10 Insane Facts You Might Have Missed About Recent Movies
2. Florence Pugh Jumped Off The Second Tallest Building In The World - Thunderbolts*
There are those actors who take pride in performing their own stunts, the most infamous being the likes of Tom Cruise and Jackie Chan. Then, on the other side of the coin are those happy to let their stunt workers take over when needed. Brad Pitt even said recently that he would not be hanging off a plane if he ever worked with Cruise again.
When filming Thunderbolts*, Florence Pugh channelled her inner Cruise, as her character was set to jump off the second tallest building in the world.
The Merdeka 118 stands 2,227 feet tall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with the movie's opening scene calling for Yelena Belova to base jump from the very summit. As time went on, it was becoming clear that the production wasn't going to go ahead with the stunt, thanks to insurance nightmares, and the like.
However, Florence Pugh was persistent enough in pestering Marvel Studios, even contacting Kevin Feige directly, essentially begging to do the jump. She claimed it would do wonders for the press tour, and in fairness, she wasn't wrong. So, when Yelena jumps from the building in the very first scene of Thunderbolts*, that is actually Florence Pugh taking a huge leap of faith off the second tallest building in the world.