Cara Delevingne is coming off one of the films of Cannes in the shape of buzzy A24 acquisition Club Kid.
However, on a podcast appearance with Louis Theroux the model and actress has addressed one of her screen misfires: the 2018 thriller London Fields, also featuring Amber Heard, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Isaacs, Theo James, Johnny Depp and more.
The film, adapted from the Martin Amis novel of the same name, has a rare 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and received some blistering reviews. Delevingne said the reception took her aback.
“You never know”, said the actress about her expectations for the film. “It seemed like it was going to be kind of major, to be honest…with the cast and the book, the script was so good.”
The long-delayed film, reportedly made for $8M, was a major flop, making only $160,000 over its debut weekend in the U.S. from 613 cinemas. The film was the subject of protracted litigation. It was due to have its premiere at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival but was pulled from the schedule after its director sued its producers.
In a wide-ranging discussion with Theroux, Delevingne also talked about substance abuse issues, modelling, sexuality and relationships.
The Brit, also known for movies including Suicide Squad, Valerian and Paper Towns, repeated claims she has made before about Harvey Weinstein warning her against coming out as gay.
“Harvey Weinstein called me up and said, ‘Are you gay?’ And I was like, ‘Um, what do you mean?’ And he was like, ‘You should never be in a relationship with a woman,’” Delevingne told Theroux.
She continued: “‘You’ll never make it in the industry if people think you’re gay,’” [he said]. And I really believed him, and I really took that to heart.”