Ashton Kutcher Addresses Claims That His New Show Sounds A Lot Like His Famous Ex’s Movie
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Kutcher returns to TV this month in "The Beauty," which appears to share themes with "The Substance," a film that starred his ex-wife, Demi Moore.
Ashton Kutcher isn’t bothered by the comparisons between his new TV series and the 2024 film “The Substance,” which starred his ex, Demi Moore.
The actor returns to the small screen next week in FX’s “The Beauty,” in which he plays a biotech billionaire who unveils a cosmetic superdrug with some grisly side effects. The series appears to share themes with “The Substance,” in which Moore portrayed Elisabeth Sparkle, a Hollywood actor turned fitness guru who goes to deadly extremes to appear youthful.
Speaking to “Entertainment Tonight” this week, Kutcher offered some words of praise for Moore, to whom he was married from 2005 to 2013, while noting how “The Beauty” differs from “The Substance.”
“Demi’s performance in ‘The Substance,’ like, obviously she got extraordinary accolades ― I’m so proud of her, she killed it,” he said. “The bigger context, though, is we’re in a society where cosmetic enhancement is becoming increasingly predominant and accepted. It’s a weird thing.”
He went on to note: “I think [co-creator Ryan Murphy] really wanted to explore that beauty is very different for each one of these characters ... and sometimes, these things come with unintended consequences.”
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