Director Todd Haynes initially found the Riverdale star’s looks “a deterrent.”
“I’m so grateful Charles Melton came into our consciousness,” Haynessaid in a new Vulture interview.
“I didn’t know him fromRiverdale.
Julianne Moore and Charles Melton in ‘May December’.courtesy Netflix
His looks were almost a deterrent.”
Todd Haynes ain’t lyin'.
To wit:
But since this isn’t aRyan Murphyproduction, pin-up hunk was not on the menu.
“There’s such remarkable physicality in the choices he made as an actor.
May Decemberhits select theaters on Nov. 17 before streaming on Netflix on Dec. 1.
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