Rachel Weisz to Go Nude for Agora

British Beauty Rachel Weisz Turns History Buff in Agora

The Cannes International Film Festival is currently underway, and with it comes news of nudity we have to look forward to in the ensuing months. First up is Rachel Weisz, who will be turning in her tenth nude scene in the historical drama Agora. Weisz plays Greek astronomer, philosopher, and mathematician Hypatia of Alexandria, and the role required the notoriously skin-friendly actress to drop her toga. The UK's Daily Mail reports:

Rachel appears nude in two scenes in the film - one in which she emerges from a bath while her young slave, played by Max Minghella, attends to her with a towel.

Asked if a body double was used for the revealing scene she responded: "Absolutely not. It was all me, never even thought of using a double."

Bravo, Rachel! And please, never let that thought pass through your mind again.

Historical dramas have proven unexpectedly sexy in recent years, with Rosario Dawson nude in Alexander, Diane Kruger nude in Troy, and Lena Headey nude in 300, so it's nice to see Rachel continuing the trend. Weisz already boasts an impressive nude résumé, appearing naked in such films as Stealing Beauty and I Want You. She even took home an Oscar for her naked-and-pregnant turn in The Constant Gardener, and she most recently gave us bit of butt in The Brothers Bloom.

Agora won't hit U.S. theaters until December 18th, but we expect the film to be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, so we should have a full nudity report for you then. And since Rachel has never shied away from baring her bush on screen, let's hope that Agora includes Weisz's angora.

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