Benito Skinner Teases Charli XCX’s Role in ‘Overcompensating’
Benito Skinner recalled Charli
“I was so proud of her,” Skinner told me at GQ’s Men of the Year party on November 14 in Los Angeles. “She came on set and she was absolutely incredible and she blew everyone away. But the fact that she did [‘Overcompensating’] while I was also touring the world and doing the Sweat tour, it was insane. We are so lucky to have her on the show.”
Before her appearance on the Amazon show was announced in October, it was revealed that the “Brat” hitmaker would produce original music for the series, which follows the college life of a former high school football player and homecoming king (Skinner). The cast also includes Wally Baram, Mary Beth Barone, Adam DiMarco and Rish Shah as series regulars, with Connie Britton, Kyle MacLachlan, Kaia Gerber, Julia Shiplett, Tommy Do, Alexandra Beaton, Claire Qute, Elias Azimi and Maddie Phillips to play recurring roles. .
Skinner teased Charli XCX’s performance in the series, saying it’s “not what you’d expect.” He added, “I think her fans and people are really going to love it.”
“Overcompensating” doesn’t have a premiere date yet, but Skinner says the show will be coming out “very soon.”
In addition to “Overcompensating,” Charli XCX’s upcoming film credits include three films: the Gregg Araki thriller “I Want Your Sex,” starring Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman; Daniel Goldhaber’s 1978 remake of ‘Faces of Death’, starring Barbie Ferreira; and Julia Jackman’s graphic novel adaptation “100 Nights of Hero,” starring Emma Corrin and Maika Monroe.
