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Hawkeye Directors Hype up Florence Pugh's 'Bat-Sh-t Crazy' Performance as Yelena Belova


There is little doubt that everyone is already looking forward to the next episode of Hawkeye after Yelena Belova's explosive entrance in last week's episode. Luckily, it looks like Episode 5 will not disappoint fans. Directors Bert and Bertie are already hyping up Yelena's return by claiming that Florence Pugh is truly "bat-sh-t crazy" while playing the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe show.

Bert and Bertie directed Episodes 3 to 5 of Hawkeye which means they spent a lot of their time working with Florence Pugh on how Yelena Belova will be portrayed in the series. The collaboration clearly impressed the filmmakers as they admitted to Entertainment Weekly that they loved how Pugh really understood her character.

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“Watching her decision-making and being really brave with the character not only was inspiring but also just a lot of fun. What’s great about her is she’s batsh*t crazy. She’s like us!” Bert said.

Bertie went further by sharing how Pugh took everything very seriously. “For instance, we'd chosen a certain outfit for her to wear, but she was like, ‘I get that. But also, this is Yelena we’re talking about.' She was so good at choosing things for great reasons,” she said.

It's great to know that Florence Pugh was given a chance to work with the directors in coming up with Yelena Belova's story in Hawkeye. With that in mind, we can't wait to see her in action next week.

MCU fans already know that Yelena would go after Clint Barton after it was teased in the Black Widow post-credits scene. But will she complete the mission and kill Clint? Or will she decide against it and help him fight the bad guys. We might find out in the next episode.

Hawkeye Episode 5 premieres on Disney+ on December 15, 2021.

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