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She arrives with a lot of baggage.
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Shes a little bit cross.
Ive seen so many of the Marvel franchises, particularly being the mother of four.
They tend to be the only pop in of film particularly having young boys.
Obviously they wanted to do something fresh and different, which is always exciting.
What was it like working with Taika?
I keep saying the word irreverent.
He takes the work seriously but he doesnt take himself seriously.
So theres music on set the whole time.
There was hilarity but he knew every single time when to focus.
Youre Thors first female villain.
Was that part of the appeal?Can you believe it?
Can you believe were having this conversation and its 2017 and were talking about the first female villain?
Theres so much untapped potential villainy in women.
Did you go back and read the comics and look at old versions of Hela?Oh yes.
I mean, you gotta know the history of the character.
And there are so many iterations of the origin story.
For any of these characters, theres never one origin story.
But yes, it was really interesting to go back.
Most of the time she was masked.
And that headdress is more than just an accessory right?Yeah.
Shes able to manifest weapons.
Her headdress can be weapons.
She can manifest weapons out of different parts of her body.
I wont tell you which Ill leave that hanging.
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I mean one only need to have a mildly unpleasant thought and youre considered evil.
Everyone is too perfect.
Why not mess it all up?
Hopefully, theres that satisfaction in watching Hela.
Do you have fight scenes?Theres a bit of wire work.
I worked with the legend Zoe Bell (Grindhouse).
I did as much as was humanly possible for a middle-aged mother of four [laughs].
I learned so much.
All sorts of capoeira stuff.
All the stunts and the fights were really interestingly choreographed.
But I did train, ostensibly, so I wouldnt injure myself.
