Entertainment- Florence Pugh said people in the "indie film world" were "pissed off" when she joined "Black Widow."
- The actor joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Yelena Belova in the 2021 movie.
Florence Pugh's career has only gotten more impressive over the last few years, starring in critically acclaimed projects like "Fighting with My Family," "Midsommar," and "Little Women" to name a few.
But she also jumped into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Yelena Belova, the adoptive sister of Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff, in 2021's "Black Widow."
Pugh later reprised the role in Disney+'s "Hawkeye" series, in which she pursued Jeremy Renner's titular archer, and she'll next be seen in "Thunderbolts" alongside Sebastian Stan, Harrison Ford, David Harbour, and more.
But her blockbuster success wasn't celebrated by everyone, as the actor said in a new interview that the independent film industry was irritated by the fact that she'd taken a Marvel role.
Speaking to TIME as part of its Next Generation Leaders series, Pugh recalled: "So many people in the indie film world were really pissed off at me. They were like, 'Great, now she's gone forever.'"
But the 27-year-old star went on to say that she's still "working as hard" as she did before, adding: "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," Pugh said.
Florence was also at the center of a purported feud with "Don't Worry Darling" director Olivia Wilde, which escalated at the Venice International Film Festival last year when the star missed the press conference for the film.
While she didn't discuss the controversy in the interview, Pugh said that she has been on film sets in the past that have felt chaotic.
"A whole film set, it's everybody making a huge effort because they want to be there," said the British star. "And if someone doesn't want to be there or if someone isn't pulling their weight, you can feel it. The film feels wrong."