Florence Pugh on Yelena, Thunderbolts* and drenching Hailee Steinfeld in hot sauce "I’m speechless!"

Florence Pugh joins BBC Radio 1’s film critic Ali Plumb to talk about returning to the role of Yelena Belova in Marvel's Thunderbolts* / The New Avengers.

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In this episode Florence explains how she accidentally covered Hailee Steinfeld in Sriracha on the set of Hawkeye, and how Scarlett Johansson graciously welcomed her to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Black Widow. Plus, she reveals that Thunderbolts* might be the darkest Marvel movie yet.

00:00 Intro
01:08 A hilarious sriracha incident with Hailee Steinfeld
02:11 “You’re Yelena, how the heck did that happen?”
04:46 Scarlett Johansson’s support
06:30 Best improvised moments
08:00 Yelena’s coolest stunts
09:14 Yelena’s iconic quotes
12:44 The times Florence made her co-stars break character on set
13:25 The New Avengers - now we know!
15:57 What to expect from Thunderbolts*

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