Adria Arjona, who stars alongsideGlen Powellin Netflix’s new romantic action-comedy,Hit Man, revealed that the film’s intimate scenes were anything but sexy when it came to shooting them thanks to a rash caused by the pair’s steamy bath scene.Hit Manfollows Gary Johnson, whoposes as a professional killer, but finds his fake job upended when he’s hired by (and falls in love with) a desperate woman (Arjona) fleeing from her abusive husband. Much like Powell’s previous romantic outing, 2023’sAnyone But You(co-starring Sydney Sweeney),Hit Manfeatures some steamy scenes, but Arjona has discussed the painful process of shooting them.
It started when a crew member added Dawn washing liquid to the bathwater the pair were acting in. Adria Arjona appeared on theJust for Varietypodcast, and said how that simple mistake impeded the entire day’s filming. It was the day that Powell and Arjona, led by director Richard Linklater, were filming all the movie’s sex scenes.“That strips you of all your oils of your skin. That’s used for baby ducks when there’s an oil spill for God’s sake,“Arjona said about the dish washing soap. She continued,“We soaked in this bathtub for an hour and I get out of the tub and all of a sudden I dry myself and I can’t bend my knees because I have no oils.”
From director Richard Linklater comes Hit Man, a 2023 action comedy film based on aTexas Monthlyarticle of the same name. Undercover and trying to catch a group of criminals, a Houston police officer poses as a hitman until he falls for a woman on assignment. Finding himself diving deeper into the world of crime, the Houston officer finds it increasingly difficult to escape his new undercover persona.
Adria Arjona revealed that shooting the bath scene left both her and Powell with nasty rashes. However, they couldn’t stop production on a very busy filming day, and the pair were whisked off to make-up, so that shooting could continue. Arjona said:
“That was the day that we filmed all of our sex scenes – all of them with a crazy rash. We were both in so much pain. We would just die laughing, ‘How much makeup do you have on your ass right now?’ I was like, ‘So much, it’s not even funny.'”
Adria Arjona Says Fans Misunderstand Shooting ‘Fun’ Intimate Scenes
As convincing as their characters’ relationships may appear on-screen (and occasionally off-screen in the case ofGlen Powell and Sydney Sweeney), shooting such scenes is a purely professional matter. Adria Arjona addressed this during the interview, saying that fans mistook her and Powell’s comments describing shooting the intimate scenes as “fun”, and imprinting their own opinions on them.“We keep saying we had so much fun. People were taking it in a different direction,“the actress said. Arjona didn’t deny enjoying producing those scenes, but not for the reasons some fans think, continuing:
“We had fun because it was so funny. We were both in pain with makeup all over this rash and it was funny.”
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The first reviews forHit Manhave already been released online, and the movie is currently Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes at 97%, from 98 reviews. While a sequel hasn’t officially been confirmed yet, Arjona has said she would return in a heartbeat.“If it were up to me, throw me back in there,“the actress said, going on to praise her partnership with Glen Powell and Richard Linklater,“I love working with Rick and with Glen.”
Hit Manreleases in select theaters on July 05, 2025, before streaming on Netflix on August 01, 2025.
