Tom Hardy On Fighting MMA Star In Movie

Tom Hardy reveals the terror he felt fighting former MMA star Michelle Waterson-Gomez in new movie

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00:00Fighting Michelle, it's terrifying.

00:04She's strong.

00:05She's really strong.

00:06She's really hard.

00:07Tom, what was it like preparing for that and shooting it?

00:09Michelle's so lovely. It was brilliant watching her.

00:12I'm not sure if that was her first or her second film, acting project,

00:17but she's brilliant and it was so lovely to watch her work

00:20and she really delved into that character and really enjoyed playing it.

00:23Fighting Michelle, it's terrifying.

00:27She's strong.

00:28She's really strong.

00:29She's really hard.

00:30She kicks really hard.

00:32So I had to switch out with Jakey because it actually really, really hurt.

00:37I wasn't quick enough to move out of the way on that.

00:42There's a particular piece.

00:43There's two set pieces by the oven, which was just too fast.

00:48Two five hit combos, which was going...

00:51You get slammed up against her and then the leg dropped.

00:54I couldn't keep up.

00:56I couldn't keep up.

00:57So poor old Jakey took a pound in.

00:59You can do this all.

01:00You're so whole.

01:01You're so lucky.

01:02You're so lucky.

01:03And you need to make a fly.

01:04Well, you have to drink.

01:05Well, thank you.

01:06Yeah.

01:07I think that's it.

01:08I think it's a look.

01:09I think that's the end to the end.

01:11There's a new vision.

01:13I think it is.

01:14How do you do this?

01:16You have to do it?

01:17Yeah, I think.

01:18You're so lucky.

01:19I think you're looking after this.