Actor Brittany Snow is calling out ageist stereotypes in Hollywood's treatment of women.
During an appearance on the "Las Culturistas" podcast, the 39-year-old actress shared how her racy mystery thriller, "The Hunting Wives," is pushing back.
"Hollywood wants to kind of disregard women after the age of 32 for sex scenes, specifically nudity and things that are sort of like women coming into their own sexual, like, prowess," the "Pitch Perfect" star said.
"I think that this was just like, 'No, we're going to still have this be very prevalent in a woman's life, even after she's of a Hollywood age,'" Snow added.
In "The Hunting Wives," Snow plays Sophie, who moves from Chicago to a small town in Texas with her husband and finds herself drawn to the enigmatic socialite Margo, essayed by Malin Akerman, and her glamorous circle of elite women known as the Hunting Wives.
Sophie is pulled into a spiral of obsession, betrayal and murder when her friendship with Margo turns sexual.
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Snow also shed light on how she and Akerman, 47, approached their intimate scenes.
"I do think from the very beginning, there was a very clear understanding of what we were making," she explained.
"We're in our late 30s, 40s, and we're going to be powerful, and this is for the woman gaze, and we're going to go for it," Snow continued. "That was never a question. We were never shy about, ‘Oh, I wonder if this is going to be too much.’"
In a previous interview, Snow had lauded Akerman for making her feel respected and safe during the filming of sex scenes.
Netflix series "The Hunting Wives" has been a massive success, drawing 5.2 million views in its first week. In September, Snow and Akerman announced via an Instagram video that the show is set to return for a second season.
Snow is also part of the Hulu drama series "Murdaugh: Death in the Family" and Netflix's "The Beast In Me," which premiered November 13.
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