Florence Pughhas seen her profile soar in the last several years, and it looks like the actress is not frightened to turn down the kind of role some actors would die for. According to a new piece of insider information by Daniel Richtman, Pugh was in talks for a pivotal role in the second season ofThe Last Of Us. While the actress will soon be seen alongside Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards inAvengers: Doomsday, it looks like she could also have been the person who killed him on the small screen if she had taken on the role of Abby in the HBO Max series.
Writing in a post on his X account, Richtman said:
“Fun fact: At one point, Florence Pugh was in talks to play Abby in HBO’s The Last of Us show. I know this for a fact, I know someone in her camp. What do you think of her passing on the role?”
Why Florence Pugh Was Left Broken by Roles Like ‘Midsommar’ & Doesn’t Want to Go There Again
The ‘Oppenheimer’ and Thunderbolts* star does not want to “abuse” herself with roles that leave her broken from putting so much of herself into them.
Pugh has been highly praised in almost every role she has taken on. As Yelena Belova in the MCU, Pugh has become one of the most popular characters, and one of the best actors, in the entire franchise. Despite appearing alongside Marvel veterans like Sebastian Stan,Pugh proved to be the driving force ofThunderbolts*, and she will next lead the New Avengers team intoAvengers: Doomsday. Ironically, this will most likely see her starring alongsideThe Fantastic Four: First Stepsstar Pedro Pascal, who she would have shared screen time with if she had signed up forThe Last of Us.
Florence Pugh Has Become One of the Most Sought-After Stars in Hollywood
Florence Pugh really attracted the attention of audiences for her performance as Dani in the disturbing movie,Midsommar. A movie with the same kind of vibes asThe Wicker Man,Midsommaris a folksy movie with a dark undertone that just gets more and more unsettling as it goes on until it reaches its shocking conclusion.
In a complete change of pace, Pugh debuted in the MCU in 2021’sBlack Widow, a role she would reprise in the Disney+ series,Hawkeye, andThunderbolts*. She will also appear in bothAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars, but in between her fantastical Marvel adventures she has shown her range of talent in movies such asDon’t Worry Darling, with MCU blink-and-you-miss-it star Harry Styles,Oppenheimer, Dune: Part Two, andWe Live in Timewith another Marvel veteran, Andrew Garfield.
As well as her upcoming Marvel appearances, Pugh will also appear in the TV miniseries,East of Eden, andreprise her role as Princess Irulan in Denis Villeneuve’sDune: Part Three.
Source:Daniel Richtman
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