Salma Hayek says she had a serious fight with ‘Eternals’ director over her role

Actor Salma Hayek, who will debut as a superhero in Marvel’s upcoming film ‘Eternals‘, says she had issues with the script and had gotten into a ‘serious fight with director Chloé Zhao.

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“I had some problems with the script and we got into a serious fight at my house. We were both passionate. And she was like, ‘No, but that’s not how I designed it.’ The people outside my house were calling it a fight, because we were kind of screaming. We continued to talk and talk, and it went on for a long time.

“The people outside were so nervous that I was going to get fired,” she told Elle. 

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However, both the women were impressed with their conversation.

“I came out and I said, ‘Wow, I’m in love with her brain!’ That was the best creative conversation I’ve ever had with a director in my life, and she felt the same. She told me, ‘Wow! That was amazing.’ It was just complete freedom. We found our middle ground. While finding it, we came up with other ideas. It was super exciting,” she added

Salma will be seen playing Ajak in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film.

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‘Eternals’ held its world premiere in Los Angeles in the United States. Salma attended the premiere with her daughter Valentina Paloma Pinault. The actor was joined by Angelina Jolie, Don Lee, and Kumail Nanjiani among other cast members.