Marc Jacobs 'Disconnect' Movie Debut: Fashion Designer Acts in Controversial Role, WATCH Trailer HERE

Starring alongside big Hollywood names like Jason Bateman, Alexander Skarsgård, and Paula Patton, fashion designer Marc Jacobs will make his acting debut in the independent film "Disconnect," that "wowed the festival circuits last year," according to Refinery 29. The movie, set to appear in theaters in April, is a type of Crash for the new age of Facebook and online bullying. "An ensemble movie with interlaced story lines, it appears that Jacobs plays some sort of "pimp" for wayward, underage teens who are sucked into the seedy world of web-chat prostitution," Refinery explains.

The Henry Alex Rubin-directed Disconnect addresses many of our worst online nightmares - from general deception to online child pornography. And Jacobs has taken on one of the more controversial roles in the film as Harvey, noted Entertainment Weekly.

"My character is Harvey and I run a house for minor [in age] Internet porn. It's all virtual. People go online and they talk to these kids about their fantasies or whatever. I'm the sort of father of them in the house - the Fagan of all these wayward kids who come stay in this house," Jacobs explained.

But Marc Jacobs, movie star, isn't exactly what the legendary designer has in mind. "I felt grateful to have the experience, and the cast and the crew were amazing, but it was like going into another world," Jacobs said. "I enjoy new experiences. And it was funny to have a trailer to go to, but I didn't enjoy the actual tedious acting experience. There were long nights and long days, and it was freezing cold outside. And you know you stand around and wait and you eat a lot of junk food because that's what there is around - coffee and donuts. So those are not things that are good for me. I don't really enjoy spending my time that way. I enjoyed saying I did it and I enjoyed parts of doing it, but you know, it's not ever been my dream to act or anything like that. It's probably the last time I'll ever do it."

Gaining a newfound appreciation for actors after working on this movie, the designer compares the process of making of movies to something more his own forte, creating fashion. Both art forms require months and years of tedious manual labor. "The result is what we see, but the process is really labor intensive and work," Jacobs told EW noting the similarities.

Check out the designer's likely first and last movie trailer below to get a sneak peek of Marc's movie debut.