Florence Pugh opens up about not using a stunt double for a difficult scene

For Marvel’s upcoming movie Thunderbolts*, Florence Pugh needed to shoot a scene the place her character jumps off the second tallest constructing on the earth. The actress not too long ago revealed that she didn’t use a stunt double for the scene. 

She revealed that she emailed Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige about not utilizing a stunt double. “I acquired on all of the emails. It was within the script, after which slowly as we acquired nearer and nearer to capturing, they mentioned they don’t assume it’s going to occur as a result of it’s a loopy insurance coverage ordeal and clearly we’re not going to throw (me) off the second tallest constructing on the earth. I used to be like what the f**ok? In fact we’re! We’ve to do this,” mentioned Pugh.

She continued that she repeatedly instructed Feige that it could do wonders for his or her press tour. Florence added, “I used to be being a sassy Karen emailing Kevin and saying it’s going to do wonders for the press tour. We’ve to do that! We’re going to have three ladies break three totally different Guinness World Information and we’ll do that and this. I needed to carry on pushing after which they’re like, ‘Okay, if you wish to fall off the second tallest constructing, we’ll determine it out for you.’ I don’t thoughts heights. I fairly like them and revel in them, however that was an entire totally different ballgame and insane. The psychological management I had to do this day was its personal superpower.”

In one of many behind-the-scenes clip launched by the makers, Florence Pugh was seen getting ready for one of many boldest sequences within the Marvel Cinematic Universe to this point. The scene is about at Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—the second-tallest constructing on the earth. Pugh, who reprises her position because the sharp and expert Yelena Belova, is seen harnessed up, beaming with pleasure simply moments earlier than initiating a base bounce from the towering skyscraper.