Paul Mescal Pits His Bathtub Scene Against Barry Keoghan’s Infamous ‘Saltburn’ Moment That Made Fans Lose Their Mind

Paul Mescal has been making a lot of headlines recently after starring in the romantic drama movie, All of Us Strangers. Recently released in the UK, the movie has been the center of attention for quite some time now. The Irish actor recently appeared in an interview with co-star Andrew Scott. The two talked about how the bathtub scene in the movie was different from the disturbing scene that was in Barry Keoghan’s Saltburn.

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Barry Keoghan’s disturbing bathtub scene from Saltburn

Emerald Fennel’s Saltburn revolves around the story of a master manipulator and psychotic murderer, Oliver Quick. Portrayed by Barry Keoghan, the character manipulates a whole family into destroying themselves.

After being tricked by Oliver, Felix (portrayed by Jacob Elordi) invites him to his family’s country house, Saltburn to spend the summer together. One night, Oliver sees Felix mas****ating in the bathtub. He goes on to drink Felix’s semen-laced bathwater as he was already lustfully obsessed with Felix.

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The audience was absolutely awestruck by the scene and some fans even went on to describe it as one of the most disturbing ones they had ever watched.

Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott open up about their bathtub scene from All of Us Strangers

Saltburn‘s iconic bathtub scene has been making headlines for quite some time now. Paul Mescal‘s movie, All of Us Strangers, also has a bathtub scene. In a recent interview with Hits Radio, the actor was asked whether it could be just as famous as the scene in Saltburn. Andrew Scott opened up by pointing out how their bathtub scene is very different from Barry Keoghan’s. Scott said,

“What the thing that we are really proud about our film is that there is s*x and physicality but the thing that we are most proud about is the tenderness between the 2 characters.” Paul Mescal continues, “I feel like those 2 scenes are doing 2 different things narratively. And yeah, let’s make All of Us Strangers bathtub scene famous for its intimacy and love.”

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All of Us Strangers has been a massive critical success at the box office as the movie has largely received positive reviews from fans and critics.

All of Us Strangers is currently showing in theatres.