Florence Pugh Begged Marvel to Let Her Jump Off a 2,000-Foot Building!

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Summary

  • Thunderbolts* needs to impress post-Captain America flop for a successful transition to The Fantastic Four.
  • The cast has been sharing stories, with Florence Pugh begging to leap off a 2,000-foot-tall building in Malaysia.
  • Marvel Studios may be changing up the formula for production after audience fatigue post-Endgame.

Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts is just a few weeks away from hitting the big screen, which means there’s an influx of intriguing behind-the-scenes tales. The most recent fascinating tidbit revolves around a well-known actor, the world’s second-tallest skyscraper, and Kevin Feige’s email.

Following the muted reception of “Captain America: Brave New World” at global box offices, there’s a need for Marvel Studios to adjust audience anticipations prior to the release of “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” later this year. Fortunately, the hype surrounding “Thunderbolts” is more favorable than it was for the fourth Captain America movie. Preview screenings have reportedly been successful, online reactions to leaked footage have been positive, and fan discussions about specific characters have been quite active recently. Essentially, Marvel Studios appears to be regaining its stride with this project. Additionally, the friendly cast of the film has been open about sharing behind-the-scenes stories in the lead-up to release.

A group of six actors from the Thunderbolts movie team – including Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hannah John-Kamen, Wyatt Russell, and Geraldine Viswanathan – had a chat with Fandango recently to discuss their upcoming project. In this conversation, Florence Pugh shared a daring feat she performed for the film: leaping from a 2,227-foot-high building in Malaysia. She recounted, “[The production team] said something like, ‘We don’t think it’s feasible, it’ll just be a chaotic insurance matter, and naturally we won’t risk throwing FP off the second tallest building in the world.'” Of course, Florence Pugh is a determined actress, and she was eager to take on this thrilling stunt. After discussing it with Marvel Studios’ chief executive Kevin Feige, she decided to proceed with the daring leap.

I exclaimed something along the lines of, ‘Indeed, it’s a no-brainer. We definitely need to proceed with this plan!’ So I found myself expressing enthusiasm in an email to Kevin, saying, ‘Kevin, I believe this will significantly enhance our press tour, and it should not be overlooked.’

At The End Of The Day, Florence Pugh Wanted To Jump Off A Tall Building For Thunderbolts*, You Guys

Actors Tend To Get What They Want In Hollywood

Indeed, Florence Pugh leaped from a building that towers over 2,000 feet high for the movie “Thunderbolts”. It appears Pugh has been learning her acting skills at the Tom Cruise school, where performing daring stunts during filming provides an abundance of material for marketing prior to the release. This action seems quite contrary to Marvel’s typical approach of executing almost everything in studio settings with green or blue screens. With audiences seeming increasingly fatigued by each Marvel production since “Avengers: Endgame”, perhaps it’s not a terrible idea for Marvel Studios to mix things up a bit.

As a movie enthusiast, I must admit that after pulling off that heart-stopping stunt, I found myself dozing off for an astonishing three hours. To be frank, such a short span of time seemed hardly enough for my system to recuperate from the profound shock it had experienced. Yes, Florence was securely harnessed and only fell a few stories before being halted by cables, but standing over 2,000 feet above the ground is enough to send even the most daring adrenaline junkies into a tizzy. Here’s hoping that this breathtaking stunt work will translate into an equally captivating scene on the big screen.

Thunderbolts* is set to be released in theatres on May 2nd.

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2025-04-16 01:07