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Youre going to endure a lot.
And endure he does.
Heres how that brawl came to life.
Dont Make an Action MovieIm known for doing sort of martial-arts films, says Evans.
He was an amazingly good sport.
But Evans wanted a protagonist more battle-weary and broken down than Uwaiss video-game-style heroes.
Hell never shoot the whole fight.
It makes for a lot more setups, but the action is ultimately more crisp and easy to follow.
I never shoot action in terms of just getting wide coverage of it, explains Evans.
I always shoot very specific shots that are like jigsaw pieces, so theyve all gotta connect together.
We kept talking about it.
Is he really going to lose the hand in there?
And I was like, yeah, because the audience is gonna constantly think, Its Dan Stevens.
Hes not going to lose anything.
Hes going to break free, Evans says, recounting the scene.
And Im like, No, hes not.
Hes going to break free from it when he has to give up half of the hand.
To be honest, he was such a good sport and such a champ throughout, says Evans.
Usually on a film you might have one sequence that sort of tests your patience in an uncomfortable environment.
We had about six or seven for him in this movie.
So he was a legend.
I think everyone came away with a massive amount of respect and love for Dan on set there.
