Florence Pugh is opening up about receiving a cold shoulder from the indie film community after being cast in the Marvel movies. The powerhouse English actor burst onto the scene with her performance in ‘Lady Macbeth.’ After doing acclaimed work in a few indies, Kevin Feige called her to the big leagues and cast her as Yelena Belova in ‘Black Widow.’

The English actress upset many of her collogues by moving to commercial movies. Many people in the indie film industry accused her of being a sellout. But Florence Pugh, whether an indie or a commercial film, continues to give comedic and dramatic performances of great multitudes.

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Florence Pugh’s Move To Marvel Was Criticized By Her Indie Contemporaries

While talking to Times, Florence Pugh candidly spoke about the reception to the news of being cast as Yelena Belova in ‘Black Widow.’ People who admired her turned on her, convinced that once she goes “mainstream,” she’ll forget about her indie roots. Despite the naysayers, the English actress continues working hard and is easily one of the best working actresses in Hollywood today.

Florence Pugh told the magazine, “So many people in the indie film world were really pissed off at me. They were like, ‘Great, now she’s gone forever.. And I’m like, no, I’m working as hard as I used to work. I’ve always done back-to-back movies. It’s just people are watching them now. You just have to be a bit more organized with your schedule.”

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Florence Pugh’s Role In Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’

Florence Pugh will be seen in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer.’ The English actress plays Jean Tatlock, a psychiatrist and a close friend of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Pugh, who will also be seen in the ‘Dune’ sequel, described her time on the ‘Oppenheimer’ as being “quite possibly one of the most thrilling experiences.”

The ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ actress told BBC Radio 1 about the joy of working with Christopher Nolan, “To just watch every single crew member on that set work so hard for him, to get his approval. And not like in a weird way, but like everybody knows who they’re working for and everybody’s proud of being there,”

Florence Pugh added, “Everybody has so much pride in their own work and so what that does is it means that everybody is constantly trying to be better the next day. And I’ve never seen that feeling on set before. It’s very exciting.” ‘Oppenheimer’ comes out on July 21, 2023, the same weekend as Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie.’

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