▁necessary . ▁The ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁mer kin ▁protect s ▁the ▁actor ▁from ▁in ad vert ently ▁performing ▁" full - front al " ▁n ud ity ▁– ▁ ▁some ▁contract s ▁specifically ▁require ▁that ▁ni pp les ▁and ▁gen it als ▁be ▁covered ▁in ▁some ▁way ▁– ▁which ▁can ▁help ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁ach ieves ▁a ▁less ▁restrict ive ▁MP AA ▁rating .< ref > D uch ov ny , ▁David ▁DVD ▁comment ary ▁for ▁Steven ▁S oder berg h ' s ▁Full ▁Front al '' </ ref > ▁ ▁A ▁mer kin ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁when ▁the ▁actor ▁has ▁less ▁pub ic ▁hair ▁than ▁is ▁required , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁n ude ▁dan cing ▁ex tras ▁in ▁The ▁Bank ▁Job . ▁Amy ▁L ande cker ▁wore ▁a ▁mer kin ▁in ▁A ▁Ser ious ▁Man ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁for ▁a ▁n ude ▁sun b ath ing ▁scene ; ▁b ik ini ▁w ax ing ▁was ▁not ▁common ▁for ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁when ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁set . ▁ ▁Lucy ▁Law less ▁was ▁fitted ▁for ▁a ▁mer kin ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁TV ▁series ▁Spart ac us : ▁Blood ▁and ▁Sand , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁use ▁it . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁for ▁All ure , ▁Kate ▁W ins let ▁related ▁how ▁she ▁refused ▁to ▁wear ▁a ▁mer kin ▁in ▁The ▁Re ader . H ann ah ▁Mor r ill . ▁Kate ▁W ins let , ▁Un script ed , ▁All ure , ▁