I Want Your Sex: Hollywood's New Age Gap Trend

Karley Sciortino's film 'I Want Your Sex,' co-written with director Gregg Araki and starring Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman, explores a BDSM relationship between an older female artist and her younger male assistant. The film, opening July 31, was originally based on Sciortino's real-life experience at age 25 with a much older editor. After #MeToo, the script was gender-swapped to feature a woman as the dominant partner. Sciortino notes a cultural shift toward older woman/younger man dynamics in Hollywood, citing films like 'Babygirl,' 'The Idea of You,' and 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.' She argues that female desire is now being portrayed as liberating, and that women in their 40s and 50s are increasingly seen as sexual beings on screen, referencing Lupita Nyong'o's casting as Helen of Troy at 43. The film is described as a 'dom-com' about a transformative sexual experience.