‘It’s a western and there were not really a lot of things that women did back then,’ Fox explains.

From Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” to Jodie Foster in “Taxi Driver” and Julia Roberts in “Pretty Woman,” in Hollywood, playing a prostitute can seem like a rite of passage for many actresses. Screen vixen Megan Fox will join the ranks of A-listers cast as paid temptresses when “Jonah Hex” opens on Friday. Fox plays gun-toting, no-nonsense prostitute Lila in the Warner Bros. comic book adaptation.

When MTV News caught up with the star, she suggested that all actors should at some point take on the role of lady of the night. (Actually, she even recommended it to our own Josh Horowitz, but added he might first consider shaving what she called his “Jaws” beard.)

“Everyone should do it at least once,” said Fox, who endured her share of discomfort while filming in her character’s tight-fitting vintage corset. Fox explained that Lila’s occupation was reflective of the period in which “Jonah Hex” is set, a time when women were often forced into prostitution because of a dearth of alternative work options.

“[The film] is not a spaghetti western but it’s a western and there were not really a lot of things that women did back then,” the 24-year-old told MTV News. “They did the child-rearing and as vocation or occupation — and unfortunately it was hard times — they were prostitutes. That’s just the reality of the time period.”

Posted on Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 by Michal in Interviews,Jonah Hex