As a movie making fun of franchises, it's only natural for The Bubble to take a run at Star Wars, or in this case, questionable Star Wars shipping.
It just put the actors in their roles and left it to the audience to put the pieces together. But the coupling also runs straight into Star Wars shipping fan fiction, providing Star Wars fans with a brief, weird look at what Rey Skywalker and The Mandalorian might look like together. It closely resembles effects in David Cronenberg’s Videodrome, which entailed James Woods’ sleazy TV producer plunging his face into a permeable TV screen at the behest of Debbie Harry’s onscreen seductress. The scene ends with a long shot of the pair copulating inside the machine – both still fully clothed – while he apologizes profusely. As with a fair amount of The Bubble’s humor, its creepy vibe is part of the point. The title refers to a fictional film production – the latest in a middling series of blockbusters – isolated in an English luxury hotel during the worst of the 2020 COVID surge.
The Bubble, starring Pedro Pascal and Daisy Ridley has arrived on Netflix. We explore their peculiar scene together that has got fans talking.
Ridley appears as a virtual work-out instructor as a feverish Dieter (Pascal) tries to sweat out some of his frustration. This fan shared their appreciation for the other cameos in The Bubble, posting: “The Daisy Ridley, John Cena and James McAvoy cameos in The Bubble are crazy man.” Away from the Star Wars franchise, Pascal has also starred in Kingsman: The Golden Circle and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, which is out later this month.