Pamela Anderson is drawing fresh attention for her role in “Rosebush Pruning,” a film being framed as one of the year’s most provocative releases. In a new interview, Anderson described her interest in material that unsettles audiences, saying she likes to shake things up. The movie is presented as a dark story about an incestuous family, while also working as a satire of fascism.

The project stands in sharp contrast to the softer image Anderson recently projected online, where she went viral for images of her lush garden. That public moment, highlighted in the interview, underscored how different her current persona can feel from the more sensational roles and labels that shaped her fame for years.

Anderson also reflected on her past as a sex symbol, suggesting she never felt entirely at ease with that identity. The discussion appears to place “Rosebush Pruning” within a broader reappraisal of her career, as she continues choosing work that is more challenging, strange and self-aware.

The interview also revisits another topic that has lingered around Anderson in recent years: whether she ever received an apology from Seth Rogen. While “Rosebush Pruning” is the main focus, the combination of the film’s taboo subject matter, its political edge and Anderson’s candid comments has helped keep the conversation around her evolving career in the spotlight.