First images of Colin Firth, Laura Linney and Julianne Moore playing the ‘throuple’ who inspired bestselling lovemaking manual The Joy of Sex
First-look images have been released showing Colin Firth, Laura Linney and Julianne Moore in a new production depicting the real-life "throuple" whose relationship is said to have inspired the bestselling 1972 sex manual The Joy of Sex. The casting brings together three highly regarded actors to portray the unconventional trio behind one of the most famous books on the subject, generating fresh attention for a story rooted in 1970s sexual culture.
Details of the wider project, including its title, format and release date, were not disclosed in the available material, though the images mark the first public glimpse of the three stars in character. The Joy of Sex, written by Alex Comfort and illustrated with explicit line drawings, became a publishing phenomenon after its release and has remained culturally significant for decades, making this dramatisation of the people said to have inspired it a notable point of interest for fans of the book's history.
- First images show Firth, Linney and Moore as a real-life "throuple".
- Trio reportedly inspired 1972 manual The Joy of Sex.
- Project details beyond casting images remain unclear.
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Colin Firth, Laura Linney and Julianne Moore are set to appear in a new dramatisation about the real people said to have inspired The Joy of Sex, a 1972 illustrated sex manual by Alex Comfort that became one of the best-selling books of its kind. The manual grew out of the sexual openness of the 1970s and has stayed a well-known cultural reference point ever since, so a screen adaptation touching on its origins has drawn interest well beyond its original readership.
The "throuple" referred to is a three-person relationship, and reports have long suggested that the dynamics of such a relationship fed into the ideas behind Comfort's book, though the exact details of who was involved and how have been the subject of speculation over the years. Firth, Linney and Moore are all established, award-recognised actors, and their joint casting in these roles has been the main point of interest so far.
At this stage, only first-look images of the three actors in character have been made public. Further specifics about the production itself, such as its name, format and when it might be released, have not yet been confirmed.