That '70s Show actor Ashton Kutcher says The Beauty, his new FX horror series about a miracle drug that takes a deadly toll on the user and those around them, reflects many people's real-life obsession with staying young and looking good.
"By the way, do we think that the minute that happens that everyone's going to wait for FDA approval?" he added, noting we live in a world where the use of rapid weight-loss drugs like GLP-1's is "pervasive."
"Some of them are for health complications, others are just for aesthetic outcomes and then we have this increasing demand for cosmetic surgery, including tourism for cosmetic surgery and people augmenting themselves in order to achieve a look or a feel or a vibe that they think will give them some sort of advantage. Or maybe it will just make them happy," he added. "You start to ask questions like, 'Is that so wrong?'"
Kutcher plays a character called The Corporation in writer-producer Ryan Murphy's latest series, which airs on Wednesdays.
He is the tech billionaire behind the stylish drug that everyone wants, even though an-off brand, cheaper version of it causes people to become homicidal before they spontaneously combust.Kutcher noted that gene editing is already being implemented to prevent disease and correct abnormalities in the real world.
"What are you willing to sacrifice for that? And what risks are you willing to take?" Kutcher asked rhetorically.
Kutcher tried not to judge his character, who has people killed desperate people for stealing his product and using it without permission/payment.
"I can -- from 10,000 feet -- look at the behavior of that character and go, 'Wow, he's doing some pretty abhorrent things,'" Kutcher explained.
"But when you're playing the character, you have to play them from the perspective that they believe that they're doing something right," he added. "Every so-called villain can rationalize their behavior."
