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Florence Pugh revealed that filming 'Midsommar' caused her to experience six months of depression due to emotional exhaustion and self-inflicted mental strain, highlighting the intense emotional demands of her role and her decision to avoid such extreme methods in future performances.
Moviegoers expecting to see a director's cut of Midsommar and a preview of Beau Is Afraid at the Alamo Drafthouse in New York were pranked on April Fools' Day when director Ari Aster introduced a full screening of Beau Is Afraid instead. Aster later shared during a Q&A that Joaquin Phoenix fainted while filming a scene for the A24 movie. The film, which follows a paranoid man's journey to get home to his mother, stars Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, and Kylie Rogers, among others.
Florence Pugh revealed that she emotionally "abused" herself while filming the horror movie "Midsommar" to achieve her raw performance. She said she put herself in "sh---- situations" and imagined the worst things to get into character. Pugh felt guilty leaving her character behind after filming ended and had a strange protective feeling towards her. She praised the director, Ari Aster, as a "peculiar mad genius" but acknowledged that shooting the movie was not pleasurable due to the challenging conditions.
Florence Pugh has revealed that she "definitely abused" herself to deliver her performance for Ari Aster's 2019 horror film, Midsommar. Pugh put herself in a dark state of mind to tap into her character Dani, who descends into traumatic chaos throughout the film. She even recalled that the process of saying goodbye to the Midsommar set and crew was difficult because of the emotional attachment she had created to her character. Pugh is clear in stating that the abuse was her own doing, but she also referenced some less-than-ideal conditions from shooting Midsommar, including hot temperatures.
Florence Pugh reveals she felt immense guilt after wrapping up her emotionally exhausting performance in the 2019 psychological thriller "Midsommar." The actress admitted to putting herself in "really shitty situations" to get into character and abused herself to achieve the performance. Pugh also cited the weight of the floral gown she wore in the final sequence of the film.