Zoë Kravitz is taking Channing Tatum to Pussy Island
Kravitz's directorial debut is a genre thriller about sexual politics
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The only thing better than the name of Zoë Kravitz’s new movie—titled Pussy Island (!!!)—is the plot description, which involves a private island owned by a billionaire tech mogul and a cocktail waitress from Los Angeles who finds herself on said island, only to quickly discover that things are—how do you say…—fucked up. For the part of the wealthy tech bro, Kravitz enlisted Channing Tatum, who also worked with Kravitz to develop the script. Here’s how Deadline, which broke the news of Pussy Island, describes the film:
Frida is a young, clever, Los Angeles cocktail waitress who has her eyes set on the prize: philanthropist and tech mogul Slater King (Tatum). When she skillfully maneuvers her way into King’s inner circle and ultimately an intimate gathering on his private island, she is ready for a journey of a lifetime. Despite the epic setting, beautiful people, ever-flowing champagne, and late-night dance parties, Frida can sense that there’s more to this island than meets the eye. something she can’t quite put her finger on. Something that is a bit terrifying.
Can we get a hearty FUCK YES?!?! But wait! There’s more: Kravitz says she began working on the script for Pussy Island back in 2017, and she wrote the role of Slater King with Tatum in mind. As for Frida, Kravitz wanted to write a character she would love to play, though she’s casting another actor in that role so she can focus her efforts on directing her first feature. Kravitz says the title Pussy Island “means a lot of things,” and the way she describes it, it’s a timely story:
“As a woman in general, and a woman in this industry, I’ve experienced some pretty wild behavior from the opposite sex. The title was kind of a joke at first, this place where people would go, bring women, party and hang out. The story evolved into something else, but the title wound up having multiple meanings. And it alludes to this time and place we claim to not be in anymore, in terms of sexual politics. People are evolving and changing but there is still a bad taste in a lot of people’s mouths from past behavior. It’s a nod to that, but it’s also playful, and a really playful film in a lot of ways. I like that the title leads with that and has some heavy meaning beneath it.”
We already knew Zoë Kravitz ruled, and if news of her directorial debut and its content (and the title, which better not change between now and whenever we can stream this thing into our eyeballs) wasn’t further proof of what has long been a generally agreed upon truth, then how’s this: Channing Tatum says he stopped wearing Crocs because Kravitz said so.
“When someone can just come out and tell me I should not be wearing Crocs, and is so adamant about it, she completely convinced me and I never wear Crocs anymore,” Tatum told Deadline. “I totally loved Crocs for a hot second, and in one hang she was like, you can’t ever do that again. And I said, okay, fine.” That is power.
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Looking forward to a scathing commentary on gendered politics from a director who apparently has no qualms about policing other peoples’ gender expressions.
when did Kravitz do dis?
Maybe Crocs mean something more than I assumed.
Ohhhh, cRocks, got it.
Is this a joke about Crocs?
Huh?
Uh oh, “threatened by a strong woman” alert!
Finally, a version of Pinocchio for adults!
A man can’t be portrayed as attractive if he’s not rich, I guess.
Or a stripper, I guess.
Or a half dog mutant assassin. Or a GI Joe.But seriously, your comment is dumb.
Or wearing crocs.
Congratulations, you’re now fully qualified to write romantic comedies.
It’s a movie, not a documentary.
More like Channing Tate yum!
Channing Tatum looks like a circuit gay clinging to their youth I’d see at a sex party. I’m here for it.
No thanks.
Is that good?
Frida can sense that there’s more to this island than meets the eye.
something she can’t quite put her finger on. Something that is a bit
terrifying.So I guess it’s supposed to be like Epstein’s island? Maybe it is just a case of “too soon” but I don’t think a thriller rather than a serious drama like Spotlight is really the way to cover this right now.
What was SPOTLIGHT again? Was that a movie from a while ago?
Epstein’s the obvious go-to for putting a dark secret at the heart of a sex island.But, could be it’s like a Hostel type torture deal (though with less of an emphasis on graphic torture).Or even a sci-fi twist with some Stepford Wifery. I mean, I’d bet those tech mogusls gotta have access to some cutting edge shit that is years away from public release.
island’s full of hungry cats, boom, heavy second meaning
See: the Dethklok Home For Wayward Kitties, off the coast of New Guinea: https://dethklok.fandom.com/wiki/The_Dethklok_Home_For_Wayward_Kitties
Where has Channing Tatum BEEN? Anyway … I don’t know who would be willing to be seen in a theater seeing this, but hey — good luck you two!
He’s busy filming “Gambit”.
Man, another Fyre Festival movie?
I am also available to go to Pussy Island with Zoe Kravitz.
You get there by,…. something something …. MAN IN A BOAT!
I’d be happy to just be a beachcomber there (assuming there aren’t that many crabs).
Movies really need to pull every trick now to get attention I guess.
Wonder if this will actually ever get released.
My guess is that Kravitz’s Catwoman would expect Batman to go down on her.
okay, so it’s like Cat People, right?
Will Zoe Kravitz be putting out fire…with gasoline?!
I think they should make it an entry in the Magic Mike series. Magic Mike and the Adventure on Pussy Island.I’m thinking something like Indiana Jones, but more stripping.
This has certainly got to be better than it’s counterpart “Cunt Atoll: The Marjorie Taylor Greene Story”.
I tried to dock at Pussy Island but was denied entry because my dinghy is too small.
Wild. So will Ms. Kravitz and her band contribute songs to the score?best of success for this project.
Are we sure this isn’t just a high profile porn flick? I mean, “Slater King” is straight out of a Zalman King soft-core porn movie. And Crocs? Who cares.
Frida can sense that there’s more to this island than meets the eye. something she can’t quite put her finger on.It’s actually a penisula.
a penisthmus?
Surprisingly enough, it’s usually the man that can’t quite put his finger on it.
archipeenlago
Apart from who made what, this sounds like the B-C tier horror movie I saw a dozen of already.
I have a feeling it will be “Stepford Island.” Without Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Tina Louise, Ira Levin, and Bryan Forbes.
“a private island owned by a billionaire tech mogul and a cocktail waitress”I was disappointed to find that this describes two different characters.