Michael Fassbender and Keira Knightley left The Graham Norton audience in stitches on Friday night as they as they recounted filming their 2011 movie A Dangerous Method.
The film, a psychological drama, explores the complicated relationships between psychoanalysts Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud and a patient-turned-colleague, Sabina Spielrein, played by Kiera.
The actress, 39, didn’t hold back when asked about the film as she told Graham: ‘Basically it was about spanking. Michael had to spank me.’
Michael then joked: ‘I was the spanker. You were the spankee.’
Revealing the effort that went into making the scenes realistic but not too painful, Michael said: ‘To get the right level of spank, it can’t hurt too much, I suppose.’
He then revealed a little-known secret as he turned to Kiera: ‘There was a Yellow Pages between your bum and the paddle!’
Michael Fassbender and Keira Knightley left The Graham Norton audience in stitches on Friday night as they as they recounted filming their 2011 movie A Dangerous Method
Keira didn’t hold back when asked about the film as she told Graham that the film was about spanking and Michael had to spank her
As if that wasn’t funny enough, Keira admitted to going the extra mile to ensure the cast remembered the experience forever.
‘I bought Michael and three other cast members their very own spanking paddles’ she said, laughing. ‘I had to go into a sex shop and say, ‘Hello, can I have three spanking paddles, please?’
Michael, who appeared on the show to talk about his new TV series The Agency where he plays a covert CIA agent also revealed how he met a number of real spies in preparing for the role.
He said: ‘I think a lot of spies are just dying to tell you they are a spy. A lot of them watch these sorts of series and are very interested in them.’
Fans have gone wild for a new spy thriller with an ‘insane cast’ which includes Oscar-nominated Michael, after it finally hit screens in the US on Friday.
The Agency is based on the highly acclaimed French program The Bureau and was produced by George Clooney and partner Grant Heslov through their company Smokehouse Pictures.
Amongst the all-star cast are Richard Gere, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hugh Bonnerville and David Harewood.
Many fans rushed to X to express their excitement to binge it, while others gave an early verdict, writing: ‘If you aren’t watching The Agency on Paramount+ (with Showtime) then you are missing out.’
The film, a psychological drama, explores the complicated relationships between psychoanalysts Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud and a patient-turned-colleague, Sabina Spielrein
Revealing the effort that went into making the scenes realistic but not too painful, Michael revealed there was a Yellow Pages between Kiera’s bottom and the paddle so there was no contact
Graham welcomed superstar Cher, Hollywood stars Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley and Josh Brolin, and singer songwriter Jalen Ngonda on his sofa on Friday night
‘Paramount plus does it again #theagency first two episodes are FIREEEE – what an insane cast – michael fassbender, jeffrey wright…’
The political thriller launched by Paramount Plus follows Michael’s character Martian, a covert CIA agent ordered to abandon his undercover life, and report to Richard’s Bosko in London.
His career, his real identity and his mission are put in jeopardy when the love he left behind from his undercover life finds him and they reignite their romance.
While it broadcast in the US on Friday, UK viewers have to wait one more day as it debuts on Paramount Plus on November 30.
Earlier this month, Micahel and wife Alicia Vikander looked more loved-up than ever as they departed The Twenty Two in Mayfair.
The couple, who welcomed their second child earlier this year, couldn’t keep their hands off each other as they hugged in the street as they waited for their car.
Back in July, Alicia revealed she and Michael had quietly welcomed a second child together.
In an interview for ELLE UK, actress Taylor Russell praised the 35-year-old Oscar winner, saying she was ‘so impressed’ by Alicia’s physical work on their upcoming movie Hope, especially since Alicia had ‘literally just had (her) second baby.’
Michael appeared on the show to talk about his new TV series The Agency where he plays a covert CIA agent
Earlier in the month he and wife Alicia Vikander looked happier than ever as they departed a restaurant in London
The Swedish star replied, ‘All women have such different experiences, and going through it a second time was definitely harder for me.’
She continued: ‘But I think training made it easier. Going through those nine months is like a marathon, so it does help if you’re strong going into it.
‘It’s so physically demanding, and I have so much admiration for any woman who has done it.’
Alicia went on to say that she had portrayed childbirth on-screen four times before experiencing it in real life, adding, ‘Your job is to pretend as an actor, but every time I had to give birth, I said to every woman on set, “I’m sorry.” I felt like such an imposter.’
The star kept further details about the couple’s second child private.
The Graham Norton Show is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
