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-Welcome back to the show. Thank you for being here. -Thank you for having me again. -You recently took a trip to Italy, and you made a video, and it went viral. And I just wanted to show everyone the video just so they could see what you did in Italy. -Yeah, lovely form. Back straight. Yeah, nice. -Matt's sometimes, like, "Lean forward." -Lean forward, okay. I think you might need to take a sip of the left one to make sure they're even. Keep that right arm going. Yeah, nice. -Uh, that's very good. -[Cheers and applause] -That's good exercising. -Yes. -Gotta get the Aperol gains. -You gotta get the Aperol.
Was that video for anyone in -- uh, specifically? -Uh, yes, I -- So, I had originally planned to land, and I had like a few hours, and I was gonna be really good and brave and be a big girl. and I was gonna work out with my trainer online. And by the time that I got there, all the hours had gone, and there was like half an hour left, and I thought, "No. I've got to be true to myself." So I sent that video to my trainer. -That's very thoughtful of you. -So that's why I say, "Matt tells me to lean forwards." I also -- I think it's really funny.
I want to congratulate you, by the way, on "Spider-Man: Brand New Day." Not only was it the -- -Oh, thank you. -[Cheers and applause] -You were great fun in that film. Not only is it the highest grossing film of the year, it's now the highest grossing domestic film of all time. -Oh, my goodness. -[Cheers and applause] -What?! -Well done, Spidey. -No one knew that you were gonna be in this until it came out. When did you know that you were gonna be part -- -I didn't even know I was gonna be in it.
-Yeah, you didn't. -Driven to work one day, and I was like, "Oh, gosh, I'm Yelena." -You're like -- yeah. You're watching the film, you're like, "Did I do this? Wow!" -Was the potatoes in my pocket. -Oh, my gosh. People love that your character kept saying that Spider-Man's problems were small potatoes compared to the Avengers' big problems. -Big potatoes, small potatoes. -Was that in the script or was that Florence Pugh? -A bit of both, yeah. -Yeah, it is, yeah.
-I did a fair bit of riffing on the day of, like, how tiny the potatoes were. And, um, yeah, no, it was a -- it's a brilliant bit. -It was well done. -I've gotta be honest -- -it's great. -Well done. Everyone loved it in the theater I saw. Well, it's being predicted, by December, that you'll be in three of the biggest films of the year, there's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," then you're also in "Dune Part Three," and you're in "Avengers: Doomsday." -Gonna be a very busy girl. -[Cheers and applause] -Very busy. And you're more than welcome to come back if you're doing any press for it.
-I would love to come back. -But I thought we could play a fun game, -a quick game. It's called. -Okay. -.Brand New Dunes Day. -And what I'll do is, I'll give you a few questions. All right? And you tell me which of the -- the three films best answers this question. -Okay. Is it like rapid-fire? Do I have to think quickly? -No, you don't really have to think. "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," "Dune Part Three," "Avengers: Doomsday." I'll trust all your answers.
-Okay. -Favorite filming location. -Uh, uh. Uh -- pfft! -You are thinking. -I love that you're even putting -- you're putting thought into this. -Yes, thank you. -Budapest for "Dune." -Ooh, "Dune." Yes, of course. I can't even imagine. -I love Budapest. Great food. -Really? -Yeah. -Oh, my gosh. -Yeah. -Most fun you had with a co-star. -Channing Tatum, "Doomsday." -Yeah. Ooh, I love that. He's super fun.
-He's so fun! -He's fun and funny. I love him. -Favorite line of dialogue. -Potatoes. -Yeah, potatoes. -Potatoes. -Potatoes. What are you talking about? -When do you get to say "potatoes" to Tom Holland and it's taken completely seriously? Which, by the way, I did hear that Tom Holland just randomly mentioned you in some interview. -Oh, you know, this all happened because of Tom. So, years ago, when I had just kind of started my relationship with Marvel, and "Black Widow" had come out, and I -- my Yelena wasn't as obviously big as all of the other big superheroes.
He, on the red carpet of his previous movie, when someone said, "Who do you want to do the next movie with? Do you want it to be with Thor?" And I don't remember the superheroes, but they were, like, all massive superheroes. And he said, "No, actually, I want to -- I want to do it with Florence Pugh, who plays Yelena." So because of that, fans were then, like, so excited about the idea of it, and that started the ball rolling. So thanks to Tom. Thank you, Tom. -Yeah. Come on. Thanks, Tom Holland. I love that dude. And you knocked it out of the park. All right. Favorite scene to shoot.
-Favorite tu shene to shoot? Sorry. Savor -- -Savor -- Save it fazene. -Savorite frazene. -.to boot. -.to boot. -Uh, ooh, ooh! Okay. Uh, I probably actually can't say much about anything, so maybe. Okay. So, there's a scene in "Dune" where I'm. -Somewhere. -.in a room with some people. -And. - -It sounds amazing. -And it rhymes with Bobert Bapithin. -Oh! - -And then, I'm talking to him. [Gibberish] -Yeah. -And then, I say something, they say something, I say something, they say something.
-Wow, I love that! Love that. -[Cheers and applause] -[Laughs] You set it up perfectly. -I can't say anything. -No, you didn't say anything. You were very good. Hardest film to keep the details a secret. -[Scoffs] Probably "Spider-Man," because no one would believe me that I was in a hot tub. -Yeah, yeah, yeah. -I was in a bath with Tom all day. -But you did it. -I did it. -Yeah, good. You did a great job. All right.
Thank you for playing that game. I appreciate that. -[Cheers and applause] -I'm very excited. But let's talk about "East of Eden." This is based on the famous John Steinbeck novel. You star in it. You produced it, as well. When did you first hear that they're redoing this? -I heard about it years ago when Zoe reached out to me. She is the writer and showrunner, Zoe Kazan. -And she -- -Zoe Kazan is amazing.
-Yeah, she wrote it. -Was it her -- -Yeah, her granddad directed the original movie. So she has this huge connection with it. -Elia Kazan, yeah. -Yeah, huge. And she reached out to me, uh, like early 2020, just before the world locked down, and, um. And then we ended up having a Zoom two weeks into lockdown, and we both just fell in love. And she asked me to be her Cathy and if I could make it with her. So I created this project with her, and I'd just been given this huge opportunity to show up and grow up and, um, create our version of "East of Eden," which I'm just so proud of.
-And how do we set up what's happening in this? -Um, so it's an epic, a sweeping epic. It's so cinematic. We shot in New Zealand, so you can imagine all of the amazing mountains. -Ooh. -And it follows Cathy Ames. She's the kind of engine in our story. Um, it follows the Trask brothers, played by Mike Faist and Chris Abbott. And, you know, how all of their decisions in life, um, lead to different situations and pass down family trauma. It's an amazing, amazing story, and it's, like, probably one of the hardest characters I've ever played. So I feel very protective of it.
-How do you get into these characters? Because this is like, what, late 1800s, early 1900s? -So, I find perfumes for every one of my characters. -Perfume? -Yes. I go and buy a perfume that is their smell. And they'll be smells I would never buy as me. -From that period in time, or just in general? -Not necessarily, just in general of. -I thought maybe there's vintage 1800s perfume out there, and you go, "I'm method, and I have to smell like they smelled," yeah.
-Probably smelled like [bleep] -Yeah. Exactly. No. So you just find some scent. -I found an amazing perfume. -And that scent is that role. -Yes. So I found this beautiful perfumery in New Zealand called Curionoir, and I found an amazing smell for her. I'd make playlists based off the different characters and the different vibes. It would really help me get into certain scenes, 'cause there's quite some hard scenes in the series. -That's insane. -And what else?
Oh, I found an amazing photography book that was, um, from a photographer that took pictures of prostitutes during that time, and it was a -- it was like a private kind of collection. And obviously, it was very, you know, expensive to take pictures at the time, so all of the girls are in their rooms, and they're smiling, and they're just giddy and running around naked. And it was just the most beautiful book because it's obviously from the era and the women that we were telling the story about. -Wow. -So I found all of these little pieces that really gave me an idea of -- of who she was and what it was like to live in that time. And, yeah, just truly an exhilarating experience playing her.
-I want to show everyone a clip. Here's Florence Pugh in "East of Eden." -Take a look. -Thank you. -By the time the girls pull themselves out of bed, the porridge has often gone cold. Might the timing be altered? -No. I have to start on dinner. -Most days, there's at least one girl flashing the red flag, lying about not earning. Could we put those idle hands to work? For every trick, you'll get a mark. And at the end of each week, we'll tally them up.
May, you performed heroically last week. Not only how many tricks you turned, but just how pungent some of the men were. -I'll work on getting our clients to bathe. -Come on. Florence Pugh! -[Cheers and applause] -Here's how it works. We have an iPhone here open to the Notes app, okay? You can do this at home. Alright. We're gonna take turns pressing random words from the suggested autofill section right here.
See these? Yeah. So we'll just press those things. when it's your turn, you press a bunch of words randomly until you hear a buzzer. And then we have to read nonsense that we just typed as a dramatic monologue. Okay? -Yes. -I will give you an example. -Okay. -I will go first, okay? Alright, here we go. Just press anything and go. -[Buzzer] -There you go. Alright. Now, I have to read this monologue that's on cue cards over here to this camera. Roots, can I get a little.
[Clears throat] -[Cheers and applause] -[Laughing] -That was great. -Thank you very much. -I pressed -- I pressed Y by mistake, so. -I actually think that was -- that made sense. -Oh, it did kind of, yeah. I'm going to get the stuff that I don't want. -Alright. Here you go now. -Okay. -When it's your -- you just press randomly those-- -It doesn't matter. -No, it doesn't matter.
Yeah, this is perfect. Already I can tell we got -- we got a good mono here coming. Yeah, I love it. Are you seeing any words that pop out? [Laughs] Alright. -[Buzzer] -Alright. Very good. This is good. Alright. Now it's your turn to deliver a -- However you want to deliver this. -We have the words up there. -Okay. [Clears throat] -Can we get a little lighting? Roots, mood music?
-[Cheers and applause] -[Laughing] Wow. How do you just? Come on now? -That's good. -You were too. -That was fantastic. -You told me to. -I almost teared up. -Oh, okay. -I teared up. -So, next time, are you gonna tear up? -I got emotional. -Oh, really? -Yeah, I got emotional. -Oh, my God. -Yeah, I can't -- -Oh, my God. -I promise if my kids are watching, -I said I'm gonna do it. -Oh, my God. -Not in front of it. Alright, so here we go.
-Okay. -Are we doing this one? -Let's do this one together. -Okay, okay. -Okay, we'll press words together and then we'll deliver it. I'll do the first half. -We'll just play it off. -Okay, okay, okay. -Ready? -Ready. And go. -Oh. -Oh, I just-- I pressed -- I put some 'E's in there. Yeah, I'm just gonna do some. -Alright. Okay. -Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh. -Yeah, yeah. Nuh, nuh, nuh, nuh, nuh. -[Buzzer] -Alright.
-Beautiful. -Alright. -[Clears throat] -Alright. So I'll read this first half, and then you come in whenever you think you want to come in. Alright. Ready? -[Both speaking gibberish] -Is. There you go. It's perfect. That's it. Cut! It's in the movie. Print! That was amazing. That's all the time we have for dramatic auto-fill.
My thanks to Florence Pugh!
