Everything Everywhere All At Once star, Jamie Lee Curtis, revealed she kept a prop from the movie's set but did not know what it was. The science-fiction film stars Curtis as Deirdre Beaubeirdra, an IRS inspector who has been tasked with auditing Evelyn Wang's (Michelle Yeoh) laundromat. The outlandish movie centers on Wang, who discovers that she has the ability to access both memories and skills of different versions of herself across parallel universes. Released in March, Everything Everywhere All At Once has garnered universal critical acclaim, sitting on a 95% Fresh rating on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
Written and directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the mutiversal-action film embraced the infinite possibilities allowed by its premise and created some of the wildest imagery seen on film all year to include a universe where humans have hot dog fingers and another where a teppanyaki chef -- clearly inspired by Ratatouille -- uses a raccoon under his chef's hat to help him cook. For Evelyn to tap into her various counterpart's abilities, she must engage in a specific act to trigger the link between universes such as giving herself paper cuts or chewing on gum that someone else has already chewed. During one fight sequence, Evelyn's enemy had to insert an IRS trophy into his butt to tap into a different version's martial arts abilities. Luckily, the trophy was conveniently shaped like a butt plug.
While on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote her latest film, Halloween Ends, Curtis admitted that she kept a unique prop from the Everything Everywhere All At Once set. Early in the film, when Evelyn visits the IRS to discuss her finances, Deirdre points to her multiple Auditor of the Month trophies saying, "You don't get one of these unless you've seen a lot of bullshit." Curtis revealed that she still has one of those prop trophies and did not know that they were butt plugs until she saw the movie in a theater. Read what the actor said below.
I do have the butt plug trophy... Here's what you need to know. It's very important you know this. I didn't know it was a butt plug. I did not.
On the day we shot that scene, and I kept going back and touching it saying, "You don't get one of these," I didn't know. Everybody else was laughing. I just thought I was being funny. I didn't know until I saw the movie in the theater [...]
Our prop master Josh gave it to me as a farewell gift from the movie.
Is Everything Everywhere All At Once 2 A Possibility?
Although Kwan and Scheinert's have set their sights on the small screen with a Showtime comedy starring Steven Yuen, many have wondered if Everything Everywhere All At Once will ever get a sequel. With the filmmaking duo recently shutting down old sequel rumors, chances for the multiverse film to build into a franchise are slim. However, due to the nature of the movie's unique conceit, there is a lot of potential for continuing Everything Everywhere All At Once's story.
With Evelyn and her family's narrative arc wrapping up nicely at the end of the movie, there is still a chance that continue the multiversal tale through a separate character. Although Evelyn and Deirdre made amends, embracing each other, the auditor still has issues with their taxes and seemingly remains emotionally unfulfilled. Deidre can lead the film's next chapter as she guides her way through the multiverse to resolve her personal issues while delving deeper into the complexities of the parallel universes. Barring any updates from Kwan and Scheinert, fans will need to wait to see if Everything Everywhere All At Once will ever get a sequel.
Source: Jimmy Kimmel Live!