“But it also felt strange, I shouldn’t be here”: Paul Rudd Regrets His Decision While Shooting FRIENDS, Says He Was Overwhelmed While Watching Final Episode

paul rudd friends
Featured Video

Throughout his career, Hollywood star Paul Rudd has been part of many movies and TV shows that have gone on to become classics in their own right. From filming Drama movies like Romeo + Juliet with Leonardo DiCaprio to Romance/Comedy films like Clueless, the star has delved into projects that he helped bring to life with his talent, charm, and hard work.

Advertisement
Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd

But what Paul Rudd is most famous for, apart from being Ant-Man in the MCU, is for playing the role of Mike Hannigan in the popular 90s TV show FRIENDS. playing the role of Lisa Kudrow’s character Phoebe’s fiance and later husband, the audience praised the actor for bringing energy to the role and supporting Phoebe’s character towards the end of the show. But recently, Rudd revealed that he regrets ever filming the end of the series.

Paul Rudd Regretted Filming The Last Episode Of FRIENDS

Paul Rudd and Lisa Kudrow at the set of FRIENDS
Paul Rudd and Lisa Kudrow at the set of FRIENDS

If you are a big fan of sitcoms, then you probably would’ve seen or heard about the fan-favorite 90s sitcom FRIENDS, and if you have seen the show, then you definitely didn’t miss the introduction of Paul Rudd towards the end of the show, brought in as Phoebe’s (Lisa Kudrow) love interest.  While he may have been a part of the show for just a short while, he became an integral part of the series regardless. Thus, when he revealed the fact that he didn’t want to be in the last episode of the show, people were surprised.

Advertisement

You may also like: “I had a 2 percent chance to live..No one survives that”: Matthew Perry, Well known as Chandler in Friends, Almost Lost His Life Due to Addiction

Well, this regret doesn’t have to do anything with the show, but rather due to a personal feeling that he had at the time. During his recent conversations on Heart Breakfast Radio Show, the 40 Year-Old Virgin star said that he just didn’t feel like he was supposed to be there when everyone was getting emotional during the filming of the last episode, while he just sat back and looked toward the end, waiting for the camera to stop rolling. He said:

“It was really fun and they were great,” he said, continuing: “The whole thing was a bit surreal to be a part of that. I came really near the end. I never knew I was going to be in as many as I was. But it also felt strange. I was in that last episode and I thought ‘I shouldn’t be here, I’m getting a front row seat to things I’m not supposed to see’. They were all crying, it was all emotional. I felt very privileged but I was like ‘oh I just want to sit back here and not get in the way’.”

Even though Rudd wasn’t able to make the same kind of emotional connection with his co-stars, he was still very much a part of the show at the end.

Advertisement

You may also like: ‘Still got it’: Jennifer Aniston Sizzles in Iconic Monica Geller Dress From FRIENDS After 18 Years

What’s Next For Paul Rudd?

Paul Rudd and Jonathan Majors in Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
Paul Rudd and Jonathan Majors in Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania

With the end of Phase 4, Marvel Studios has kicked into high gear with the introduction of Phase 5 of the MCU, with Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania being the film to kick off the new era of the franchise. With the film’s release, Marvel Studios is finally able to introduce Jonathan Majors’ Kang The Conquerer in the MCU, where he is all set to wreak havoc in the Multivese’s swing of things, becoming an inter-dimensional threat to the Avengers from this universe and beyond.

You may also like: “The MCU has to stop telling me how threatening these villains are”: After Jonathan Majors’ Kang Fizzles Out Like Thor 4 Gorr the God Butcher, Fans Convinced There Will Never Be Another Thanos Again

Advertisement

Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, now in cinemas

Source: Heart

Advertisement
Avatar

Written by Deepak Bisht

Articles Published: 1394

Deepak Bisht is a writer at FandomWire who has vast expertise in films of many genres, a hardcore anime nerd along with two years of writing experience. After completing his Bachelor's in Business Administration, he became part of the company in hopes of providing accurate, informative, and exciting articles to the world.

Apart from his contributions to FandomWire, the rest of his time is spent either reading quality works of literature, listening to vintage music, or playing any video games he can get his hands on.