The Hollywood industry is steadily growing each day with new and admirable talent being given the stage to show their mettle, thus, there are a lot of new faces that are being noticed by the public. Florence Pugh, popularly known for playing the role of Yelena Belova in the MCU, is at the forefront of the young blood that is taking the reigns of cinema and making it their own with their unique takes and talents that set them apart from the rest.
And with her name counted among the new and successful talent that Hollywood has to offer, she is being offered opportunities and chances of making new connections in the industry. And as she meets new people, she seems to have found some that she keeps in high regard. Recently, she claimed that her friends Zendaya and Austin Butler are some of the best people that she has met in the industry whom she also calls ‘modern legends’.
Florence Pugh Praises Her Friends Zendaya And Austin Butler
As the new faces of Hollywood keep on growing, the ones who differentiate themselves will be the ones that the audience remembers. Thus, with her impactful depiction of Yelena Belove in Black Widow, Florence Pugh has made a name for herself amongst these new faces. Now, as she gears up for her role in the upcoming Dune 2, she reveals that she feels herself to be very grateful for making new friends in the industry and meeting people whom she can praise with all her respect.
In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, the Midsommar star talked about what it was like to be the young blood in the industry and what it was like to thrive in it with seemingly overnight success in comparison to many others. She also talked about her upcoming part in the sequel of the critically-acclaimed Dune. Here, she also talked about her co-stars, especially Timothee Cahalmet, Zendaya, and Austin Butler, all of whom she considers her very good friends and very good people as well. She said:
“To do Dune with those specific actors at the front, like Timmy [Chalamet] and Zendaya and Austin [Butler]—they are remarkable people, number one, and unbelievable actors, number two. They’re stars in their own ways, not in the cliché way of using the word. They’re just—they’re sparkly people. I’m now lucky enough to call them all my friends, which is super exciting. For me to be able to work with the “young Hollywood” of the moment, and them being beautiful people, and then have them on my phone when I want to text them—to see that that’s the direction in which our industry is going is such a wonderful feeling.”
She also revealed that she had worked with a lot of older actors from the industry whom she had the honor to work with, but with the new generation, she just naturally feels at home.
What’s Next For Florence Pugh?
With her role as Natasha Romanoff’s younger sister, Pugh was able to secure her place in the MCU as a true candidate for her upcoming role in Thunderbolts. Playing the role of Belova as the member of the villain group, she will be tasked to complete covert ops missions from Director Fontaine and Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross. Also, she is the newest addition to the upcoming Dune 2 alongside Austin Butler in the role of Princess Irulan.
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Thunderbolts, in cinemas on 26th July 2024
Source: Vanity Fair
