Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo talks about Millie Bobby Brown’s claustrophobia and working with Angela Bassett and Robin Wright.
In Netflix’s Damsel, Millie Bobby Brown claws her way through a cavern, flings herself off cliff sides, and swings a sword at a dragon. While the first act of the movie carefully builds up the tension, the moment that the corrupt prince throws Brown’s character, Elodie, into a dragon’s lair, it’s nonstop action.
[Ed. note: This post contains some spoilers for Damsel.]
Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) says that out of all the intense action, one scene in particular proved the most difficult to film. After falling into the cavern and running away from the monstrous beast within, Elodie squeezes through a tight cave tunnel to avoid dragon flame. What made the sequence particularly difficult wasn’t just the scope of the action, but making sure that Brown could overcome her anxiety over performing it.
