The first trailer for Gregg Araki’s irreverent sex comedy I Want Your Sex sees Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman embark on a borderline relationship.
Featuring everything from ball gags, whips and strap-ons to a threesome gone awry, “I Want Your Sex” follows a confident artist (Wilde) as he begins a sadomasochistic relationship with his assistant (Hoffman). The cast also includes Charli XCX, Mason Gooding, Chase Suey Wonders, and Daveed Diggs.
“I Want Your Sex” was one of the most talked-about titles at Sundance, and after a bidding war, the US distribution rights were sold to Magnolia Pictures for seven figures. “This unconventional romantic comedy feels like a natural extension of the queer indie pioneer’s sex-positive sensibilities while taking things into unconventional territory,” Peter DeBrugge wrote in a review for Variety outside the festival, noting the film’s screwball comedy sensibilities.
At Sundance, much of the buzz surrounding the film revolved around its bold depiction of sex, pleasure, and pain. “This film is incredibly irreverent and playful in showing this part of the sexual revolution in youth,” Wilde told Variety at the film’s Sundance premiere. “Sex is used as a metaphor for something that actually applies to everyone’s experience.”
Araki is known for his 90s teen apocalypse trilogy, which consisted of “Totally F***ed Up,” “The Doom Generation,” and “Nowhere.” After 2014’s “White Bird,” starring Shailene Woodley, he went on to direct multiple episodes of television, including “Riverdale,” “13 Reasons Why,” “Monster,” and “American Gigolo.” “I Want Your Sex” marks his long-awaited return to film.
Watch the trailer below.
