Sean Baker Directs Mikey Madison and Hoyeon on the Cover of W Magazine’s Directors Issue

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W Magazine released the final of three covers for its latest issue, Volume 2, The Directors Issue, featuring Mikey Madison and Hoyeon in “Sprinklelina” directed by Sean Baker. The shoot’s direction is a spaghetti western meets THE WALKING DEAD where cover stars Mikey Madison and Hoyeon are doughnut bandits. Each year, The Director’s Issue highlights and celebrates some of the greatest and most talked about films over the last year. 

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Mikey Madison discusses her disbelief when Baker approached her for the role of Ani: “No one had ever written a script for me. I’ve had my heart broken before.”

Sean Baker on why he rarely chases A-listers for his films: “I refuse to do the whole ‘Who can we get for this film?’ ” “Like, ‘Let’s put Jennifer Lawrence and DiCaprio together’—that is the opposite of the way I think.” “If Jennifer Lawrence is reading this, I don’t want her to think I don’t love her.” “I think she’s incredible, actually. But I have to see who speaks to me when I’m thinking about a character.”

Baker on Brooke Candy’s song “Drip” chosen for Ani’s striptease for Ivan: “That song is so dirty,” “It’s perfect for one of my movies”

W MAGAZINE’s Directors Issue is on stands March 11th. 

Directed by Sean Baker
Written by Irina Aleksander
Styled by Allia Alliata di Montereale
Photographed by Alexis Zabé

[Photo Credit: Alexis Zabé for W Magazine]

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