰🥰🥰 amazing star amazing perfect awesome

[@Morag.Tong.Assassin]

Demi Moore is such a beautiful woman

[@zanetacomacho1521]

You spelt Moore wrong in the intro text

[@CtguhokhCredibley]

whatsinmy AI fixes this. Demi Moore tackles beauty standards.

[@JDKelleherMusic]

So smart and insightful and lovely.

[@freedomofexpression1382]

MOORE

[@ivanovanina4827]

She’s looking good wearing costumes

[@stevecolbert9518]

This movie fucked with my mind aftewards!

[@benjamin_william_farzad]

Stunning fascinating

[@sarahpamula778]

I am a photographer That Ms Harris has been collecting data with for over 4 years. Her Win in my case will be Franz Liszt Stunning. Wakefield and Beyond.

[@SGr-d2u]

😮 St elmos fire sequel

[@angeladunbar9997]

Very odd interview. She’s alone on the couch…where is the host? You never see him? Wtf? Odd, just odd

[@RaquelNascimento-py5mm]

❤

[@marryellenmonahan5585]

Let's not forget.This is not real life.Lots of plastic surgery people🤑

[@marcelomatiello77]

Isn't that Monica from Friends?

[@Tvso9813]

No, they look very similar. Monica from friends is Courtney Cox who actually looks more like Kyle Richards.

[@SimonTrepanier1]

Next question

[@drewdolce]

I feel like, shes kinda part of the issues with beauty standards in hollywood, just judging by her face.... Love her but a spade is a spade

[@okosahary9526]

She looks better than me at my 40

[@elijah.j3288]

How about this Demi.... let's just stand around and do nothing with each other😴

[@JRich7]

beauty standards…ie: plenty of cosmetic surgery

[@krystalwirth9646]

Variety: The correct spelling is Demi Moore.....

[@lizziehan13]

I'm sorry but these conversations are so disingenuous when the person has clearly had a sh** ton of work done.

[@RachMonPhoebs]

yup

[@kyanecrane3954]

Why?

[@ericake88]

Not really. She obviously knows what he feels like to be an aging women in the spot light and how she herself has bought into it. To me it seems fitting and not disingenuous.

[@elisabeth4342]

@9:47: "We need to be more kind to ourselves... we're putting too much emphasis on how we look..." Then Hollywood actresses COULD stop getting botox, fillers, nose resculptings, all kind of lifts, Ozempic, etc. altogether. They'll prove their not insecure about looking/getting older...

[@ricardocima]

....goes on and does "Strip-Tease", which is remembered in detail by every young male from the 90's.

[@elisabeth4342]

@@ricardocima Every guy thought Pamela Anderson, the "Baywatch" actresses, the 90s Supermodels and iconic Playboy Playmate centerfolds were HOTTER - according to what they said back then.

[@Rashomon20s]

i feel bad for all the gurlies seeing this thing expecting a ‘spooky time’ 💀💀💀💀 😱😱😱😱 *u have no idea what’s coming*

[@MaleOrderBride]

She looks ageless!!😮 ❤

[@yarisacummings8514]

CLADIA!?!?

[@EuroNation]

The ending ruined the movie. Other than that it was on an amazing path.

[@Daniella400]

I like Demi as a person but there does seem to be a lot of hypocrisy and disingenuousness here. She has had so much work done herself and seems to be caught up in perpetuating these beauty standards. She is very clearly clinging to her youth and has the financial resources to do so.

[@dead_prez7266]

I think that’s the point… she has battled with body image throughout her lifetime, and I’m sure gone back and forth with her physical appearance. So maybe the most genuine and real story someone could have? A beautiful young actress being successful in Hollywood then getting older and battling with those demons.

[@Missunderstood103]

At 8 minutes & they're _finally_ starting to talk of what the movie is about.....kind of. I think I have to leave this interview fo find out. Weird.

[@romanumeralz]

🧙🏻‍♀️

[@hersheychoco6638]

She looks great here but she doesn’t look the natural Demi Moore.

[@kittenkaterinaxoxo9999]

She’s 61.. she isn’t going to look the same as she did 30 years ago. She probably had a facelift. I think she’s beautiful regardless if she’s had work done.

[@hersheychoco6638]

@@kittenkaterinaxoxo9999 but to you does she still resemble the old Demi Moore from 30 years ago?

[@ericake88]

@@hersheychoco6638no. No one is the same as they were 30 years ago.

[@lovemobbish]

I'm an Independent Latino. I love the heavy filter on Demi, it's difficult to watch a wrinkly prune - it's to distracting.

[@MarissaColes-xj5jb]

She doesn’t have a filter on her face

[@ericake88]

She doesn’t have a filter on her face😂 Silly comment.

[@miapax1962]

She’s 61!

[@rzenia2930]

Oh, no Demi is Asian bow....😮

[@Taniucka95]

hated the interviewer

[@Im_straight-t4d]

The trailer uses the “come hither” body close ups, that have been exploited by filmmakers for at least a century: same exploitation-different film. The ‘Revenge’ film was simply a pretty girl running around in her underwear - it said less than nothing about rape or about true love.

[@sarahpamula778]

Your husband now’s suffers from a Memory? Brain disease? I am very knowledgeable When it comes to the brain.