Demi Moore has spoken out about the disappointing, to say the least, media coverage surrounding her latest film, The Substance.

On Thursday, September 6, at the opening night of the Toronto International Film Festival, the iconic actress told Deadline that most of the media coverage surrounding her latest film has focused solely on the film's nude scenes.

“Interestingly, I saw a couple of little headlines in the media, especially in the English-speaking world, and it was interesting how the headlines were focused almost exclusively on things related to nudity, which is almost the point of the film. And I thought, 'Oh, how sad that nudity is presented in such a humiliating and degrading way.' That's the most disgusting part of the film.”

The film, scheduled for release in September, follows Elizabeth Sparkle, played by Moore, who decides to take a dark drug to create a younger version of herself. According to the film's official synopsis, the drug “creates another you. A new you, younger, more beautiful, more perfect.”

Moore stars alongside Dennis Quaid and Margaret Qualley.

In an earlier interview with People, the film's director, Coralie Fargeat, said it was “surprisingly easy” to sell Moore on the film.

“To be honest, when her name came up and I was thinking about the actress, I said, 'Oh, forget it. She definitely doesn't want to do that. Let's not waste time.'”

“And I said, 'Let's send her the script. Let's send her the script.' And when I heard that she responded in the affirmative, I felt strongly that I would be a great fit for this role.”

At a recent press conference, Moore said that coming into the film, he knew “the level of vulnerability and rawness that was really needed to tell this story.” [and] it was a very vulnerable experience that required a lot of sensitivity and a lot of conversation about what we were trying to accomplish,” she added, according to Variety and CNN. (Moore has several full-frontal nude scenes in the film.)

Moore further credited her co-star Quarry for putting her at ease during the film's more intimate and revealing scenes.

“[I] had a great partner that I felt very comfortable with,” she said at the time.

“We were obviously quite intimate and naked, and we also had a lot of fun in the moment with how absurd certain situations were.”

At the premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, the director and cast received a standing ovation that lasted from 9 to 13 minutes, according to Variety and Deadline.